A NEW scheme to help tackle obesity in Hampshire's children has been launched.

Fair Oak-based ActiveMe 360 are a Social Enterprise on a mission to change lives by improving health and wellbeing using the power of physical activity, sport and education.

The school Sport and PE provider has re-launched their project ‘Operation Active Hampshire’. This funded project will see the company invest over 10,000 hours of physical education and school sport delivery by 2025, engaging over 25,000 children.

The project comes in response to the impact COVID-19 has had on the wellbeing of children across Hampshire, the project has already seen 1,487 hours invested across 14 schools.

It will see ActiveMe 360 invest 10,000 hours of physical education and school sport delivery by 2025, engaging over 25,000 children.

The project aims to support primary schools to improve the physical, mental and social wellbeing of their children, provide high quality national curriculum PE and School Sport, support school 'PE, School Sport & Physical Activity' and 'Health & Wellbeing' strategies, and provide an effective and efficient PPA solution to support teachers in their mission to catch children up on missed education.

The project is open to all Primary Schools in Hampshire, who can apply by completing a short application form on the ActiveMe 360 website.

Co-Founder and director of ActiveMe 360, Joe Taylor, said: “Operation Active Hampshire is driven by our mission, with our sole aim of using physical activity to improve health and wellbeing of children across Hampshire.

"We want to make sure that all schools are aware of this funding which removes financial barriers to children taking part in regular, high quality physical activity and education.

“During lockdown almost 1/3 children were classed as in-active. It’s our responsibility to do all we can to reverse the damage done and give children the best chance of having happy, active childhoods.”