Flagship projects resume heading into festive period
Blues Foundation are proud to announce that several of its flagship activation programmes which focus on positive mental and physical health are set to resume as we head into the festive period.
The Guardian reported in 2019 that physical activity and participation levels in the recommended amount of daily exercise – just 30 minutes – dropped significantly over this period either due to the colder weather, holiday spirit taking over or generally putting it off until the New Year.
Blues Foundation are determined to continue having as great an impact across Bedfordshire as possible and are scheduled to restart some important activation to offer enrichment opportunities to young people in the local community.
As part of this, Blues Foundation’s Tackle LIFE has already resumed with two sessions already taking place at Goldington Road, the home of Bedford Blues RFC.
Click here to read more on the Tackle LIFE project which has been designed to look at using the power of sport and exercise to inspire young people disengaged from mainstream education. Trialled in May, you can also check out the video above to see more on the impact of the project.
Another project set to resume and again hosted at Goldington Road is the INSPIRE programme which ran earlier this year with Bedford College and will resume from next week, including sessions at their own educational facilities also.
Read more on the partnership here as Blues Foundation help young people develop core life skills through vocational education.
At the end of the pilot run of sessions, participants were asked to fill in self-evaluation forms. Blues Foundation are proud to report that every single student scored their physical and mental well-being higher than at the start of the programme, citing development in areas such as communication, teamwork, leadership and employability. We are proud to resume this project.
And one of the most uplifting stories and projects since Blues Foundation launched in April 2020 is the ABILITY Blues project, which has run in conjunction with Wooden Spoon Bedfordshire and Autism Bedfordshire. Through this project, support was provided to disabled young people to promote physical and mental health.
Set to resume at the start of November, click here to book places. Alternatively, click here to read even more on the ABILITY Blues project.
One of the participants on the previous courses, Reuben, has been one of the most proactive young people throughout the sessions and a constant source of illustrating why the programme is so important.
Improving his confidence week on week, Reuben never previously participated in exercise but now looks forward to every single session. Click here to read his case study.
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