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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 3h

@mayorofgm.bsky.social and @lcrmayor.bsky.social unite to close gender gap in sport, physical activity and movement.

We're the first place-based signatories of @iwgwomenandsport.bsky.social Brighton + Helsinki Declaration.

Read: buff.ly/vv2ZDpT

@greatermcr.bsky.social @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social

Mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram sit either side of Lisa O'Keefe. Each are holding their signed copies of the Brighton plus Helsinki Declaration on Women and Sport.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 2d

Congratulations to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust on their #ActiveHospitals commitment launched last week.

The trust will be using movement and physical activity to raise patient wellbeing, recovery, and give time back to patients👏

More: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/manches...

A photo of the audience at the Active Hospitals launch

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 3d

We’re hosting a free workshop on Youth Mental Health Awareness, in partnership with Mind. This is for sports volunteers, staff, and coaches working with children and young people across Greater Manchester.

📅 Thursday 23 October, 6:30pm
House of Sport, Manchester

📌 Book your place: buff.ly/O3V6WZq

MIND - Youth Mental Health Awareness

Learn about the wider factors that impact on young peoples mental health today. This course is for those within Greater Manchester only.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 3d

Is #Safeguarding part of your role?

Learn how to prevent and respond to gambling and gaming harms in young people, with free training from @ygamuk.bsky.social

📅 20 Oct, 18:00, Online
👉 buff.ly/xxPxbUd

Learn to spot risks, start conversations & support healthy #Digital lives in the #NorthWest.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 3d

It’s Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week—a perfect time to explore our workshops, resources, and guidance.

📌 Check out our latest events and resources: https://www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/keeping-your-child-safe-in-sport-week-october-2025/

#KYCSIS25 #Safeguarding #SafeInSport

Two children in sportswear on a basketball court, one holding a basketball and the other raising hands, promoting child safety in sports for Keeping Your Child Safe In Sport week.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 6d

We are deeply saddened by the attack at Heaton Park’s synagogue yesterday.

Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all members of the Jewish community.

Manchester City Council have a book of condolence at the Central Library and online here, for messages of support: orlo.uk/WvTRF

Manchester City Council book of condolence

orlo.uk

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 8d

Today we've been proud to share just a small selection of the stories of progress across Greater Manchester, celebrating 4 years of #GMMovingInAction.

Thank you for joining us, and to all our partners working with us for #ActiveLivesForAll. 🤸‍♀️👨‍🦽⛹️‍♀️🌳

Active Partnerships

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 8d

In July, over 800 people from Trafford Talking Therapies and local GP surgeries marked the NHS' 77th birthday with a one-of-a-kind #Parkrun.

See how movement brought this community together: https://www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/creating-active-schools-a-whole-school-approach/

#GMMovingInAction #NHS

A group of people run the parkrun route through leafy Longford Park on a sunny day.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 9d

Over 50 #Schools in #GreaterManchester are embedding movement into the school day.
What began as one bold question is now a powerful journey of change for #Students across Greater Manchester: https://www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/creating-active-schools-a-whole-school-approach/

#GMMovingInAction

Group of young people exercising indoors with arms extended, wearing colorful t-shirts and shorts in a gym setting. Along the bottom is a branded GM Moving banner, that reads, 'Join in: Share your story using #GMMovingInAction'.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 9d

Movement transforms #Health and #Wellbeing.

To unlock its potential, we've been helping the #Workforce feel confident talking about it through Different Conversations training: https://www.gmmoving.co.uk/get-involved/leadership-and-workforce/different-conversations/

#GMMovingInAction

People sit outside on a sunny day, while wearing sunglasses. One person explains something to another, by drawing on a clipboard.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 9d

Through our GM Walking & Wheeling Fund, communities across Greater Manchester are improving #Accessibility and promoting #ActiveLivesForAll.

See the impact: https://gmwalking.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GM-Walking-Wheeling-Fund-Impact-Report-2024-25.pdf.pdf

#GMMovingInAction

Three people smile as they walk through a sunny park. Along the bottom is a branded GM Moving banner.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 9d

We're proud to see Greater Manchester now has 33 Active Practices - nearly 7% of the national total.

How we've worked with #Health partners to make this possible: https://www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/rcgp-reaches-500-active-practices-with-momentum-growing-in-greater-manchester/
#GMMovingInAction

A photo of three medical staff being interviewed by a GM Moving team member, on a branded purple background.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 9d

Our GM Moving Conference is a chance to witness #GMMovingInAction. This year, we brought together over 1000 people to connect, learn and celebrate movement.

Catch up on the stories and learnings from the day: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx6EpXR4Ib9mBrm9sighj-Oi8SAnd1Olw&si=pH1kkiIUGEAIfEDq

Panel of speakers seated on stage at the GM Moving Conference 2025 discussing inclusion and change in Greater Manchester. The post features a quote from SportingEquals: "The GM Moving Conference 2025 was a celebration of movement, inclusion and the people powering real change across Greater Manchester".

