Additional Links

National

Active Places - Search for sports facilities anywhere in England.
Change4Life - The national campaign to help families eat well, move more and live longer, happier lives. Join and receive your free information pack.
Dance Champions - Dance Champions is an exciting new venture, which has been developed to support and encourage more people to be active.
Eat Well - Healthy eating advice from the Food Standards Agency.
Healthy Start - A Government welfare scheme, which provides vouchers for milk, infant formula, vitamins, fresh fruit and vegetables (terms and conditions apply).
Healthy Weight - Information on calorie counting and eating out.
Life Checks - Access to early years, teen and mid-life life checks.
Natural England - Natural England’s Walking for Health (WfH) encourages you to enjoy your local natural spaces and benefit your health by taking part in health walks. This Internet site includes a walk finder.
NHS Choices - The official NHS Internet site.
NHS Drinking - The official NHS alcohol awareness campaign. A leaflet is availiable by clicking on this link - LEAFLET (PDF file).
NHS Smokefree - The national Internet site of the NHS Stop Smoking Service.
Parent Channel TV - Parent Channel TV is a new online service designed to support and encourage parents and carers of children aged 5-19, with a collection of videos addressing day-to-day questions and concerns spanning wellbeing, behaviour and learning.
Run In England - Run in England provides everyone with the opportunity to get active and begin running for fun and fitness. Run In England brings running and fun to the heart of our communities, at times of the day and venues to suit everyone, including complete beginners. Our running groups can be found throughout the country – at gyms, schools, companies and in the local community.
Small Steps 4 Life - Running alongside the Change4Life and Start4Life campaigns, SmallSteps4Life is about encouraging young people all over the country to make small manageable steps to eat well, get active and feel good. Over time, this site will help you, your school and the kids: plan, participate in, share and celebrate their SmallSteps4Life journey.
Start4Life - Running alongside the Change4Life campaign, Start4Life aims to support pregnant women and parents of children up to two years old with establishing good feeding and activity habits from the outset. A leaflet is available by clicking on this link - LEAFLET (PDF file).

Kent

Explore Kent -Explore Kent is the best place to find out about walking, cycling, country parks and horse riding in Kent. Be inspired with our great days out and find out what's near you with the interactive map.
Go Cycle - Information on cycle trips in Kent as well as clubs to join.
John Harris's Walking In Kent - All the information you need to get walking in the beautiful Kent countryside.
Kent Campaign for the 2012 Games - Kent's Co-ordinating group for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.
Kent Adult Education Centres (KCC) - For information about health and fitness courses within kent Adult Education, call 0845 606 5606 or visit their Internet site. Likewise, do ask them about their Adult Education Health Referral Scheme (PDF file).
Kent County Council - Health pages.
Kent County Council - Leisure and culture pages for the Kent area.
Kent County Council - Kent County Council runs hundreds of events each year all over the county. Find out what's happenning near you and get involved!
KCC - Kent Sport, Leisure and Olympics - Click on this link to find your sport.
KCC - Kent Sport, Leisure and Olympics ((Disability sport) - This link will help you find access to other sports if you are disabled.
Kent Schools 20 in 12 Learning Programme - Using the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games to inspire the delivery of the curriculum.
Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group - The walk to school project Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group offers three packages to ease this problem: Walking Buses, Green Footsteps and Walk on Wednesday schemes. To varying degrees all improve the health of the children using them, teach vital road safety skills, saves parents' time and reduce traffic congestion and pollution in the streets around the school. This website explains how the services work, how you can get involved at school or parent level, and the benefits of becoming a sponsor.
Kent Wildlife Trust - Kent Wildlife Trust runs events, activities and volunteering opportunities, including guided walks and conversation tasks on nature reserves. (A small fee is required for some events, although volunteering opportunities are free.) An events leaflet is available upon request. For details on events and volunteering, contact the charity on 01622 662012, or visit their Internet site.
ToGoGo - A site for young people to find out about activities and opportunities in their area.
Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme - The Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme runs a series of events in West Kent and Medway. (A small fee is required for some events.) An events leaflet is available. Further details can be found on their Internet site.
Visit Kent - The Visit Kent Internet site is the tourist's guide to visiting Kent, which includes information on outdoor activities and walks, as well as visitor attractions, places to stay, where to eat and drink, etc. The Visit Kent Internet site also lists the locations of the Tourist Information Centres in Kent.

Medway

NHS Medway - The Internet site of NHS Medway.
Arethusa Venture Centre - Specialising in adventurous outdoor learning for all ages, Arethusa Venture Centre offers the very best in team building, personal challenges and social activities.
Kent Wildlife Trust - Kent Wildlife Trust runs events, activities and volunteering opportunities, including guided walks and conversation tasks on nature reserves. An events leaflet is available upon request. For details on events and volunteering, contact the charity on 01622 662012, or visit their Internet site.
Medway Council - Leisure pages.
Medway Council: Medway 2012 - The official Internet site about what is happening in Medway as we plan for 2012.
Medway Gets Active - Your one-stop shop for sports and activity ideas in Medway.

Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme - The Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme runs a series of events in West Kent and Medway. (A small fee is required for some events.) An events leaflet is available. Further details can be found on their Internet site.

East Kent

NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent - The Internet site of NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent.
Ashford Borough Council - Clubs and activities to join in the Ashford area.
Active Ashford - The Active Ashford Sports Partnership is a visionary approach to sports development for the Ashford Borough community.
Active Canterbury - Online sport and physical activity site for the Canterbury area.
Active Life - Link to leisure centres and swimming pools in Canterbury.
Canterbury City Council - A link to the Sports Development page about what activities are happening in the area.
Dover District Council - Leisure activities in the area of Dover.
Folkestone Sports Centre - Link to the centre with details of classes and groups that you can join.
Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group - The walk to school project Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group offers three packages to ease this problem: Walking Buses, Green Footsteps and Walk on Wednesday schemes. To varying degrees all improve the health of the children using them, teach vital road safety skills, saves parents' time and reduce traffic congestion and pollution in the streets around the school. This website explains how the services work, how you can get involved at school or parent level, and the benefits of becoming a sponsor.
Sheppey Leisure Complex - Direct link to the leisure centre.
Sittingbourne Community Sports Centre - A list of facilities that are on offer at the centre.
Swale Borough Council - A comprehensive site with information on activities available in the Swale area.
Swallows Leisure Centre - Direct link to the site.
Thanet Activities - Information on what is going on for the over 50's in Thanet.
Thanet District Council - Pages relating to sport from the council's website.
Thanet Leisureforce - A link to the leisure trust who run the leisure centres and outdoor pitches.

West Kent

NHS West Kent - The Internet site of NHS West Kent.
NHS West Kent Stop Smoking Service - The Internet page of the NHS West Kent Stop Smoking Service.
Dartford Borough Council - Dartford Borough Council - Sports.
Gravesham Borough Council - Gravesham Borough Council - Active Gravesham.
Maidstone Borough Council - Maidstone Borough Council - Sports and Play Development, including an online sports directory.
Tour Maidstone - Information on outdoor activities, leisure activities and events in and around Maidstone.
Sevenoaks District Council - Sencio Leisure Services - Leisure Centres in the Sevenoaks, Swanley and Edenbridge areas.
Sevenoaks District Council - Sevenoaks District Council - Health and Social Care.
Sevenoaks District Council - Sevenoaks District Council - Sports, leisure and culture.
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council - Tunbridge and Malling Borough Council - Health, Leisure and Tourism.
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council - Sports.
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council - Health and Caring.

(Please note that NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust and NHS West Kent Primary Care Trust are not responsible for the content of external Internet sites.)