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Delivering innovative public health programmes to combat physical inactivity. Led by Dr William Bird MBE, we create healthy, active & engaged communities

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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
A simple game that transforms your community and kickstarts your physical activity and exercise journey. Beat the Street is the starting line for everyone. Over two million people have been inspired by Beat the Street – will you be next?
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
2026: we're coming for you! It's almost time. This is Beat the Street.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We're delighted that the Physical Activity Clinical Champions (PACC) programme has secured added funding. PACC empower patients to move more, enabling meaningful conversations about physical activity. www.shu.ac.uk/news/all-art... @sport-england-se.bsky.social @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social
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£600k funding secured to extend ground-breaking physical activity programme | Sheffield Hallam University
£600k funding secured to extend ground-breaking physical activity programme
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
“The starting point was recognising the importance of our communities, the importance of supporting people in the most deprived areas.” Take a deep dive into the future of community health in our latest Health Hub article at www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/activating-h...
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A deep dive into the future of community health - Intelligent Health
“Neighbourhood Health has a very simple purpose, to enable people to live gloriously ordinary lives, to support them to flourish, to contribute, and live the lives that they want to...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Did you miss our recent webinar? Read the digest at www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/activating-h... or watch the clips at youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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A deep dive into the future of community health - Intelligent Health
“Neighbourhood Health has a very simple purpose, to enable people to live gloriously ordinary lives, to support them to flourish, to contribute, and live the lives that they want to...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
How Cornwall’s Community Health and Wellbeing Worker programme could be potentially game-changing to the health of our neighbourhoods #60secondsolutions
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“Put a bit of investment into people being able to access what they need to live healthily, rather than just treat the consequences of unhealthy environments over and over” We were delighted to have Dr Gillian Orrow on the panel for our recent activating healthy and engaged communities webinar.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In our recent activating healthy and engaged communities webinar, Professor Sir Sam Everington shared some key secrets about what makes a successful team, including building relationships and boosting team culture, and outlines the approach he would take to Neighbourhood Health.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“Neighbourhood Health has a very simple purpose, to enable people to live gloriously ordinary lives, to support them to flourish, to contribute, and live the lives that they want to lead.” Dr Minal Bakhai MBE in our recent activating healthy and engaged communities webinar.
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Healthcare does not work like manufacturing or retail
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Both proud and dedicated to be part of this movement. Our Beat the Street programme is delivered in partnership with Sport England and is part of the nationwide drive to improve lives and strengthen communities.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Nature is extremely beneficial to everyone. Take your #MondayMotivation and get out into nature on your lunch break or on an evening walk and feel the boosts in mood and wellbeing. Find out more in this BBC piece on encouraging people to connect with the outdoors: tinyurl.com/2s3m3ees
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Nature prescriptions for wellbeing - BBC Sounds
Leamington GPs are prescribing time outdoors to help improve their patients' health.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Thanks @salfordnow.bsky.social! Schools and community groups celebrate Beat the Street success www.salfordnow.co.uk/2026/01/22/s...
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Schools and community groups celebrate Beat the Street success | Salford Now
The winners of a citywide game that helped thousands of young people across Salford get healthier have been presented with their prizes.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/01/2026
Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
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Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
Research finds minor changes in physical activity could hugely reduce number of premature deaths Just five extra minutes of exercise and half an hour less sitting time each day could help millions of people live longer, according to research highlighting the potentially huge population benefits of making even tiny lifestyle changes. Until now, evidence about reducing the number of premature deaths assumed that everyone must meet specific targets, overlooking the positives of even minor increases in physical activity. Continue reading...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Need some inspo on how to be more active and to hashtag #GetMoving? Check out our tips at www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/ways-to-be-m... from walking a little bit of your commute to using the stairs rather than a lift. #MovementIsLife
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Ways to be more active throughout the day - Intelligent Health
The UK is one of the least physically active nations in the world. Intelligent Health are committed to raising levels of physical activity in the UK — and nations across...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Discover what 'natural play' is and explore why it matters for children, especially those growing up in dense, risk-averse and urban environments. The webinar is from 11.30am-1pm on Monday 26 January and you can find out more and join at www.tcpa.org.uk/event/plants... @thetcpa.bsky.social
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Calling all healthcare professionals with a passion for physical activity! @activeoxfordshire.bsky.social is on the lookout for a Place-Based Physical Activity Clinical Champion. Find out more and apply athttps://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0066-26-0000 @sport-england-se.bsky.social
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Last call for our free webinar tomorrow – there are still some places left! Join us as our expert panel discusses how we can activate healthy and engaged communities and acquire the tools to feel empowered about health. Sign up now at 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/activating...
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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
From muddy knees to makeshift dens, everyday playful encounters with nature are important in childhood. Our free webinar on 26 January will explore why natural play matters for children, especially those living in dense, risk-averse & urban environments. Agenda & registrations: shorturl.at/320yq
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our supporters, partners and participants. A big thank you to everyone that helped us to deliver Beat the Street, Roots Health Academy and Place-Based PACC in 2025. We really couldn't do it without you! We can't wait to see what 2026 has in store.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We're leading a discussion on shifting care to communities in our next webinar. In activating healthy and engaged communities, we'll be discussing how we can best provide the tools to feel empowered about health. Join us for free on 13 January 11am-12pm at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/activating...
