Find Your Active Maldon
Helping residents find their active
Strengthening local partnerships to maximise community impact
Our partnership with Maldon District Council has been a real highlight this year. Through strong collaboration and match funding from Find Your Active Maldon, we were able to support an additional five local projects during the Find Your Active Small Grants round, something that would not have been possible otherwise.
This joint approach demonstrates the power of partnership working, enabling greater reach, shared resources and stronger support for community organisations across the Maldon district.
Working closely with Maldon District Council, Active Essex helped unlock additional funding that expanded the reach of the Find Your Active Small Grants programme. By aligning local insight with Active Essex’s strategic support, the partnership ensured funding was targeted toward organisations working with communities most in need.
This collaboration has been one of our greatest achievements this year, not only increasing the number of organisations supported, but also strengthening local capacity and confidence across the network.
Active Essex played a key role in supporting the Find Your Active Maldon network by providing guidance and insight as part of the funding panel, helping to shape informed and balanced funding decisions. We also signposted organisations to additional funding opportunities where appropriate and connected them to wider learning and development support. By working closely with the network and drawing on its strong local knowledge, we helped ensure that funding was targeted effectively and reached organisations supporting communities with the greatest need.
This support improved the overall quality of applications and strengthened confidence within the local voluntary and community sector.
The project was delivered in partnership with Maldon District Council, whose local insight and collaboration were central to the success of the Find Your Active Maldon initiative.
Key Learnings
The value of strong local partnerships
Working closely with Maldon District Council proved essential in reaching the right organisations...
Funding sustainability
Supporting organisations to diversify income streams and plan for long‑term remains.
Monitoring and evaluation
Collecting partner and participant surveys was sometimes difficult.
As a result of Active Essex’s support, local organisations have grown in confidence and capability, with stronger collaboration and information sharing across the Active Maldon Network. This has also led to increased awareness of further funding and learning opportunities beyond the initial grant, helping organisations think longer term about their development and sustainability.
Active Essex will continue working in partnership to:
- Reduce inactivity levels across Maldon District
- Support organisations helping people become more physically active
- Strengthen positive attitudes towards physical activity for children and young people
- Build on the legacy of Beat the Street
- Narrow inequalities faced by underrepresented groups through inclusive, community‑led approaches
Through collaboration, shared learning and targeted support, we aim to create lasting impact and help more people lead healthier, more active lives.
