Active Brentwood

27/07/2023

FREE bike maintenance courses available for ages 18 and above, where you'll learn how to check, service and repair a bike of your choice, which you then get to ride away.

Details below.

05/02/2023

It's not about doing everything, it's about doing something. Movement, physical activity and sport can have so many benefits to both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We want to help support you in finding the activity that's right for you. with us here: http://www.activeessex.org/find-your-active

30/09/2022

Active Essex are delighted to be back to host our annual Awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the extent of achievements throughout our county. In 2021, we had to make a difficult last minute decision to host a virtual Awards due to the pandemic, but we are excited to host a face-to-face cerem...

20/08/2021

03/12/2020

Today's focus is on Dan Brimelow.

Dan is involved with both Who Let The Dads Out Brentwood, and Daily Bread Pop up Cafe.

This is why Dan was nominated:

"My involvement with Dan has been through the Daily Bread Cafe volunteer collection rota, through collecting from the local supermarkets on a daily basis which Dan coordinates. He and his team have collected over 100 tons of food this year!

He is working alongside Lisa Whymark as well as many others, so my snapshot of it is tiny, but he has also supported Hope Community Church in being able to give the supermarket food (via Fareshare) to the single mums that are supported through the church."

Pre pandemic, Dan was keeping Brentwood active through Who Let The Dads Out? Brentwood – a baby and toddler group focussed on improving the outcomes for new fathers in Brentwood.

With Who Let The Dads Out taking a break during the pandemic, Dan has been keeping the town active leading a team of volunteers within the community and managing the distribution of surplus food from supermarkets to local foodbanks including Billericay Foodbank, Daily Bread Café and Hope Mums.

Since March, volunteers across local towns have delivered over 100 tonnes of food to foodbanks in Essex and has grown to be Fareshare’s largest distributer of surplus food from supermarket stores in the UK.

Dan said:

“We’re really proud of how the community has rallied round which has enabled us to not only support those who are struggling at this time, but also to provide sandwiches to the NHS each evening to thank all involved for their outstanding dedication during the pandemic.”

“I’m delighted to accept this award on behalf of the team that have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to make this all happen.”

We'll be featuring more Brentwood Activity Heroes on Facebook and Instagram this week.

Active Essex

22/10/2020

Still time to get to get those nominations in!

Nominations close 30th October

📢 We are supporting Active Essex, who want to hear from you! They are calling out for your stars for 2020.

Do you have someone in mind that inspired and supported individuals to keep active in what has been a difficult year? 🦸‍♂‍ 🦸‍♀‍

Nominations are open here until 30th October - https://bit.ly/EssexActivityHeroes.

21/10/2020

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08/10/2020

Great opportunity to get your bike checked over and ready you to ride safely!

The pop-up Big Bike Revival with Dr Bike takes place at the Brentwood Centre on Friday 9th October from 10am to 4pm.

For more information, please contact Trailnet CIC 🚴‍♂️🚴

29/09/2020

Great opportunity to get your idea heard and turned in to action, so you know how we can ???

Have you got a great idea to make Brentwood active?

Active Brentwood is one of 14 Active Networks across Essex plugged in to each local authority area, adopting a ‘whole system approach’ to create a more physically active and healthier county.

All Active Networks are committed to achieving the mission of Changing One Million Lives to Get Essex Active. In Brentwood, we are searching for the best ideas that will help encourage those most at risk of inactivity in the borough to change their behaviour towards a more physically active lifestyle and help make Brentwood a healthier place.

Share your idea through the application form here -http://www.brentwood.gov.uk/pdf/16092020111726000000.pdf