This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.’ The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, people and skills.

This Girls’ Adventure offered participants the opportunity to take part in subsidised activities run by inspiring instructors in a sociable and supportive environment.

We were successful in our application and were awarded additional resources to develop and expand this program in July 2024.

Plans included :-

• Monthly Hill Skills walking days
• Open water swimming skill sessions
• Learning to sail
• Paddle development sessions including Kayak, Canoe & SUP
• Coach education support for volunteers

Followed by a two day “Festival of Water” based on beautiful Bassenthwaite to bring everyone together to try new activities, make new friends.

Please view the video that was created regarding the project below.

Through funding from the Cumbria Community Foundation, The Outdoor Partnership worked with the Millom school and the Kepplewary Centre to create mountain biking opportunities as an extra curricula activity.

the school have been able to make this club sustainable through buying bikes through active travel funding & training volunteers in Mountain biking level 2.

A community club has been formed and affiliated with British Cycling to offer community rides with volunteers undertaking training and assessment to ensure mountain biking is accessible to everyone in the community.

To find out more please view the link below

https://www.facebook.com/veloclubmillom

A new year of training and club support has begun. 

We support local activity clubs with coach education for their volunteers because we know that we would be lost without the hard work and dedication so many people give by volunteering their time and energy each week. To develop their clubs in the community and improve grass route participation sport.

So far, we have supported amazing volunteers from paddling to orienteering to gain First Aid and discipline-specific coach education qualifications.

If you are a female volunteer we currently have specific funding to support your training requirements so please get in touch with Claire Bryant – 07516507357

To find out more, visit our Club Guidance page here:

Our health and wellbeing programme aims to increase physical activity level and improve mental health through participation in activities in a supported environment.

We have teamed up with Black Dog Outdoors, to offer free monthly walks right from the heart of Whitehaven with a minibus pick up and fully qualified and professional mountain leaders.

To book you place follow the link, https://www.blackdogoutdoors.co.uk/events/