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Activating healthy and engaged communities
Shifting care to communities and how to best provide them with the tools they need to feel empowered about health
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Listen to our CEO and founder, Dr William Bird MBE who spoke on BBC Radio 4's Child. The series explores how emotions are built through life experience and William details the importance of the youngest in society being out in nature. Catch William from 16 minutes on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Child - Series 2 - 6. Awe - BBC Sounds
India explores moments that can elicit awe, and the power it has on our minds and bodies.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Read about how Beat the Street helped create a healthier, happier and more active Barnsley. 22,000 people 🏃🛴🚴around Barnsley, covering an incredible 115,000 miles including MP for Barnsley South, @stephanie-peacock.bsky.social www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/beat-th... @barnsleycouncil.bsky.social
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Sport England @sport-england-se.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Physical literacy 🤝 Activity level Children and young people with no positive attitudes are less likely to be active than those with one positive attitude. Those with three or four positive attitudes are the most likely to be active. Read more: bit.ly/4iN36EG
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Our playing fields, pitches and community sports facilities are vital to our health and wellbeing. That's why we're backing the petition to keep @sport-england-se.bsky.social England as a statutory consultee for planning applications. Sign and share at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: Do not remove Sport England as a statutory consultee for planning applications
For the Government to ensure strong safeguards for playing fields, pitches and community sports facilities by maintaining Sport England’s status as a statutory consultee for planning applications invo...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Join us for a free one-hour discussion on how we can best activate healthy and engaged communities. Learn about shifting care to communities and empowering them with the tools they need for better health. The webinar is at 11am on 12 January. Sign up now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/activating...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It was a pleasure to speak to Helen Kingston, a GP at Frome Medical Practice, Somerset. She spoke to us about health creation and you can discover the success stories and what we can do to increase healthy lifestyles and community wellbeing. www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/neighbourhoo...
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Neighbourhood Health and the future of our communities' wellbeing
How healthy childhoods and engaged communities lead to health creation, reducing stress on medical services and engages communities into how, where and why they can stay active and healthy.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
It was fantastic to sponsor and present the Practice Improvement Award at @adphuk.bsky.social The ADPH promotes and protects good health and wellbeing, prevents ill-health and reduce inequalities, something that is totally in line with what we do and it was a pleasure to have been at your event.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
More than two million people have now played Beat the Street. So we asked, does playing before matter? After analysing two games in 2023 and 2025, we found that it does have an affect on your activity levels after you've played. Find out more at www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/does-playing...
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Does playing before matter? What repeat participation in Beat the Street tells us - Intelligent Health
People who were less active at the start of the game were the most likely to improve, regardless of whether they’d played before.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
What happens when people play Beat the Street for a second time? Find out what happened, and what the outcomes were, when people played again in our new article: www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/does-playing...
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Does playing before matter? What repeat participation in Beat the Street tells us - Intelligent Health
People who were less active at the start of the game were the most likely to improve, regardless of whether they’d played before.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Thank you for providing our CEO and founder the opportunity, @researchhumber.bsky.social We see health creation as fundamental to wellbeing. It recognises that true wellbeing emerges when safety, value, and belonging are present and reinforced by supportive environments and social structures.
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Sport England @sport-england-se.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Community sport and physical activity generated an estimated £122.9 billion in ‘social value’ across England in 2023/24📣 Find out more: www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspi… #SocialValueReport25
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
“Investing in informal sport means investing in a healthier, more cohesive, and more humane society” These are the words of Tiago Manuel Correia Guadalupe who, this month, will be sharing his findings to the European Parliament Read more: www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/its-not-all-...
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It’s not all about competition: the importance of informal sport and play - Intelligent Health
When we open up our shared spaces to everyday movement, we don’t just promote sport, we nurture healthier, more connected, and more resilient communities.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
"It's about helping people do the things that they enjoy, that make them feel more satisfied" We spoke to Charlotte Osborn-Forde, Chief Executive, National Academy for Social Prescribing, about reducing GP appointments and boosting patient satisfaction. www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/social-presc...
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Social prescribing: helping reduce GP appointments and A&E admissions - Intelligent Health
How social prescribing is reducing GP appointments and boosting patient satisfaction, while supporting health creation and connecting us to nature.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Our founder and CEO, Dr William Bird MBE, co-authored Canal & River Trust's The Vital Connector for Nature and People report. Beat the Street was featured and it's brilliant to see that it encourages people to embrace active travel through local canals. canalrivertrust.org.uk/our-cause/th...
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The Vital Connector for Nature and People report
Our canal network plays a vital role in nature recovery and connectedness across England and Wales.
