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Active Dales Keeping the Derbyshire Dales active. Our aim is to create a more vibrant and healthy place to live and work.

This is achieved by providing local opportunities for people to get active, get healthy and get involved thus increasing participation in getting started, staying and succeeding in sport, and physical activity. The provision of a diverse range of accessible sport, health and recreational activities and services helps to achieve this. Our aims are to :

- Increase participation in sport and physical activity for children, young people, adults and older people to create safer, stronger, healthier communities
- Develop a club / group network which provides quality and accessible sport and physical activity
- To promote / develop and sustain a quality, enthusiastic workforce
- To manage and develop existing and new or improved facilities

We work with a wide range of partners from the voluntary, public and private and community sector to provide a broad and diverse range of services. The aim is to widen opportunities for people living and working in the Derbyshire Dales to become more active, and by doing so, to improve their health, well-being and quality of life.

23/10/2026

Do you have a long term condition? Would you like to get more active but don't know where to start? Come and join us at our Move More Feel Better event and try some of our free activities to see what works for you. Activities vary from walking football to chair based and Pilates.
📅Wednesday 18th November 2026
⏰11am to 3pm
🌄 Arc Leisure Matlock
There will also be stalls with information from support services.
Bookings for tasters open 4th November!

New Wellbeing Walk!!This Friday at 10.30 will be the first meet up of our new walk starting from The Gothic Wharf next t...
21/10/2026

New Wellbeing Walk!!
This Friday at 10.30 will be the first meet up of our new walk starting from The Gothic Wharf next to Cromford Canal.
This will be a lovely supportive walk for anyone who would like to get out, meet others and enjoy a fairly low level walk around the Cromford area taking in nature and our surroundings.

No booking is required - just turn up and have a lovely accessible stroll (approx 1 hour) followed by refreshments.

** Urgent Update**Matlock 10.00am Saturday walk is CANCELLED for the foreseeable future. Please check the website for fu...
20/10/2026

** Urgent Update**
Matlock 10.00am Saturday walk is CANCELLED for the foreseeable future. Please check the website for future updates.

Take a look at the activities on offer this week 🌞😀⚽
18/10/2026

Take a look at the activities on offer this week 🌞😀⚽

It was a bit grey for our final Get Together Walk at Tissington this morning but as promised the sun came out when we ha...
14/10/2026

It was a bit grey for our final Get Together Walk at Tissington this morning but as promised the sun came out when we had finished. Thanks to all the walk leaders for supporting and leading the walks.

Did you know that we run a programme of led walks across the Derbyshire Dales, supporting local communities to maintain ...
13/10/2026

Did you know that we run a programme of led walks across the Derbyshire Dales, supporting local communities to maintain active lifestyles and improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

It's a great way of meeting new friends with the chance to socialise and enjoy refreshments either during or after the walk.

Our new guide is out with walks from October up until Christmas so why not look to see if there is a walk near you that you would like to join - we always welcome new walkers throughout the year!
Here is a link to our website with all up to date information -
https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/leisure/sports-and-health-activities/health-walks

New Class alert - A new chair based exercise class started in Ashbourne at Elim Church last week to great success. If yo...
12/10/2026

New Class alert - A new chair based exercise class started in Ashbourne at Elim Church last week to great success. If you want to improve your strength and balance, please get in touch.

Get Together Walk - WALK 4Wednesday 14th OctoberWalk 4 - This is a 6.5 mile walk led by our Ashbourne Wednesday Walk Lea...
11/10/2026

Get Together Walk - WALK 4
Wednesday 14th October

Walk 4 - This is a 6.5 mile walk led by our Ashbourne Wednesday Walk Leaders.
It will start with a brisk walk to Alsop station car park followed by a steep descent to Alsop en le dale where walkers can enjoy a lovely view of the historic church and valley. There is then a fairly steep climb before following a path through fields and woodland a more wonderful views. The route will then go through Parrish before taking the Limestone Way back to Tissington .
This walk includes some steep ascents and descents , stiles and the possibility of cows.
Meet from 10am for a 10.30 start
Tissington Trail Car park, Tissington

What's on this week with the Active Dales team? There is also our Get Together Walk from Tissington Trail Car park (tiss...
11/10/2026

What's on this week with the Active Dales team? There is also our Get Together Walk from Tissington Trail Car park (tissington) on Wednesday 14th October 10.30 start, 4 different levels of walks available.

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Bank Road
Matlock
DE43NN

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