Maldon Livewell Partnership Development
Creating a healthier and happier Maldon
Strengthening system leadership and collaborative action to improve health and wellbeing in Maldon
The Maldon Livewell Partnership Board continues to play a pivotal role in leading the district’s wider health and wellbeing agenda, with a shared focus on three core Livewell priorities: obesity and physical activity, mental health, and social isolation.
In 2025, Active Essex supported the Maldon Livewell Partnership Board through its role as Vice Chair, providing additional leadership capacity and strategic input. This support strengthened the board’s ability to connect partners, shape delivery, and maintain alignment with Maldon’s district priorities, ensuring a coordinated and responsive approach to improving outcomes for residents.
Active Essex played a key leadership role by acting as Vice Chair of the Maldon Livewell Partnership Board, supporting agenda setting, facilitating collaboration and ensuring physical activity and prevention remained central to district-wide discussions.
A key development supported by Active Essex was the evolution of the partnership’s subgroup into a task-focused working group. This smaller, more agile group of committed partners now meets regularly to progress a shared action plan, respond to emerging challenges, and maintain momentum between board meetings. This structure has enabled clearer accountability, more focused delivery, and more meaningful updates when the full partnership meets.
Active Essex also strengthened system alignment across Mid Essex, ensuring local work in Maldon connects into wider strategic priorities and learning.
Key contributions to Active Essex KPIs
- Shared learning: Partners actively using action learning approaches to share challenges and co-develop solutions
- Further reach: Increased awareness of local funding, support offers and opportunities through Maldon District Council and Find Your Active Maldon
- Empowering partners: Improved confidence and capability of partners to share messages within their own networks
- Co-ownership: Stronger collective ownership of Livewell priorities and action planning
Partnerships Involved:
- Active Essex
- Maldon District Council
- Social Prescribers
- Essex Child and Wellbeing Service
- Maldon CVS
Key Learnings
Transitioning from a broad subgroup to a task-focused working group demonstrated that a smaller set of committed partners can progress actions more efficiently. This approach improved clarity, strengthened accountability, and enabled more responsive planning against district priorities.
Active Essex has helped shape a learning culture across the Maldon Livewell Partnership and wider local system. By modelling reflective practice, encouraging open discussion and creating space for shared problem-solving, partners have felt more confident to share challenges, reflect on what works (and what doesn’t), and connect with others facing similar issues.
This cultural shift has led to more meaningful conversations, stronger cross-sector relationships and improved coordination, ultimately supporting more effective delivery of health and wellbeing support to Maldon residents.
The next phase is to transition the partnership’s action plan into active, on-the-ground delivery. This will turn strategic intent into measurable impact, ensuring tangible benefits for Maldon residents aligned to Livewell priorities.
