Sport For Confidence

09/03/2026

If you live in Maldon, Essex or the surrounding areas, we'd love for you to join us for a FREE day of activities, advice and support focused on helping the local community live well, stay active and feel connected.

📅 Monday 21 September
⏰ 10am–2pm
📍 Maldon Town Hall, Market Hill, Maldon

The event aims to provide holistic, health-informed advice and support, while promoting movement, healthy habits and the fantastic local community providers available to support health and wellbeing.

There’ll be interactive health zones, Occupational Therapy workshops, physical activity sessions, lived experience conversations and a local provider and community showcase.

Everyone is welcome - no need to book! 💚

See our flyer below for more information.

09/02/2026

What difference can access to inclusive physical activity, meaningful movement and Occupational Therapy really make to people's daily lives?

Our Our Impact page brings together the evidence behind our work — from evaluations and research partnerships to recognised outcomes, awards and sector contributions.

Because it’s not just about what we do. It’s about the difference it makes. 💙

Take a look at the evidence behind our work 👇

Explore Our Impact - https://sportforconfidence.com/what-we-do/our-impact/

At Sport for Confidence, impact is at the heart of everything we do. Our work is grounded in evidence, shaped by collaboration, and driven by a commitment to improving lives through meaningful activity.

09/01/2026

Looking for an inclusive way to get active, have fun and enjoy the outdoors? Ride Canvey, one of our valued community partners, runs an inclusive cycling session every Wednesday at Waterside Farm Leisure Centre.

🚴 Wednesdays | 12.30–1.30pm
📍 Waterside
♿ For adults with disabilities, long-term health conditions, learning disabilities and/or autism

Whether you're an experienced cyclist or just looking for a welcoming opportunity to get moving, this could be a great way to **ride, connect and enjoy being active in your community.**

📧 To find out more, contact Gwen at [email protected]
🌐 www.ridecanvey.co.uk

08/28/2026

💫There's still time to apply to be our new Community Occupational Therapist!

Don’t miss your chance to join the Sport for Confidence team and be part of a different approach to community-based Occupational Therapy.

If you’re an OT passionate about people, inclusion, movement and meaningful activity, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about the work we do 👉 www.sportforconfidence.com or check out our YouTube channel -https://lnkd.in/eQwJyYJY

⏰ Applications close 31st August.

👉 Find out more and apply: https://sportforconfidence.com/join-our-team/

08/28/2026

It's International Makaton Awareness Day and to celebrate we asked some of the Sport for Confidence team to sign their name and share their favourite sport, in Makaton!

Communication is about so much more than words — it’s about making sure everyone has the opportunity to be heard, understood and included. 💙

08/27/2026

How do you use movement to reset?



When things feel busy or stressful, movement can give us a moment to reset — and it doesn’t have to look like exercise.

It might be:

🎶 Moving to a favourite song

🙆 Having a stretch

🌿 Going outside for five minutes

🔄 Simply changing position or surroundings



Small movements can make a difference.



Our Using Movement to Manage Stress workshop, created by SFC Learning, explores how movement can support us to manage stress and restore balance in everyday life.

🔗 Find out more: https://sportforconfidence.com/what-we-do/sfc-learning/using-movement-to-manage-stress/

or email our Learning Arena team at - [email protected]

When stress builds up, the body feels it first — tight muscles, restlessness, racing heart. Movement is one of the simplest and most effective ways to release that pressure and reset. This interactive workshop combines simple movement techniques with practical stress management strategies shows ho...

08/26/2026

💙 Help us build a future where everyone belongs.

Too many people face barriers to being active — not because they don’t want to participate, but because the systems, spaces and services around them aren’t designed with them in mind.

At Sport for Confidence, we’re working to change that.

As a Community Interest Company, fundraising enables us to go beyond commissioned services — helping us test new ideas, invest in prevention and influence wider systems so that more people can experience the health, independence, connection and sense of belonging that physical activity can bring.

Your donation can help us use movement as a therapeutic and occupation-focused tool, while supporting the wider changes needed to make inclusion part of everyday life.

Play Your Part and help us make true inclusion a reality. 💙

Find out more here - https://sportforconfidence.com/donate/

08/25/2026

08/25/2026

Wheelchair scales provide an accessible and dignified way for wheelchair users to be weighed, featuring a low, level platform that allows individuals to remain in their wheelchair during the process.

The scales can be hired from Sport for Confidence, in sites across Essex, making them ideal for community settings, events and healthcare environments where inclusive equipment is essential and they are important for monitoring health, nutrition and medication safely and accurately.

Here's a handy video, featuring our Occupational Therapist Megan Potts, to support you to learn how to use the scales. 🤗

Find out more and how how to access the scales - https://sportforconfidence.com/product/wheelchair-scales/

Essex Carers Network Essex County Council Everyone Active Freedom Leisure Leisure World Colchester Basildon Sporting Village Lord Butler Fitness & Leisure Centre Castle Point Borough Council Tendring Leisure Centres The Brentwood Centre Riverside Leisure Centre

08/24/2026

🚲 Fantastic to see this opportunity continuing in Colchester!



We've been really proud to play a part in the journey of the accessible cycling sessions at Old Heath Recreation Ground, supporting the initial pilot rides through to the six-week programme.



Along the way, we've helped connect people we work with to the opportunity, provided training and ongoing support, and had our wonderful Occupational Therapists working hands-on within sessions to help make cycling accessible to more people.



It's been brilliant to see participants trying something new, building confidence and finding another way to be active in their community 🫶



We're delighted that the work of Wheels for All Colchester and Essex Pedal Power Colchesterr is now continuing through the new accessible cycling hub — creating even more opportunities for people to move, participate and belong 🚲✨



A fantastic example of what can happen when organisations work together to create more inclusive opportunities.



💡 Interested in how Sport for Confidence could work with you to create more inclusive opportunities for people to be active in their communities?



📩 Get in touch with us at [email protected]

A community moving together 🚲🫶 A new accessible cycling hub has opened for Old Heath and New Town! 😊

Based at Old Heath Recreation Ground, the new Wheels for All hub offers accessible cycling sessions using adapted trikes, helping people with disabilities, long-term health conditions or other barriers enjoy the freedom of cycling.

Delivered by Wheels for All Colchester and Essex Pedal Power Colchester, it provides a welcoming space for residents to get active, build confidence and connect with others. ❤️

It’s been a real community effort, with support from local businesses. A huge thank you to Evers for donating the plant, labour and materials to prepare the site and build the base for the new shelter and storage building, and to Tiptree Building Supplies and Rightmix for their generous support. 👏