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Shake Up September Workplace Challenge

Active Devon is encouraging employees across Devon to try a new sport or activity this month, as Shake Up September from Workplace Challenge aims to get the nation’s workplaces more active.

Workplace Challenge, the free, online activity programme which combines cutting edge technology with sport and physical activity opportunities, is inviting employees in Devon to join the national...

Get Active at the touch of a button

A wealth of opportunities to get active is available at the touch of a button, with a new website launched by Devon County Council Public Health.

Get Active Devon provides a range of activities, from exercise classes to sports clubs; from learning a new skill to developing an existing one, all at the touch of a button. The website offers the chance to search for an activity based on...

400 youngsters set to take part in Devon Winter Ability Games

The Devon Winter Ability Games will take place on Friday 30th January 2015, at The Life Centre in Plymouth.

This event will provide the opportunity for disabled young people from schools throughout Devon to participate in competitions spanning across four different sports which are; Boccia, Indoor Rowing, Tennis and Table Cricket alongside seven taster activities.

The event is...

Devon's best sports awards are open

Nominations for the prestigious Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards are now open.

Active Devon and Exeter Foundation, who jointly stage and promote the event, are expecting this year’s event to be more popular than ever.

The awards celebrate, not just the participants, but the clubs and teams, the coaches, the officials and the volunteers who help performers to succeed....

Boost for disability sport in Devon

Active Devon has been awarded a grant of £207,220 from Sport England to develop inclusive sporting opportunities for disabled people.

The Inclusive Sport programme is designed to increase the number of young people (aged 14 plus) and adults regularly playing sport as part of Sport England’s wider commitment to increasing regular sport participation by disabled people.

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Children shine at School Games despite icy conditions

Over a thousand young people from across Devon braved freezing conditions to shine at this week’s Devon Winter School Games, part of the national Sainsbury’s School Games, held at the University of Exeter at St Luke’s Science and Sports College.

Nine different sports were on offer, with the only casualty of the poor weather conditions being the cycling competition, cancelled due to a...

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