Big Health Day 14th June 2024

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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 “Our Annual Big Health Day will be back for the 16th time on Friday 14th June at Oxstalls Sports Centre in Gloucester.

As always, the day will offer the chance to participate in a wide range of inclusive sports and activities, from Age Uk, Advocacy, Samaritans, Help the Heroes, Forces Hub, Therapy dogs, REMAP, Podiatry, Diabetic Nurses, Volunteering Opportunities Via Dance to walking rugby, boccia to Powerchair Football. Visitors can try golf, tennis, cycling and snooker (among many other activities) and learn about sailing for the disabled or girl guiding.

We’ll also welcome back a wide range of static displays from fire and ambulance services, The Music Works, Veterans Outreach Van, , a DigiBus (which promotes digital literacy and online safety), and a wide range of 120 + stands and stalls from services and organisations across the county.

Around 1,500 people enjoyed the event on a very hot June day last year – you can see a summary of the day and a short video about last year’s event Big Health > Glos Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust (ghc.nhs.uk)

The day is organised by our Trust’s Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team, in partnership with a wide range of external organisations and stakeholders including Active Gloucestershire, Active Impact, Freedom Leisure, Gloucestershire Deaf Association, Building Circles, Goals Beyond Grass, Hartpury College, Inclusion Gloucestershire, RevoLOOtion ( mobile changing places), Orchard Trust, PohWER (advocacy) Sailing 4 Disabled, Scrubditch Care Farm, Adapted Bikes and Trikes and Wiggly Worm (now Wiggly).”

Contact info

  • 0300 421 3864
  • simon.shorrick@ghc.nhs.uk
  • Simon Shorrick

Health Facilitation Team, Invista, The NHS Training Hub, Ermin Street, Brockworth, Gloucester GL3 4HP


Inclusion statement

  • This 16th Big Health Day welcomes everyone. This ia an inclusive event.
  • We have made many reasonable adjustments. Oxstalls is an accessible venue.
  • We welcome disabled participants to all our workshops, inclusive sports activities and facilities within Oxstalls.
  • We welcome people getting in touch to discuss specific requirements to better enable you to support your participation.