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Get Out Get Active: 10 years of inclusive opportunities to be active

Over the past ten years, Get Out Get Active (GOGA) has brought disabled and non-disabled people together through inclusive physical activity across the UK. Working alongside local partners, communities and organisations, GOGA has helped reduce barriers, tackle inequalities and create opportunities for more people to enjoy the benefits of being active.

A boy smiles as he plays a parachute game with balls bouncing on top of a multi-coloured sheet.

From paddleboarding in the south of England to superhero workouts in Northern Ireland, over 60,000 participants have taken part in over 3,500 activities and interventions, and over 4,500 volunteers have given their support.

Although every GOGA location responded to its own community's priorities, they all shared the same ambition. They listened to local people, co-producing opportunities and making physical activity more welcoming, accessible and inclusive.

Watch video about GOGA - title What GOGA means to you? 

Helen Derby, Activity Alliance Strategic Lead – Programmes, said:

"Reflecting on the past 10 years of Get Out Get Active, it has been nothing short of wonderful to see the impact this programme has made. As this incredible journey comes to an end, it is an absolute pleasure to look back on our work with so many dedicated partners who helped us embed the GOGA way into the heart of communities.
"Together, we have successfully proven just how powerful and fulfilling it is when disabled and non-disabled people can be active together. While the programme is finishing, the approach, the friendships, and the inclusive habits we have built together will leave a lasting legacy for years to come."

Where GOGA made a difference

Here are just some of the places where GOGA has made a difference over the last year.

Amber Valley

Lead partners: Active Partners Trust (Derbyshire) and Amber Valley Borough Council

GOGA helped shape the Move More Amber Valley strategy and supported the development of a new Physical Activity Pathway for Health. Through community-based health referrals, introduction of a Couch to 5x initiative, co-produced activities and stronger partnerships with healthcare professionals, the programme created more inclusive opportunities for local people to become active.

Blackpool

Lead partner: Active Blackpool

Targeting the most deprived communities, responding to specific local challenges by working closely with adult social care and recovery services, Active Blackpool supported people into long-term physical activity.  Working with Blackpool Costal Housing and Jobs, Friends and Houses they held regular activities and special events that bring people together to be active. Health coaches helped build confidence, reduce barriers and connect people with community opportunities that supported ongoing health and wellbeing.

Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham

Lead partner: Foundation of Light

Using an inclusive commissioning approach, Foundation of Light worked alongside 17 community partners to reach the least active people across the region. The programme covered Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham while strengthening partnerships that improved access to inclusive physical activity.

Wiltshire

Lead partner: Wiltshire and Swindon Sport

In Wiltshire, they built on successful co-designed activities empowering people through accessible, tailored opportunities to get active. And invested in workforce development and long-term sustainability, committing to sustaining the programme within the organisation. GOGA strengthened partnerships, improved inclusive delivery and created community-led opportunities that brought disabled and non-disabled people together to be active.

Black Country

Lead partner: Active Black Country

Working with faith centres and ethnically diverse communities, Active Black Country demonstrated how trusted community spaces could play a leading role in promoting physical activity. The programme developed learning and resources that will continue to support inclusive community engagement beyond GOGA.

Swale

Lead partner: Swale Community Leisure

Addressing social isolation and mental health, Swale Community Leisure developed inclusive activities, strengthened local partnerships and embedded inclusion into local strategies, helping more people become active within their own communities.

Nottingham

Lead partner: Active Nottingham

As one of GOGA's longest-standing locations, Nottingham strengthened partnerships across health, public health and community organisations. The programme embedded inclusive practice across leisure services and expanded community-based opportunities that supported long-term participation.

Norfolk

Lead partner: Active Norfolk

Launching GOGA in the East of England, Active Norfolk used co-production and lived experience to shape inclusive opportunities for disabled people. The programme strengthened partnerships and ensured community voices informed future physical activity provision.

Rotherham

Lead partner: Speak Up Self Advocacy

In Rotherham, GOGA combined its inclusive approach with the Learning Disability and Autism Keyworker Programme to support children and young people. They have supported people to gain confidence in different physical activity spaces, and worked with other local partners to reach the least active communities. Alongside increasing physical activity opportunities, the programme strengthened health, wellbeing and community connections.

London wide

Lead partner: Disability Sports Coach

Across seven community clubs, GOGA supported adults at risk to progress from participants to volunteers and coaches. Inclusive volunteering pathways helped people develop confidence, skills and leadership while creating stronger, more connected communities.

A decade of reaching communities

Over its ten-year journey, Get Out Get Active teamed up with 44 locations and reached communities across every nation of the UK, working with national and local partners to create more inclusive opportunities to be active together.

England

Activity Alliance worked with local partners across 25 areas:

  • Amber Valley - Active Partners Trust and Amber Valley Borough Council
  • Bassetlaw - Bassetlaw Action Centre
  • Black Country - Active Black Country
  • Blackpool - Active Blackpool
  • Bradford - Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure
  • East Lindsey - Active Lincolnshire
  • Gateshead - Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
  • Gloucestershire - Active Gloucestershire
  • Greater Manchester - GM Moving
  • Haringey - Haringey Council
  • Lambeth - Disability Advice Service Lambeth
  • Liverpool - Liverpool City Council
  • London wide - Disability Sports Coach
  • Margate - Your Leisure
  • Norfolk - Active Norfolk
  • North and North East Lincolnshire - Active Humber
  • Nottingham - Nottingham City Council
  • Rochdale - Link4Life
  • Rotherham - Speak Up Self Advocacy
  • Stoke-on-Trent - Stoke-on-Trent City Council
  • Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham - Foundation of Light
  • Swale - Swale Community Leisure
  • Wandsworth - Enable
  • Wigan - Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles
  • Wiltshire - Wiltshire and Swindon Sport

Northern Ireland

Working with Disability Sport Northern Ireland, GOGA reached:

  • Armagh City
  • Banbridge and Craigavon
  • Derry City and Strabane
  • Mid and East Antrim
  • Mid Ulster

Scotland

Working with Scottish Disability Sport, GOGA reached communities in:

  • Angus
  • Dundee
  • Fife
  • Forth Valley
  • Grampian
  • Perth and Kinross

Wales

Working with Disability Sport Wales, GOGA was delivered across:

  • Cardiff
  • Carmarthenshire and Powys
  • Ceredigion
  • Flintshire and Denbighshire
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf
  • Swansea, Newport and Conwy
  • Wrexham

GOGA’s lasting legacy

Together, these locations and our partners demonstrate the lasting legacy of Get Out Get Active. While every community looked different, each embraced the same inclusive approach, working with local people, breaking down barriers and creating opportunities for disabled and non-disabled people to be active together.

The learning, partnerships and inclusive practices developed through GOGA will continue to influence communities long after the programme comes to an end.

Take a look at GOGA’s impact, learning and resources here 

A final thank you

We’d like to thank everyone involved in Get Out Get Active over the last ten years.

Thank you to the programme’s founding funder Spirit of 2012 and additional investment from Sport England and London Marathon Foundation over the years.

Thank you to all our location partners, big and small. Your expertise, commitment and creativity made GOGA the great success that we can all reflect on so proudly today.

The GOGA approach and learning will continue to live on, informing and influencing Activity Alliance’s future work and programmes. It will support us and others to build a future where all disabled people feel they belong in sports and activities.