Free activities at Silver Jubilee Park
From: 4th September 2011 - To: 30th April 2012
View the programme by clicking here
For more information contact senior Park Ranger Tom Weaver - 07584 581285 thomas.weaver@dudley.gov.uk
Free activities at Netherton Park
From: 4th September 2011 - To: 30th April 2012
To view the free programme click here
For more information contact Tom Weaver 07584 581285 thomas.waver@dudley.gov.uk
Free activities at Huntingtree Park
From: 4th September 2011 - To: 31st March 2012
Sessions run throughout the week and as there's a wide variety on offer there's something for everyone.
View the Huntingtree Park January to Spring programme or call senior park ranger Cathy Mayall on 07584 581290 or Catherine.Mayall@dudley.gov.uk
Free activities at Mary Stevens Park
From: 4th September 2011 - To: 1st April 2012
Our range of sessions run every week from January through to the spring. There's a varierty of free activities on offer with something for all ages and abilities.
For more information view the Mary Stevens Park January to spring programme or contact Cathy Mayall on 07584 581290 or Catherine.Mayall@dudley.gov.uk
Walk to Wimbledon health challenge
From: 1st January 2012 - To: 23rd June 2012
Walk 134 miles (the distance from Dudley to Wimbledon) over the next six months. You don’t actually need to walk to Wimbledon just the same distance. And if you complete the challenge you'll be entered into a prize draw to win a 12-month fitness membership at Dudley Council's leisure centre.
Walking to school, work or college, dancing at a party, skipping to your healthy hub, Nordic walking, jogging, strolling around the park and running outdoors or on a treadmill all count.
It’s free to take part just enquire at your nearest healthy hub - Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge, Huntingtree Park in Halesowen, Netherton Park, Silver Jubilee Park in Coseley and the Dell Stadium in Brierley Hill.
Once you’ve enrolled you’ll be given a free pack containing your very own pedometer, a record card and a healthy towns pen. You’ll also be able to show your progress by moving your very own healthy towns mascot across the Walk to Wimbledon chart at your hub. Everyone who completes the challenge gets a healthy towns rosette.
For more information call 01384 816992. Participants must register before Saturday 18 February 2012.
Nifty 50s
From: 30th January 2012 - To: 31st March 2012
If you are aged 50 or over why not join our free excercise session at Huntingtree Park.
Classes run every Wednesday from 9am to 9.45am and all abilities are welcome.
For more information call Cathy Mayall on 07557 323173.
Netherton Park volunteers day
From: 11th February 2012 - To: 11th February 2012
Would you like to learn woodland management techniques and new skills?
We need people to help us conserve a wonderful haven for local wildlife and park users at Netherton Park healthy hub.
The work will begin at 1pm on Saturday 11 February and volunteers will be joined by the Friends of Netherton Park and representatives of the Black Country Living Landscapes.
To book your place contact Pip Bradley at Black Country Living Landscapes on 07791 070991 or email pip.n@bcll.org.uk
Free half term fun
From: 12th February 2012 - To: 17th February 2012
Park rangers are working in conjunction with Coseley and Netherton schools to deliver sessions for children aged eight to 11.
The activities are being funded through Dudley’s healthy towns project and will include multi skills, treasure and scavenger hunts and team building games.
Sessions on the half term activities at Netherton and Silver Jubilee must be pre-booked by calling Thomas Weaver on 07584 581285.
Half term at Dell Stadium
From: 12th February 2012 - To: 17th February 2012
On Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16 February from 1.45 to 3pm there will be multi skills and ball games at the Dell Stadium for eight to 12 year olds.
For further details please contact Kim Braznell on 01384 816992 or kim.braznell@dudley.gov.uk
Half term at Mary Stevens Park and Huntingtree Park
From: 13th February 2012 - To: 17th February 2012
The healthy towns park rangers are running the sessions at Mary Stevens Park and Huntingtree Park for children aged five to 11 in the healthy hubs.
Activities will be held from 1.45 to 3pm on the same days at both parks.
On Tuesday 14 February children can be nature detectives with a winter scavenger hunt and the chance to make fat balls for the birds.
Under 8s can enjoy a welly walk with a treasure hunt on Wednesday 15 February. Children must wear suitable clothing and bring their own wellies.
On Thursday 16 February there will be a winter treasure hunt followed by scrapbook work and fat ball making.
There will be a chance to get active on Friday 17 February with multi sports and ball games.
Children aged eight and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For more information call senior park ranger Catherine Mayall on 07557 323173 or email Catherine.mayall@dudley.gov.uk
Half term cycling activities
From: 13th February 2012 - To: 17th February 2012
The council's road safety team are offering a number of free cycling activities to help people gain confidence and keep busy during half term.
View the half term programme or for more information email rsafety.due@dudley.gov.uk
or call 01384 815433.
Sport Relief Mile at the Dell
From: 25th March 2012 - To: 25th March 2012
The Dell Stadium, which is a healthy hub under the healthy towns project, will host its leg of the national fundraising event on Sunday 25 March.
Routes of one, three and six miles are on offer from the council-led facility and it’s hoped lots of people will sign up to help the borough get active, raise money and change lives.
Money raised through Sport Relief helps to change the life of thousands of people living in poverty both inside and outside of the UK.
Anyone who would like to participate can sign up online now at www.sportrelief.com/the-mile