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
In a new series, we’re taking a deep dive into each aspect of Neighbourhood Health, a key part of the 10-Year-Plan for the NHS in England. First up, is the community health and wellbeing workers revolution at www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/the-communit... We want to be a catalyst that creates health.
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The community health and wellbeing workers revolution - Intelligent Health
The introduction of community health and wellbeing workers into the Cornwall health system and the difference they're making to healthcare
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Thank you to the House of Commons Libray for featuring us in its Children, young people and the built environment report: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri... It's fantastic to see us alongside pioneering examples thataddress the challenges facing young people in accessing play spaces.
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Children, young people and the built environment
The children, young people and the built environment briefing sets out the challenges facing children and young people in accessing formal and informal play spaces. It highlights the opportunities off...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Just simply walking can do wonders for your health 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ This study by @harvard.edu, reported in @theguardian.com demonstrates how just 4,000 steps a week can provide a whole load of benefits to people in their 60s and 70s 🚶‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Walking just 4,000 daily steps once a week cuts risk of early death in older people, study suggests
Researchers say the target significantly reduces risk of dying and lowers likelihood of cardiovascular disease
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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🗓️Just under 5 weeks to go until our Annual Conference! 📢We are delighted to announce @nihr.bsky.social and @intelligenthealth.bsky.social will be joining us on the day as sponsors, alongside HCRG Care Group, Panoramic Associates and Penna. #ADPHConf25
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Big thanks to Amber Valley Borough Council for featuring Beat the Street on its website. Have a read and find out how our free, fun challenge will turn Alfreton into a real-life giant game. www.ambervalley.gov.uk/council/news...
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Derbyshire town to be transformed into a giant community game
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Big thanks to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority for featuring Beat the Street in its walking, wheeling and cycling in South Yorkshire strategy. Always amazing to see our name mentioned in partner content, especially for a what was such a brilliant game. @barnsleycouncil.bsky.social
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
"Walk21 Tirana left a clear impression of progress and shared purpose" Find out more about our time at #Walk21Tirana with city leaders, researchers and practitioners, exploring how walking shapes healthier, fairer and more sustainable communities. www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/time-for-wal...
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Time for Walking: what we learned at Walk21 - Intelligent Health
Reflections from the 2025 Walk21 Tirana conference by our Head of Insight, Steve Rose Dr William Bird, CEO of Intelligent Health and I had the pleasure of contributing to the...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
'Even a lunchtime walk to the park and a sandwich on a bench a few times a week can benefit your body and mind'. Recommended reading ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nature and outdoors can help boost your health - here's how
Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.
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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
📢Just ONE WEEK LEFT to send nominations in for #ADPHAwards25! 👀For more info ➡️bit.ly/ADPHAwardsInfo ✍️To make a nomination ➡️bit.ly/ADPHAwards25 🙏Thanks to our supporters @fphuk.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social OHID Penna PHJobs @intelligenthealth.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
“Young people and children are 20 per cent of our population, but 100 per cent of our future” Read our round-up of our Creating Healthy Childhoods webinar, watch the full webinar or check out selected highlights at www.intelligenthealth.co.uk/creating-hea...
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Creating Healthy Childhoods: learning and insight digest
Our Creating Healthy Childhoods webinar shone a light on how all of us are responsible in creating a world that fosters spaces and opportunities for children to experience healthy and fulfilled childh...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us in our Creating Healthy Childhoods webinar last week. We had an engaging discussion on the importance of creating healthy childhoods. If you missed the event, you can watch it back at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZcs...
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Creating Healthy Childhoods webinar
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Blown away by the energy at our Beat the Street Salford launch yesterday. Big thanks to all of our partners and supporters on #NationalFitnessDay 5,343 players have already covered a combined 3,291 miles. Find out more at beatthestreet.me @bupauk.bsky.social @salfordcouncil.bsky.social
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
It's here, it's time for #BeatTheStreetSalford! On #NationalFitnessDay, will you be walking, scooting or wheeling now that Beat the Street has arrived in Salford today? We're ready to get moving - are you? 💙 Join and find out more: beatthestreet.me/salford
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Beat the Street
Beat the Street turns towns into giant games. Earn points, win prizes and discover more about your area by walking, running and cycling. Pick up a Beat the Street card and tap Beat Boxes across your c...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Be Active Beds is in need of a Place-Based Physical Activity Clinical Champion to deliver an innovative, place-based approach to clinician-to-clinician training, helping embed physical activity into clinical care. Apply at www.beactivebeds.co.uk/careers-and-... @sport-england-se.bsky.social
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Creating Healthy Childhoods is the second of our new webinar series, where we consider what we can do together to move to health creation for us and our planet. Join us and help us shape a brighter future for our children on Wednesday 24 September, 2-3pm www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-h...
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Intelligent Health @intelligenthealth.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Beattie's next stop was Straiton Primary, @southayrshire.bsky.social Straiton were winners on the average points leaderboard for Beat the Street Carrick earlier this year. The pupils got the whole village involved and were very keen to show Beattie their trophy and certificate.
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