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 9d

Four years ago, partners across #GreaterManchester launched GM Moving in Action. Today we are celebrating the incredible progress being made across our city region.

Join in! Share your own stories with #GMMovingInAction Active Partnerships

Purple banner with white text promoting #GMMovingInAction to celebrate and share stories about Greater Manchester Moving.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 13d

Looking for a way your organisation can support #MentalHealth on World Mental Health Day?

Join the 100km in 10 Days Challenge by @sportinmind.bsky.social to move, have fun, and raise funds for vital mental health support.

Register: app.raceatyourpace.com/groups/Sport...

Race At Your Pace | Running, Walking, Cycling & Swimming Virtual Challenges

app.raceatyourpace.com

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 14d

We’re proud to share highlights from another year of #GMMovingInAction, in the latest Story of our work.

These stories show how partners and communities in #GreaterManchester are helping people move more, feel better, and live well.

🔗 www.gmmoving.co.uk/media/w4sd0g...

#ActiveLivesForAll

Cover page of the GM Moving Story of our work 24-25, featuring a smiling team of young women in sports gear.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 15d

Ready to take practical action on trans & non-binary #Inclusion?

Join our #GreaterManchester training with @lgbtfdn.bsky.social to understand identities, barriers to activity and practical steps to inclusion.

📅 1 Oct in-person or 7 Oct online.
Limited space, register: forms.office.com/e/2nKfjzE9a4

People sit at round tables in a conference room with large wooden beams, listening to a trainer with a flipchart at the front.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 17d

How can we better support #Women and girls to enjoy the benefits of movement, #Sport & physical activity?

Join us and Merseyside Sports Partnership on 9 Oct to explore barriers, share what’s working and create more #inclusive opportunities.

Register for this free online event: buff.ly/C8TgXkr

Alt text: Event announcement banner for "Women and Girls in Movement, Sport and Physical Activity, Thursday 9 October, 1-3pm, Online." On the left of the banner, a dancer in vibrant yellow and blue feathers performs energetically on a stage. At the bottom are the logos for Greater Manchester Moving and Merseyside Sport Partnership.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 17d

GM Moving’s first Sports Club Conference is coming! 🎉

👉 Connect, learn, and be inspired with other grassroots clubs in Greater Manchester.
👉 Workshops, speakers, and networking to help your club thrive.

📅 2 Nov 2025, MMU, Manchester
Info and £5 tickets: buff.ly/0GOPy7x

Flyer for the Greater Manchester Moving Sports Club Conference 2025. Features diverse images of sports activities. Event details: Sunday, 2 November, 10:00am - 4:00pm, MMU Institute of Sport, Manchester. Entry fee £5 per person, max two people per club. Purple background with sports-themed photos and icons.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 20d

We’re #Hiring: Project Support 🚀

Help us connect partners, shape opportunities for movement, tackle inequalities, and support a healthier, more active #GreaterManchester.

£27,694 – £30,024 p.a., applications close 5 Oct.
👉 www.gmmoving.co.uk/get-involved...

Please share this with your network!

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 22d

Apply by 21 September!
Peer support programme for people from racialised backgrounds in #GreaterManchester, hosted with @10gm.bsky.social and @mcrcommcentral.bsky.social

Mentorship, workshops, networking and small fund included.

Info: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/explori...

#Leadership #Inclusion

Two women walk through a leafy park on a sunny day

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 23d

A brilliant example of housing, sport and community partners working together to help communities #LiveWell for longer.

Ahead of #FallsPrevention Week, L&Q and #Altrincham FC have been running chair-based exercise classes to boost strength, balance and confidence.

Read: buff.ly/Gyw7Saw

A group of adults do chair based exercise and stand raising weights with their arms, while facing an instructor at the front of the room. They are in a warmly lit community room.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 24d

Could your club benefit from stronger parental engagement and support? Are you a sports volunteer, coach, committee member or staff based in the NW?

Join us on Monday 6 October for an online workshop to explore Building a Positive Parent Culture in Sport.

📅 Book your place here:

Building a Positive Parent Culture in Sport

Parental engagement in sport: character building, managing expectations, coach support & creating a positive parent culture.

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 24d

• We're sharing EEDI-focused content regularly, from #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying campaigns to Pride features and highlights like this one!

#Inclusion makes us stronger, sparks ideas, and helps us deliver better for #GreaterManchester.

Now really is the time to act.

#NationalInclusionWeek 🧵

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Greater Manchester Moving @gmmoving.co.uk · 24d

• We're reviewing recruitment + succession planning to maintain workforce diversity.

• We're improving diversity data collection for staff + board members, with transparency and trust.

• We're mapping inequalities groups to unlock potential and distribute leadership.

#NationalInclusionWeek 🧵

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