Transcript Physical Activity - Shelley Starking (Active Norfolk)

Norfolk’s Working Well
Conference
Active Norfolk and Fit4Work
Background
• County Sports Partnership
• Involvement in Workplace Health
initiatives
• Funding
Fit4Work
• Funded by DWP Challenge Fund
• Initially a 1 year project
• County-Wide
Campaign
• Marketing campaign promoting
benefits to employers and
employees
• Focused around physical activity
Roadshows
• Total of 14 Fit4Work Roadshows
to take place around the County
• Promoting physical activity and
providing opportunity on site
Activators
• Opportunities for ‘Activators’ to be
identified in businesses and
organisations
• Support with introducing physical
activity opportunities to employees
• Link with our existing projects
• Support section on our website and
leader board for ‘active organisations’
Tournaments
• Working with Local Authorities
• Introduction of 7 localised
tournaments for employees in
each district area
Active Organisation of Year
• Award and recognition to be given
to the most active organisations in
the County at the close of the
project
Costs
• No cost to the employer to be part of
the project
• Negotiate some release time for
Activator where possible
• Charges for activities to the participants
will be kept to a minimum so they can
be accessed by all
Corporate Games
• Annual event at UEA Sportspark
• This year- Friday 18th June
• 40 organisations from around the
County competing in 10 different
sports
• Next year aiming for 60 teams…!
Shelley Starkings
Project Officer
[email protected]
01603 697024