The podcast brought to you by Think Active, the Active Partnership for Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire.
Active Chats is a project funded by Sport England's tackling inequalities funding awarded during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Created by Solihull Active & Think Active the Active Chats project provides calls to those people in the community who are both inactive and have been most negatively impacted by Covid-19. Trained volunteers make weekly calls for 6 weeks and work through seated exercise with some of the most inactive and isolated in the community. We are joined by Solihull Citizens Advice Bureau who have delivered this pilot phase of the project to find out how it went how it has impacted them and the clients they serve.
3 minute listen about how physical activity came to be as important as the other services offered by Solihull CAB
We are joined by Kerry Luckett and Scott Angliss from Khalsa Leamington HC who share with us the impact of the lockdowns on a volunteer run club, what has worried them and their hopes for Return to Play
Scott Angliss describes what the club have done to stay connected to members during lockdown