{"id":2125,"date":"2026-09-28T10:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:30:45","slug":"community-engagement-for-canal-river-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/community-engagement-for-canal-river-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement, Programme Development, Project Management and Reporting for Canal & River Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The “Let’s Go Outdoors” initiative has demonstrably succeeded in fostering stronger family bonds with nature and boosting wellbeing by activating local canal spaces. Our evidence-based approach and community engagement have yielded positive outcomes for participants, effectively addressing a crucial need for accessible wellbeing activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key strength lies in our commitment to rigorous evaluation, allowing for continuous refinement and laying a solid foundation for expansion. Looking ahead, we’ve identified strategic opportunities to amplify our impact through targeted improvements: enhancing canal-side amenities, broadening activity awareness through a robust marketing strategy, deepening school partnerships, and proactively addressing accessibility in urban settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Deliverables<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Initial deliverables set by CRT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deliverable<\/td>Status<\/td><\/tr>
a. Relationship building<\/strong> – with families\/partners\/schools, who will help us to identify need and the people who would benefit most from taking part.<\/td>Delivered<\/td><\/tr>
b. Consultation and co-creation<\/strong> – with our identified target audiences to develop and trial a bespoke programme of nature connectedness activities. We see this as a \u2018test & learn\u2019 project which we can share with colleagues nationally.<\/td>Delivered<\/td><\/tr>
c. Delivery of trial Let\u2019s Go Outdoors –<\/strong> activity sessions in at least two outdoor locations, so that they can be evaluated and refined. Risk Assessments must be provided.<\/td>Delivered<\/td><\/tr>
d. Production of a series of web-based Let\u2019s Go Outdoors activities<\/strong> – all text, illustrations and design to be included. Web based activities will be housed on the Explorers website for downloading by families, schools and groups.<\/td>Delivered<\/td><\/tr>
e. An evaluation report assessing the suggested activities<\/strong> – using our Child & Youth Tool and the Nature Connectedness Index to measure impact. Support will be provided by our Research & Insight team.<\/td>Delivered<\/td><\/tr>
f.<\/strong> Training for staff and volunteers<\/strong> – on how to deliver the activities, including a webinar (to be recorded) and handouts.<\/td>Dates to be agreed<\/td><\/tr>
g. A detailed cost plan<\/strong> -for rolling out the Let\u2019s Go Outdoor activities which could be used in potential funding applications.<\/td>Delivered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Participant feedback demonstrates that all participants who completed pre- and post-session surveys identified an improvement in their wellbeing. Questions around connectedness to their local area, feelings of confidence, calm, and safety all showed improvements by the end of the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forthcoming large-scale rollout, with the CRT generously supported by Sport England, represents an exciting phase. “Let’s Go Outdoors” stands poised to make a substantial and lasting contribution to the health, wellbeing and appreciation of our canal environments for children and families across a wider reach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The “Let’s Go Outdoors” initiative has demonstrably succeeded in fostering stronger family bonds with nature and boosting wellbeing by activating local canal spaces. Our evidence-based approach and community engagement have yielded positive outcomes for participants, effectively addressing a crucial need for accessible wellbeing activities. A key strength lies in our commitment to rigorous evaluation, allowing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21,61],"class_list":["post-2125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-canal-river-trust","tag-peoples-postcode-lottery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2125"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2160,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125\/revisions\/2160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/139.59.113.186\/happyconfidentkids-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}