Active Hastings wins prestigious Health Improvement Award

Active Hastings are delighted to announce they have been named the winner of the Health Improvement Award, at this year’s Sussex Sport & Physical Activity Awards.

The award ceremony took place on Thursday 27 November, at the Sussex County Cricket Ground in Hove. The Sussex Sport & Physical Activity Awards, which is run by Active Sussex, is one of the most prestigious events in the Sussex sporting calendar, and celebrates outstanding contributions to health, sustainability, and community engagement across the region’s sports and physical activity landscape.

The Health Improvement Award was one of ten awards celebrated at the event. During the award ceremony the spotlight was shone on the Active Hastings team and their inclusive community programmes that tackle health inequalities.

Active Hastings is hosted by Hastings Borough Council, in partnership with East Sussex County Council, and brings together a wide range of local and national partners to ensure that everyone in Hastings can get active. The team creates a range of courses and classes for adults and children to improve health and wellbeing, and to reduce health inequalities in Hastings by increasing access and participation in physical activity interventions.

Cath Donovan, Active Hastings Physical Activity and Health Strategic Lead, said: "We’re delighted to see the work happening in our town recognised and supported, and are honoured to receive this award alongside so many inspiring and dedicated organisations and individuals from across Sussex. The passion for making a difference in our communities was clear throughout the evening.

"A huge well done to Break Point Coaching Ross Cudmore, who took home the Sports Personality of the Year Award, and a massive shout-out to our very own Scott Parker, who made us incredibly proud as a finalist in the Rising Star Award.  And finally, a big thank you to the fantastic team at Active Sussex for organising such an amazing celebration of sport, physical activity and community impact across the county."

Councillor Glenn Haffenden, leader of the council and lead councillor for sport and leisure at Hastings Borough Council, said: "We are incredibly proud of the Active Hastings team for securing the prestigious Health Improvement Award. Their dedication to increasing accessibility to physical activity is vital for improving the overall health and wellbeing of Hastings residents, particularly for those who need it most."

Read the full list of winners. 

For more information on what sport and physical activities are available in Hastings. 

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Photo caption: The Active Hastings team

Notes to editor: 
Active Hastings works closely with local providers of physical activity to give you easy, fun ways to get your everyday dose of physical activity. It only takes 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 a day for children to get fitter, healthier and happier. You can even break it down into 10 minute slots!

Active Hastings coordinates the local Community Physical Activity Network, which brings together schools, sport clubs, National Governing Bodies of Sport, health organisations, the voluntary sector and the private sector to work together, unblock barriers to participation and improve the local sport and physical activity delivery system.

Active Hastings is hosted by Hastings Borough Council, in partnership with East Sussex County Council, and brings together a wide range of local and national partners to ensure that everyone in Hastings can get active.

Find out more or follow them on Facebook ‘Active Hastings’.