NBCT has developed an important strategic partnership with Northamptonshire Sport to deliver the Moving Together Forum bringing NBCT Black organisations and other partners together to develop a strategy and action plan to overcome inequalities in access to sports, leisure, and physical wellbeing. This has been an exciting development and created an excellent model of a strategic partnership in overcoming inequalities and addressing unequal access in Northamptonshire. We want to thank Northamptonshire Sport for the very significant efforts and work with NBCT and other partners.

The project builds on previous work and is beneficiary led. Working across Wellingborough and Corbywe aresupporting Asian communities of interest with a focus on “Growing Well and Growing Digitally” beneficiariesasked for digital skills and support and we are trying to provide this in creative ways so that people feel
confident, independent and well. We provided wellbeing activities that included:

• Physical wellbeing – guided walks, weekly online exercise class, swimming for Asian women and dance classes.
• Social Wellbeing – building networks of support, singing network, easing social isolation through social
  events chosen by beneficiaries.
• Mental/emotional wellbeing – by people coming together monthly, walk and talk sessions and ensure events include health eating and food.
• Economic wellbeing – we support people to access benefits advice working with advice partners. We havealso enabled people to access food vouchers.

• 50 online wellbeing sessions completed including weekly exercise, singing sessions, Emotional WellbeingCafé
• 34 people supported with digital support
• 56 people attending from Corby and Wellingborough
• 6 monthly events completed – 132 different participants have attended.
• 19 people regularly attending
• 15 people supported to meet their access and transport needs

The feedback from beneficiaries is very positive and Impact reports demonstrate case studies and account
for the outcomes of group activities. Focus groups identify the areas that beneficiaries are sayingthey want
the project to deliver and we work to respond to this. We have also recruited 5 volunteers to support theproject and some are beneficiaries. One of the volunteers said: ” I love doing this work and I amgetting somuch back for myself, I feel excited and this keeps me really active”.