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Making everyday active in Dartford
We're currently seeking an Everyday Active Champion for Dartford. If you'd like to help increase awareness of local opportunities and help encourage more people to become active in Dartford, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to Yasmin via the link. In the meantime, here are a selection of opportunities to help you and your family get active in and around Dartford.
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Walk and Talk Groups (Dartford)
The Walk and Talk groups across Dartford are organised by the One You Kent team, in partnership with Dartford Borough Council. These free weekly health walks are led by trained...
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We are fortunate to have 2 parkruns within the borough: Dartford parkrun and Dartford Heath parkrun. Bring the whole family and enjoy a walk, jog or run every Saturday morning at 9am. If you don't fancy running, then you can always volunteer and help cheer everyone on!
parkwalk has arrived!
For 18 years parkruns have been taking place all over the world on a Saturday morning, with the idea that you can turn up and run, jog or walk 5km...
Jo Fraser WiseEvent Director Mote Park parkrun and proud parkwalker
What's going on in Dartford
Head in the Game – Community Hour
The Community Hour is Head In The Game’s newest initiative, designed to make mental health support accessible, community-centred, and directly impactful.
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Healthy Living Centre Dartford
Lots of fabulous opportunities to be active at the Healthy Living Centre in Dartford!
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parkrun
parkrun organise free, weekly, 5km timed community events that are open to everyone. There are 24 parkruns and 13 junior parkruns across Kent & Medway.
Dartford junior parkrun
A free, fun and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds).
FREE Park Tennis – Ebbsfleet
Practice your skills and enjoy free exercise in Ebbsfleet with Free Park Tennis!
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BetterPoints App
Track your activity with the Better Points app and earn rewards for walking, wheeling, running or cycling.
The Joy of junior parkrun
The best start to a Sunday is seeing children and families getting active around Central Park with big smiles on their faces.
Stuart McTeerCo-Event Director, Dartford junior parkrun
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Mind Magic: Growing strong inside and out!
Carefully designed workshops for young people to build skills.
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Steady Strong and Able – Timetable
Wellbeing classes helping you stay independent, strong and mobile.
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Gentle Exercises for Over 55s
A local exercise class welcoming all abilities for our over 55s community
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The Big Bike Revival
The Big Bike Revival from Cycling UK aims to make cycling accessible to everyone. There are regular Big Bike Revival events taking place across Kent and everyone is welcome to get involved.
Getting active and staying safe
Are you thinking about getting active or looking for a new activity to add to your daily or weekly routine? How do you make sure a club or activity provider...
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Benefits of…walking
The benefits of walking are almost endless, and whether you used to walk regularly, have no experience of walking for exercise, or even if you're living with mobility issues, walking can provide real benefits for your health and welbeing.
Couch to walking 5k
If you want to get more active in your everyday life, but don’t know where to start, go for a walk! From starting with just 10 steps to working up...
Active 10 Walking Routes – Dartford
Dartford has a busy, vibrant town centre. Just a stone’s throw from the hustle and bustle of the centre, Central Park provides a calm getaway, a well-presented and maintained park.
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Walk and Talk Groups (Dartford)
The Walk and Talk groups across Dartford are organised by the One You Kent team, in partnership with Dartford Borough Council. These free weekly health walks are led by trained...
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Man v Fat Football
Man v Fat Football encourages men who want to lose weight to take part in a sport where they can become healthier both physically and mentally whilst enjoying the beautiful game.
Kent Community Cycle Clubs
Community Cycle Clubs are at the heart of Cycling UK's programme to bring about sustained change and to encourage more people to cycle.
Get fit for free – outdoor gyms
Have you made a promise to yourself be more active? Lots of us join a gym and plan to get fit, but after a few months we lose interest. There...
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Couch to Fitness App
We know a lot of people want to feel fitter and want to find activities they can do from the comfort of their home – Couch to Fitness is a...
Family Fit – Couch to Fitness
Enjoy getting fit as a family from the comfort of your home by following these fun online workouts that are suitable for all levels and ages and are flexible to...
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One You Kent
‘Healthy changes start with little changes’ – that’s the message from the Better Health campaign, which is being supported by One You Kent services to help people to lose weight...
Every Body Moves
A fresh campaign to connect disabled people with more opportunities to get active than ever before.
Exercise Referral Schemes
Exercise referral schemes taking place in various locations across Kent.
Junior parkrun
Junior parkrun organise free, weekly, 2km timed community events that are open to everyone. There are 15 junior parkruns across Kent & Medway.
Only show me:
These free weekly health walks are led by trained volunteer walk leaders and are open to all ages and abilities. The short social walks last around an hour and are great for people getting little or no exercise, recovering or suffering from an illness, or lacking in confidence. Just turn up dressed for the weather, including comfortable footwear.