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Healthy City Week 2011
Carlisle hosted the first Healthy City Week in October 2011. The
week proved a great success and over 2900 people directly
participated. A range of partners contributed, engaged and
participated in the week, to make it the success it was.
The week provided a platform to showcase the good work happening
in the district and help us to shape future work, building on
the three core healthy city themes.
Healthy City Week events took place between Monday, 17 October
2011 and Sunday, 23 October 2011.
Facts and figures
- There were over 1400 webpage views over the month leading up
to, and including, Healthy City Week. Most were in the lead up to
the week, between the 10th-17th October.
- 322 Children and Young people produced, took part in or watched
the Healthy Living Theatre production - putting key messages across
to a different audience. This also linked into their school
education assessment criteria and allowed the older students to
generate a portfolio and final performance for assessment
approval.
- Feedback sheets were provided at Core events. All feedback was
very positive and encouraging "...very useful event...", "...well
thought out and presented", "I made brilliant links to use with the
young people I work with. Very useful" and "Thank you, certainly
learned a few points to take away and think about in future
decisions."
- Approximately 1500 people were active in Carlisle Leisure
facilities during Healthy City week, with 191 new participants
trying sessions during the week.
Primary school children in a year 3 class wrote letters
following the performance thanking the older pupils for their
performance;
"I will start eating more fruit and veg and try to stop
eating as many sweets, salty and fatty foods."
"Thank you for coming and telling us how to get fit and
healthy... I enjoyed it, it was really fun."
This feedback highlighted the key messages were captured by the
children