DE23 Active on the BBC!

East Midlands Today

It was fabulous to see our DE23 Active programme being featured on BBC East Midlands Today earlier this month! If you missed it, you can watch it on our YouTube channel.

You can also read the accompanying BBC News article.

Radio Derby

Today (23 September), DE23 Active was also featured on BBC Radio Derby, both on the breakfast show with Becky Measures and on the Ian Skye show! Becky interviewed Shiraza, who started out as a participant and is now a coach, along with one of our DE23 Active Programme Leads, Helen Britten, and then there was a deeper dive into the programme on Ian's show.

We have compiled the recordings so that you can listen to them all together: DE23 Active on BBC Radio Derby 23/9/25

Or you can listen on BBC Sounds:

• Breakfast show with Becky Measures - DE23 Active is featured twice - at 1 hour 7 minutes into the show and then at 2 hours 7 minutes in.
• Ian Skye show - DE23 Active is featured at 1 hour 45 minutes into the show.

About DE23 Active

DE23 Active's mission is to help Derby's community of Normanton and Arboretum get active. We are passionate about working with the community to build a vibrant, inclusive and culturally specific space, where individuals of all ages can come together and enjoy a variety of activities, including football, chair-based exercise, chill and chai sessions and much more. 

DE23 Active is a coalition of community organisations, with Community Action Derby acting as the lead organisation.

You can find out more about the programme on our dedicated DE23 Active website: www.de23active.org.uk

You can also read about some of our DE23 Active success stories, including Shiraza's story, and find the yearly programme evaluation reports on the Our Impact page.