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The Swansea Mosque Women’s Multisport Programme is a pioneering collaboration between Activate West Wales, Swansea Council, the Football Association of Wales (FAW), Wales Netball and Badminton Wales. It provides a culturally appropriate, female‑only environment where women from ethnically diverse communities can take part in football, netball and other sports, many for the first time since leaving school. Launched in October 2025, the programme has quickly become a model of inclusive practice, community‑led design and cross‑sport collaboration. Background and inspiration The programme began when Ellie Lake, Participation Officer at the FAW, and Helen Cadogan, Community Sports Co‑ordinator for Swansea Council, identified

The UK Chief Medical Officers have released new guidelines, reinforcing the evidence that being physically active plays a vital role in improving and maintaining health through every stage of life. The message is simple – moving more, sitting less and making activity part of everyday life can have a lasting impact on both physical and mental wellbeing, something which is core to our purpose here at Activate West Wales. What the new guidelines recommend The guidance also highlights the health risks associated with spending long periods of sitting and inactivity. Sedentary behaviour like sitting while watching television, reading, working on

Over the last few months, you may have noticed something different about Activate West Wales. Whether you’ve visited our new website, spotted us on social media or seen us out and about across the region, we’re starting to look and sound like the organisation we’ve always aspired to be. When I joined on 1 July 2024, the Partnership was still very much in its infancy. Then called West Wales Sports Partnership, we recognised the need for a more coordinated and strategic approach to increasing opportunities for sport and physical activity across West Wales, but much of the groundwork and strategy

Every triathlon has two key transitions. T1 is the move from swim to bike. T2 is the move from bike to run. And T3 is what happens when the race is over. Activate West Wales, Loopeto and Triathlon Cymru have teamed up to launch – The Kit Transition Zone, T3, at IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea. As part of the Replay campaign, T3 is designed to help keep sports kit in use for longer, making sport more affordable, reducing waste, and supporting a more sustainable sporting community across Wales. What is T3? T3 is the third transition: the moment your sports kit

The Link Up Lounge is a monthly gathering designed to create a relaxed, safe, and welcoming environment where people from health, sport and education can come together to connect, share ideas, and spend time working alongside each other. Held on the first Wednesday of each month, these sessions bring people together to reconnect with existing contacts, build new relationships, and engage in open, meaningful conversations that foster collaboration, shared learning, and collective action – because we know that real impact happens when we work together. Each session explores a different theme helping to guide discussion and reflection. The most recent

Activate West Wales, which drives sports and wellbeing collaboration across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, has appointed Marie Sture as its new Business Manager. Marie brings more than 10 years’ experience across the Pembrokeshire countryside, conservation, and visitor experience sectors, having worked with organisations including the National Trust, Pembrokeshire County Council and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Her work background spans operational support, compliance, health and safety, finance and stakeholder engagement, alongside experience contributing to senior leadership and regional working groups. Marie joins the Activate West Wales team, which is working closely with local authorities, health boards and