Get Active, Get Involved (Hampshire Playing Fields Fund)

The Get Active, Get Involved programme supports local provision that helps people access community sports and physical activity across Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton, and the Isle of Wight. The programme has a broad and inclusive definition of community sports and physical activity, including seated keep-fit, cricket, Nordic walking, running clubs, football, wheelchair sport clubs, tai chi, rugby, movement or dance sessions for preschoolers, sport for a community of interest, yoga, dance, netball, and table tennis. This 12-month grant programme is specifically designed for grassroots nonprofit community organisations working to remove barriers to local people accessing sporting activities and spaces. The fund continues the legacy of the Hampshire Playing Fields Fund and supports HIWCF's impact theme around health and wellbeing. Applications can be for new or existing community activities, and the programme particularly values work that reaches new and underrepresented communities. Successful applicants demonstrate how they provide open access to local communities through inclusive sporting and physical activity provision.