Do you organise physical activity or sport in Brighton & Hove?
Would you like more members, coaches or volunteers?
Do you need training, funding or any other kind of help?
Then let us know about it by taking part in the most comprehensive survey of physical activity and sport ever carried out in the City.
Active For Life is funded by Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton & Hove City Teaching Primary Care Trust to support local activity groups. As well as telling us how we can support you, the survey will result in the creation of an online community directory which is just one way that we aim to get more people, more active, more often.
Inclusion in the database is completely free. You can choose whether details of your activity are kept confidentially by Active For Life or are available to the general public.
To find out more, including the benefits of registering, please use the links below.
What is the Active For Life directory?
How will Active For Life be improved?
What’s in it for me?
How do I get in the new directory?
Is there an alternative to filling out the form online?
What information about my group will be included in the directory?
Do I need to complete the form if I’m already listed in the Active For Life directory?
Should I complete the form if I’m not looking for new members?
Should I complete the form if I don’t want to be in the directory at all?
How will people find out about my activity?
What will happen after I send you my form?
Who can I contact if I have any other questions?
How will the information I give be handled and protected?
Who can be in the Active For Life directory and who can’t?
What is the Active For Life directory?
The original Active For Life directory was first published in 1996 by Brighton & Hove City Council Sports Development Team. The current edition, only available in print, contains details of 350 different types of sports and physical activities in the City and the organisations that run them. These are widely available throughout the City. If you’d like a copy, please contact Sports Development 01273 292724 or Contact Us by email
Many thousands of adults in Brighton & Hove rely on the directory to find out what’s going on in their local area and how to get involved.
It’s a brilliant and much-loved resource. Now, with funding from Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton & Hove City Primary Care Trust, it’s going to be bigger and better than ever before
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How will Active For Life be improved?
The new Active For Life directory:
- Will be on-line so it can be kept up to date and accessed from anywhere
- Will include activities for young people as well as adults
- Will make it easier for people to find activities in their area that match their requirements e.g. parking, bus route, disabled access, cost, women-only
People who visit the website to use the directory will also find:
- A dedicated young people’s section, with games and interactivity
- An events diary
- Tips, links and calculators related to active lifestyles and healthy living
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What’s in it for me?
Maybe you’d like new members or participants, new coaches or volunteers? Perhaps you’re working towards a quality mark or need advice on Child Protection procedures or insurance? Do you have plans for developing your activity but aren’t sure where the funding might come from? Would you simply like to know who else is out there so you can share resources, expertise or training?
Locally and nationally, a lot is being done to promote physical activity – encouraging more people to get involved and acknowledging the vital role that providers like yourselves play in creating healthier communities. If you’re in the directory, you will be the first to hear about opportunities and support as it becomes available.
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How do I get in the new directory?
To be included, simply fill out the form.
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Is there an alternative to filling out the form online?
Because this is an online directory, we need the information in electronic format.
We have tried to make the form as friendly as possible and you should only need to complete it once. After that we will contact you for simple updates.
However, support is at hand! If, for any reason, you cannot complete the form yourself, please contact Active For Life on 01273 292724 or Contact Us by email. We will arrange for the form to be filled in with the information you provide over the phone.
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Do I need to complete the form if I’m already listed in the Active For Life directory?
Please do! Some of the information we’re asking for is new. We also need it in this format for the on-line version of the directory and to be able to identify any support needs you tell us about
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Should I complete the form if I’m not looking for new members?
Yes please! For a number of reasons: firstly, you’ll be helping us to build the ‘big picture’ about the current provision of sport and physical activity; secondly, you may want more members in the future and thirdly, in the meantime, you can tell us about any other plans or needs you have that we may be able to help with e.g. training, funding, publicity etc.
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Should I complete the form if I don’t want to be in the directory at all?
Yes, please! The first question on the form asks if you want to be in the directory. If you answer “No” but complete the rest of the form, we will keep your information as strictly confidential. It will not be made public or shared with anyone else. But it is still very valuable information. It will be used to analyse the needs of activity organisers and to provide the right kind of support in the future (training, funding, advice, information etc). We may use your contact details to let you know about such opportunities but we will not share your details with anyone else.
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How will people find out about my sessions?
The web site and the directory will be widely publicised. People will be able to search for activities by type, location, age group, user group, cost etc. They will only be able to see the information that you authorise us to publish on your behalf. We will contact you from time to time to see if your information needs to be updated.
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What will happen after I send you my form?
We will contact you to verify that the information you have given us is correct and legitimate. The information you have authorised for publication will be made publicly available on the Active For Life website www.activeforlife.org.uk
Information that you mark as ‘confidential’, using the check boxes on the form, will not be made public via the website or any other means. This information will be used to analyse local need and provide the right kind of support in the future (training, funding, advice, information etc)
We will send you a copy of the information you have sent us, to your email address - for you to check and keep for your records. If you have made a mistake or left something out contact Active For Life on 01273 292724 or Contact Us by email.
Active For Life reserves the right not to publish details of activities or groups that do not meet the requirements of our Inclusion Policy
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Who can I contact if I have any other questions?
Active For Life on 01273 292724 or Contact Us by email.
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How will the information I give be handled and protected?
Brighton & Hove City Primary Care Trust and Brighton & Hove City Council are both registered under the Data Protection Act. Information held on computer about any individual or organisation is available for inspection by that individual or organisation representative. Information marked as ‘confidential’ will not be shared with others. Information marked as ‘public’ will be available on the internet, in printed directories and may be shared with partner organisations.
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Who can be in the Active For Life directory and who can’t?
The Active For Life directory includes information about community sports and physical activities that are available to residents of Brighton & Hove City. The directory will not include:
- purely profit-making organisations who do not offer services for the particular benefit of the community or general public;
- organisations whose base is outside Brighton & Hove unless they have an active local branch;
- information which is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or harms minors in any way;
- information which impersonates any person or entity or infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other rights of any party.
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What information about my group will be included in the directory?
If you chose to be in the directory, the information you provide will help people decide whether your activity is what they are looking for. They also need to be able to contact you. Some groups require more privacy than others so throughout the form, where potentially sensitive information is requested, you will be asked whether you wish this information to be 'Public' or 'Confidential'. Please indicate your choice by checking one or the other option in each section.
For information that is considered non sensitive the public or confidential option is not included.
If you have any queries please contact Active For Life on 01273 292724 or Contact Us by email.
If you indicate that you do not wish to be included in the directory at all, all the information you provide will be treated as confidential.
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Active for Life has the right to refuse any entry and remove entries without prior notification.
