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Working out, up, and down during lockdown
This week’s #ShareYourMoves blog is by Lalande Virk, a student at Exeter College. Lalande tells us about how difficult it was to form consistent active habits during the pandemic, and some of the realisations she had on the way.
Live and Move meet His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Live and Move were privileged to have played a part in His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales’ visit to Exeter Bus Station…
Local Store Cutting Congestion
The Pennsylvania community has come together to create Sylvania Community Stores, a space for people to meet, shop and join in with activities and events…
Exeter Sound Walks
Our #ShareYourMoves story this week is about Exeter Sounds Walks, from local musician Emma Welton…
Innovation – what does it mean to us?
It’s a big word, innovation, and can mean so many things…
Let’s get talking
What are we talking about? Last week we launched #ShareYourMoves, a summer ‘campaign’ to encourage people to share photos, videos and stories about what kind of physical movement they do, day to day. The campaign is a conversation starter, an invitation to think about...
Share Your Moves!
Let’s get talking about how we move, and what makes it easier to move more, day to day #ShareYourMoves
Bridge Arts
Students are getting involved in the Bridge Arts project with Live and Move. They will have the chance to see their work displayed permanently on one of the city’s bridges from this summer.
Life-saving activity?
Les Bright of the Exeter Ramblers has written this week’s blog, telling us how walking in the local area has kept him and his wife, Jane, going through a tough year.
Newtown is changing
Live and Move are working with Exeter City Council and Devon County Council to find out if there are any improvements Newtown residents would like to see in their area. We want to hear your view, so we can design improvements that will increase the ways you can...
Be Active – When we move we are stronger!
Andy talks about the challenges for individuals and activity organisers in the pandemic, and offers some thoughts on what CAN be done…
Will you tell us your story?
Anyone else feel like they’ve been in a bit of a slump so far in 2021? There’s a problem…
Exeter Community Wellbeing – A Moment to Pause
We’re well into the festive season now and many of our partners and friends across the city are looking forward to a well-earned break in the coming week. It’s been an extraordinary year, 2020, and we’ve been witness to some truly exceptional – true – stories here at...
Small Changes Make a Big Difference
“So your job, it’s about making people do more physical activity?”
“Erm, no, not really. We’re not in the business of making anyone do anything.”
Silk and Steel
I was out walking the other morning, exercising the dog after the school run, and saw in the grass little clumps of dew-laden cobwebs. This wasn’t unusual, it’s one of those things we see underfoot all the time and sort of stop noticing. But this day I was in a...
Sharing our Stories
“Why do we have to go for a walk again, Mummy?” my five-year-old son complained while I was digging out the cupboard under the stairs, in the vain hope that there were some wellies in there that both fit and didn’t let the muddy water in three minutes after getting...
Exeter Community Wellbeing – Continuing Community Work
We are now 2 weeks into lockdown number 2 and communities and volunteers across Exeter have not missed a beat.
The Exeter Community Wellbeing hotline (01392 265000, Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm) has been active ever since 23 March but prepared for higher call volumes at the announcement of the second nationwide lockdown…
Creating Tomorrow, Together
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