Use Your Energy is an Action Together programme funded by Sport England which aims to work with Tameside groups to engage and enable children and young people aged 5-18 years to become more active, more often. We have money to invest in your active ideas, up to £2,000! Your group can apply for the Use Your Energy funding to make your active idea a reality.
Due to the success of Use Your Energy in 2022 we have extended the programme with "Return to Play" to give even more children and young people an opportunity to be more active, more often!
What do we mean by an Active Idea?
A sustainable idea which helps children and young people who are currently less active to try something that will appeal and engage them to become more active. We understand that not everyone enjoys being part of a sports team or club, so we are looking to hear from groups about how we can support ideas to enable children and young people to become more engaged, more active and healthier whatever their skills or abilities.
Keeping active is a healthy habit that begins in childhood. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) recommends that children and young people do at least an hour’s activity every day: 30 minutes in school and 30 minutes outside of school. However, in Tameside and Bury, for example, less than a third of children and young people meet the 30 minutes daily target. (Greater Sport).
There are lots of ways we can become more active such as volunteering, walking, cycling, swimming, dancing, water sports, nature trails, conservation, gaming, home work-outs, boxing, skateboarding, scootering etc. Also there are lots of places that we can use to become active such as youth clubs, school clubs*, gym’s, parks and open spaces - even your local street!
If you have previously applied for Use Your Energy and can demonstrate that you want to create new activities for children and young people to move more, then you may apply again.
* A school group/club can apply but it must be for a new project/activity that is not currently part of the school curriculum and would need to focus on getting children and young people not currently active, being more active.
Use Your Energy Return to Play - Get that idea off the ground!
We are looking for new groups or enthusiastic individuals who have an idea in getting young people who are not currently active, more active, and need support in getting the idea off the ground.
Who can apply? Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector organisations based in or currently working in Tameside.
Please click
EXAMPLE Use Your Energy - Return to Play.docx (93.12 KB)for an example application form. We strongly encourage you to take a look at this form before you make your application.
Read our Use Your Energy Report 2019 -2024
Use Your Energy Project Report Final Electronic Version.pdf (4.63 MB).
Grant amount: Up to £2,000.
Application process: You can find the guidance notes and application form below:
Deadline: March 2025 or until fund is exhausted.
Contact information: For more information or support please contact Sandra Jackson - Email: sandra.jackson@actiontogether.org.uk, Tel 0161 339 2345 ext 4301.