Community and Wellbeing: Active Lives, Healthier and Stronger Communities
We want to help our residents lead healthy, active and enjoyable lives and that means making sure they have access to opportunities to exercise and keep fit.
Of utmost importance is to deliver a new Farnborough Leisure Centre that is viable and affordable and we are working hard to bring this forward as soon as we can.
We continue to increase our popular programme of community and cultural events for all, to make Rushmoor a place where everyone feels at home, including hosting the 2026 National Armed Forces Day in June 2026.
We are also working with partners to address health issues and improve access to mental health support.
Priorities for this theme
Make sure all residents have access to opportunities for physical exercise including a new leisure centre in Farnborough
Enable a programme of community and cultural activities that engages everyone and improves feelings of belonging
Work with partners to address health inequalities and improve awareness of mental health
Work with the community and voluntary sector to support residents and deliver priorities
Action plan for these priorities
Activity
Outputs
Make sure all residents have access to opportunities for physical exercise including a new leisure centre in Farnborough
New Farnborough leisure centre
Continue the Active in Rushmoor campaign, with targeted outreach to increase community offers
Work in partnership to promote and support physical activity opportunities across Rushmoor with a specific emphasis on areas of deprivation and inactivity
Work with health partners to promote new and existing ways in which green space can be used to improve the health and wellbeing of communities
Deliver ‘Feel Good Fridays’ events to promote activity and wellbeing
New Farnborough leisure. centre completed and open
Delivery of ‘Active in Rushmoor’ campaign in Rushmoor (summer 2026 and beyond).
Increased physical activity offers from local organisations as a result of ‘Active in Rushmoor’.
Implementation of ‘Feel Good Fridays’ initiative.
Enable a programme of community and cultural activities that engages everyone and improves feelings of belonging
Develop and implement a partnership-led cohesion programme of work, embedded within the Rushmoor Together plan
Deliver Rushmoor Together partnership plan
Work with faith groups and armed forces partners to understand better community needs and support wellbeing
Develop and deliver a borough-wide leisure and business events calendar on council website to promote community, council, business, skills, and education events all in one place
Host the 2026 National Armed Forces Day
Community cohesion events delivered
Rushmoor Together programmes successfully implemented
‘Farnborough Together Churches Group’ established and active
2026 National Armed Forces Day hosted successfully
Online events calendar created
Work with partners to address health inequalities and improve awareness of mental health
Promote health and wellbeing opportunities
Organise and deliver a men’s mental health day
Develop and promote cost-of-living support through community initiatives
Support older, vulnerable residents and reduce social isolation
Support mental health projects through the Rushmoor Together plan
Promote healthy weights in children at local schools
Health and wellbeing events delivered, including men’s mental health day
Warm hub events delivered as part of cost-of-living support
Wellbeing being walks held to help increase social interaction and reduce isolation
Live Longer Better programme delivered successfully
Work with the community and voluntary sector to support residents and deliver priorities
Explore opportunities to implement a Civil Society Covenant to formalise collaboration with Voluntary, Community and Social.
Enterprise (VCSE) groups
Explore opportunities to develop a voluntary and community hub at the council offices
Develop and deliver a Young People’s Plan supported by community grants and increase youth engagement by expanding opportunities through existing youth clubs and working with schools, including debates and open days
Deliver local community grants programmes including the Rushmoor Community lottery and Supporting Communities grants
Work with partners to support all residents and communities and build a shared sense of belonging
Charity/veterans hub operating, progressing options for charity and veteran’s hubs
Refreshed Young People’s Plan
Deliver open days and school debates at council offices
Our delivery plan
This page is part of our delivery plan, where we have five priority themes for 2026-28.
Of utmost importance is to deliver a new Farnborough Leisure Centre that is viable and affordable and we are working hard to bring this forward as soon as we can.