Healthy Living Wessex and Weymouth and Portland Housing
Sport England has enabled Healthy Living Wessex (HLW) to work directly with Weymouth and Portland Housing, helping them to improve the physical and mental well-being of their workforce. Healthy Living Wessex believes that the success of the project has largely been down to the recruitment of Workplace Health Champions, staff who plan and promote the health project and activities within the workplace. It is the champions’ enthusiasm and commitment that ensures that the company continues to offer a range of healthy activities and events that are appealing to the workforce. Already, the company has seen a 4.5% decrease in their sickness absence rates and an increase in the number of employees taking regular exercise.

Activities during the first year of this Active Workplaces project have included encouragement to cycle to meetings, a walking challenge and a range of taster sessions, such as belly dancing, line dancing, Pilates and Fit ball to name but a few. Read more about the project.

Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy



Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour are widely recognised as the finest sailing waters in the UK.

The aim of the Academy is to promote the sport of sailing at all levels of competence and ability, through courses, training and events for the whole community, including those with disabilities.

This capital project is helping to promote a sustainable Olympic legacy and continued economic and social prosperity for the Region.

Read more about WPNSA (updated)

Bournemouth HealthLink
Sport England, through Active Dorset, has played a key role in HealthLink's development and made a valuable contribution with advice and guidance specific to physical activity provision. We have advised how the project can effectively contribute towards Sport England’s target of 1% of the population participating in sport. The HealthLink project won the Dorset and Somerset NHS Awards 2006.

Learn more about HealthLink

Kings Park - Skateboarding Park, Bournemouth
The park has brought skaters together as a group and there has been a reduction in anti-social behaviour and an increase in skate related activity – but not in the wrong places! The ‘SK8’ park has proved to be very popular with skaters, coming from far and wide, to ride the bowls and street style ramps, steps and grind rails.

Read more on the Skateboarding initiative

Active Dorset e-News
Through core funding, advice and support, Sport England enabled Active Dorset County Sports Partnership to develop and evolve their communication and marketing plan, the main thrust of which is their successful e-newsletter, Active Dorset e-News.

Read more on e-News