We Move She Moves has received a community grant from Tesco’s Bags of Help to help encourage more women into running.
Bags of Help is run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork, and sees grants raised from the sale of carrier bags awarded to thousands of local community projects every year. Since launching in 2015, it’s provided more than £56 million to over 16,000 local community projects.
The grant will be used to subsidise Learn to Run courses in Potters Bar and Shenley. Learn to Run is an eight week course aimed at total beginners who want to build their running confidence in a safe and friendly environment. The course is aimed at those who have always wanted to get running but have felt they were not fit enough, fast enough or strong enough. Participants are gently introduced to running before the intensity increases over the weeks.
Councillor Caroline Clapper, Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Health, said: “Learn to Run is a great course that enables people to get fit and enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle at a pace that suits them. Thanks to the Bags of Help community grant scheme, we are able to open this up to residents in Potters Bar and Shenley at a reduced cost for the first time.
“If you’d like to get running, but anxious about starting, then I’d encourage you to book on to this course. It’s a friendly and inclusive running club, so you’ll get fit and have a great time too!”
To find out more visit www.wemoveshemoves.me.uk