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Big Health Day: Friday 13th June 2025
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Big Health Day is an annual event for people with a physical or learning disability, sensory loss or mental health support needs. It aims to be a fun and inclusive event which encourages people to participate in sport, physical exercise and social activities and to engage with services and organisations which can provide support.
About Big Health Day
Big Health Day celebrated its 16th anniversary in 2024 with over with 1,500 people attending and more than 100 stallholders, along with static vehicles, activities on Plock Court Field, inclusive sports activities, interactive workshops and dozens of volunteers from Hartpury College, University of Gloucestershire, Dene Magna School and Inclusion Gloucestershire giving up their time to make the day happen.
14 inclusive and interactive sporting activities
With our links to Inclusive sports organisations, Active Gloucestershire co-ordinated 14 Inclusive and interactive sporting activities which included:
- Adapted Short tennis
- Spike Ball
- Boccia
- Powerchair Football
- Golf
- Adapted bikes and trikes
- Longlevens Mixed Ability Rugby
- Inclusive football
- Cricket
Visitors were also able to visit the private and voluntary organisations creating awareness of activities and voluntary work including:
- Therapy Dogs Nationwide
- The Music Works
- Gig Buddies
- Artshape
- Digibus
- Veterans Outreach Bus
- Kingfisher Treasure Seekers
- Inclusion Gloucestershire Scrubditch Farm Animals
- Girlguiding
- Circus skills
- Sailing for the Disabled
- Assistive Technology
- Wiggly (cooking workshops)
- Drama Sessions
- Active Impact Marquee
- Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
- GDR Solutions First Aid Service
- Mounted Police Horses`
- RevoLOOtion (mobile loos)
- and not forgetting Mr Whippy and his highly valued Ice Cream Van
Among the many health and social care stalls was information on:
- Annual health checks
- Easy read information and resources
- Learning Disability teams
- Children and Young People Services
- Post Covid Syndrome Service
- Community Dental Services
- Podiatry
- Community Diabetic Services
- Community and Social Inclusion Team
- Gloucester City Social Prescribing Teams
- County Council Employment teams
- and many more amazing local organisations in Gloucestershire
Our Trust’s Charity Funds assisted to provide funding for 400 Health Goodie bags.
For accessibility information – please see Big Health > Glos Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
