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Health & Wellbeing

Health, care, and wellbeing outcomes across communities.

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5,927 participants engaged in 2024/25; 65% of adult participants classed as active — 1.5% above national average; 91% felt activity was positive or very...
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88% felt activity positive or very positive for mental wellbeing; happiness scores 4.3% above national average; anxiety levels 6.3% below national average for adults;...
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98% of parents felt child's activity was positive or very positive for mental wellbeing (up 10% on prior year); 98% positive for personal development...
Callum's case study: from introverted 13-year-old participant in 2021, through PL Kicks, mentoring, volunteering (200+ hours/year), to Education Development Squad combining football and Stoke-on-Trent College — on track for A-level equivalent results
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2.3 million people took part in 126,593 events across 2,600+ locations — first time in history over 2 million participants in a single year
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£11m consolidated turnover (up from £9.4m); £16.70 in societal benefit returned for every £1 spent; Sheffield Hallam research estimates £667m value to UK economy...
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897,689 first-time participants; 309,220 volunteers contributing 2.2 million instances of volunteering; 190 new events launched in 20th anniversary year
Sheffield Hallam University research (75,000+ responses) shows life satisfaction improves after as few as two events; benefits greatest for least active; £10 returned in healthcare benefits alone per £1 spent
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162,991 community meals served across 102 projects; 30% increase in guests year on year; 20 new projects opened in 15th anniversary year
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320 tonnes of surplus food saved from waste (equivalent to 762,351 portions); 200,719 kg of CO2 emissions prevented; 162,810 volunteer hours donated by 8,770...
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83% of guests feel happier after attending; 78% feel less lonely; 76% eat more fruit and vegetables; 71% have tried new produce they wouldn't...
70% of guests report positively changing their eating habits since attending; 91% have met people from different backgrounds; 49% eat less sugary food
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100,000+ children now reached through programmes — nearly doubling in one year the reach achieved in the previous five years combined; 16 new schools...
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76 chefs from 126 schools graduated from School Chef Educator programme reaching 36,414 children daily; total income grew 46% to £1,654,185; most successful fundraising...
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88%+ of school leaders reported pupils consuming more fruit and vegetables; 82%+ reported improvement in pupil behaviour; 65%+ reported improvement in pupil concentration; 100%...
Won BBC Food and Farming Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award 2023; Survation polling found a third of parents can no longer afford school meals; gave evidence to House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee and Youth Select Committee
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33,000+ people accessed affordable food across 25 food hubs; 13,200 households registered; 800% growth in food hub network since 2021; 8,000% increase in households...
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Members save 51%+ off the average shopping basket; 10,000th kilogram of food delivered to hubs by Norse Group (March 2024); 85 essential product lines...
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300+ volunteers providing 1,000+ volunteer hours per week across the network — estimated labour value in excess of £500,000 per year
Hubs inspired Essex County Council to create their own social supermarket network based on the Nourishing Norfolk model; featured on BBC Radio 4 Food Programme (on recommendation from Delia Smith); programme presented at national event at the House of Lords hosted by Feeding Britain
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137,052 meals provided across 9 outlets; 15,299 people supported including 5,573 children; 6,862 vouchers fulfilled; 141,951 kg of food distributed
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Citizens Advice partnership delivered £419,453 in income gained or costs saved and £94,852 in debt managed for 636 people across 3,475 issues — averaging...
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320+ volunteers gave 20,000+ hours; 13,187 kg of surplus stock shared with partner charities; 237% increase in meals provided over five years
Launch of first strategic plan in 2024 shifting from crisis response to prevention; Bridge Food Project supporting 20 member households (71 individuals) with £530 of food distributed weekly on average
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2,829 children, parents, siblings and grandparents supported; 506 families with a child in treatment
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220 bereaved families supported; 424 individuals on 93 boat trips; 692 individuals in 165 cabin breaks
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£71,935 unlocked in essential support; 1,320 social work hours; 188 creative therapy sessions and 271 counselling sessions delivered
Families show average 0.7 point improvement across five Mo's Outcomes after support begins; biggest gains in social participation and accessing emotional support
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£23.2m awarded to research since 2009; £18.2m directly to Centres of Excellence; Centres leveraged additional £23.2m — total £46.4m contribution to national investment
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5 Centres of Excellence funded across UK; 39 PhD students supported; 260 research personnel supported; 167 publications underpinned
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130+ research projects supported through Funded Initiatives; 23 novel therapies reviewed by BTR-NTA; BRAIN UK tissue bank holds 210,000+ cases and has supplied 26,000+...
Blood test for high-grade brain tumours granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation (2023); Barts Brain Tumour Centre grew from zero clinical trials in 2019 to running the most brain tumour clinical trials of any UK neuro-oncology centre in 2024