Our Pledges
Support for causes and organisations important to us.
Showing our support
Here are the causes and organisations we currently pledge our support to. These are a mix of national and local initiatives all of which enable us to demonstrate our values and commitment to our strategy.


Our commitment to environmental sustainability
We have signed the Active Partnerships' commitment to building a movement for environmental sustainability.
Find out more about what we are doing and how we can support your organisation.
Our commitment to racial inequality
We have signed the Active Partnerships Network’s commitment to tackling racism and racial inequality.
Find out what we are doing for equity, diversity and inclusion and how we can support your organisation.

Safe Ageing No Discrimination
SAND abbreviates Safe Ageing No Discrimination and they work to improve experiences of older and old LGBT+ people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.
In order to better understand the barriers and challenges people face and to give our support, we have signed their EMBRACE Covenant.
The Energize team took part in a workshop with SAND and heard about the fear and discrimination that exists for older LGBT+ people.
We are actioning the five commitments of their EMBRACE covenant; these are:
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1. Commit to providing the best possible quality services for older and old LGBT+ people
We will encourage all groups and organisations we work with and/or fund which support older and old people to have an awareness and understanding of issues facing LGBT+ people.
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2. Commit to learning what life can be – and has been – like for different LGBT+ people.
We will seek out people with lived experience who can help us understand what we can do to further support LGBT+ people. We will undertake relevant training online, and in person, where possible.
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3. Commit to vocally and visually supporting groups working with and for older and old LGBT+ people
We will include support for relevant national and local campaigns in our marketing. We will promote good examples of engagement with LGBT+ people in physical activity or sport.
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4. Commit to creating meaningful opportunities for LGBT+ people and groups to ‘influence’ what you do
We will investigate how best to create meaningful opportunities to enable our work and approaches to our work to be influenced and supported by LGBT+ people and groups. -
5. Commit to assess and evidence work carried out to engage LGBT+ people (within the group/organisation and outside it)
We will review at least once a year our work to support and champion older and old LGBT+ people.
Taking Steps
We have purchased ‘Inclusive’ (rainbow stripe) lanyards for our Elevate postural stability instructors to wear when delivering strength and balance falls prevention classes to people aged 60+ in Shropshire.


Supporting others
Our Office Manager, Helen Madden, (pictured left on first row) is trained by SAND to share learning and facilitate conversations with colleagues, to support our work and the campaign to EMBRACE A Culture of Inclusion across the county.
Armed Forces Covenant
We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to demonstrate our support for the Armed Forces Community in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. Our CEO, Pete Ezard (pictured far left), signed the covenant alongside other organisations across Shropshire. We work with the local Armed Forces Outreach Support Service to inform our work and recruitment.
