Impact Reports

Fit for Surgery and Beyond: Supporting Patients on the Waiting List SASP and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust have been working together to support people awaiting hip and knee replacement surgery through the Fit for Surgery and Beyond programme. Developed for patients on the waiting list, the six week programme focused on improving cardiovascular fitness and strength to help people feel better prepared for surgery and recovery. Thirteen participants took part overall, engaging either through ...

Move More Together was a one-to-one support programme developed by SASP, created to help inactive adults over 50 regain confidence, reconnect with physical activity and enjoy the benefits of movement and social connection. At the heart of the initiative, trained volunteers are matched with participants to support them gently back into being active. We saw participants achieve this in so many ways with activities taking place at home with exercise bands, in the garden, outside on a walk and in community ...

Move 2 Independence (M2I), developed by SASP, is helping people across Somerset get back to living well at home following a hospital stay. By focusing on movement, confidence and personal goals, the service empowers people to return to the activities they want, need and enjoy. Since its launch, M2I has supported over 500 participants, delivering more than 1,300 face-to-face movement sessions in the home and community. The impact has been significant: 82% uptake in the programme 97% ...

Somerset Health Walks: Another Year of Moving Together April 2024 – March 2025 Somerset Health Walks continue to support people across the county to move more, feel better and stay connected through simple, welcoming walks in local communities and have been doing so for almost 30 years. Designed to be inclusive and accessible, our Health Walks help remove barriers to physical activity, particularly for people living with long-term health conditions or those who may feel isolated or less ...

Over the school holidays thousands of children in Somerset benefit from the Happy Healthy Holidays (HHH) programme, managed by SASP in partnership with Somerset Council. HHH offers free holiday clubs full of activities, healthy food, and fun for children eligible for benefits related free school meals (FSM), including those with additional needs. The Impact It’s Making Here’s a snapshot of what HHH has delivered and how it’s changing lives: Thousands of children reached ...

Opening Schools Facilities was a £57m Department for Education investment programme. It ran from 2022 - 2025 to meet the goals of the Government's School Sport and Activity Action Plan. The funding was distributed in small grants to a number of priority schools based on schools in areas of deprivation where activity levels were low and schools focused on children and young people with additional special educational needs and disabilities. SASP worked with 24 schools across Somerset to open ...

Tracey Sweetland’s Impact as SASP Sport Welfare Officer We continue to support safer, more inclusive sport across the county through the work of our Sport Welfare Officer, Tracey Sweetland. Since being in post (2024), Tracey has been central to helping local sports clubs, club volunteers and safeguarding officers enhance welfare practices and safeguarding provisions for children, young people, and adults across Somerset. Working with the South West region of Sports Partnerships, we ...

This Girl Can and Our Ambassadors Making Activity More Accessible for All We proudly champion women’s active lifestyles working with This Girl Can; a Sport England initiative that celebrates and supports the many real ways women get active. Supported by National Lottery funding, the campaign combats barriers to participation by promoting the message that every way of moving counts. The programme encourages women to integrate activity into everyday life, whether cycling to work, trying ...

Tackling Inequalities Through Sport: The Together Fund’s Legacy in Somerset The Together Fund was a continuation of the Tackling Inequalities Fund (TIF) that was set up in April 2020 as part of Sport England's initiative, designed to help the sport and physical activity sector through the coronavirus crisis. We were proud to share the impact of the Together Fund. This fund prioritised groups identified through national insight as facing barriers to physical activity, including lower ...

Beat the Street has been transforming communities across Somerset since 2020, inspiring thousands of people to get active, explore their local areas and enjoy time outdoors together. Somerset is proud to have hosted 4 games over the years, with the initial programme starting in Bridgwater, and then in Taunton in 2021, Yeovil in 2022 and more recently Shepton Mallet & Wells in 2023, engaging more than 18,500 residents and generating over 243,000 miles of active travel collectively. Delivered ...

School Streets is an initiative that sees the road outside a school become a temporary pedestrianised and cycle area during the 'school run' (morning and afternoon dropoff/collection). The programme has also been shown to deliver healthier, safer and more connected communities. By reducing traffic congestion and air pollution, they create calmer environments where children can travel actively and parents feel reassured about safety. According to national reporting, schools involved in similar ...

Jump & Thrive is designed to help young people navigate the often-daunting move from primary to secondary school. With schools facing rising challenges around attendance, exclusions and emotional regulation, Jump & Thrive offers a proactive, trauma informed response that places relationships, safety and consistency at its core. It combines predictable routines, safe spaces, trusted adult support and movement based activities to help students regulate emotions and prepare for learning. Jump ...