The Active Wellbeing Society

Who we are

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference – whether at an individual level or more widely.

By working collaboratively with communities we aim to bring about sustainable change on an social, environmental and economic level; to do the social knitting required to create stronger and more resilient communities and to support communities to identify, mitigate and remove the barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.

The Society was developed out of the successful Wellbeing Service set up by Birmingham City Council in June 2015.

Our Mission:

To knit social connections and systems, build resilience and improve wellbeing in communities where inequalities are the highest

Our Vision:

A society where we work together to co-create a future free from inequality. Where everyone can be happy, healthy and active.

Our culture and values

The Active Wellbeing Society is a community benefit society and cooperative working to build healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

We are grounded in the communities where inequalities are at their highest, and we work with them to tackle inequality and promote community development.

We want to help create a kind, inclusive society where resources are shared according to need. We recognise we all need to play our part in improving community wellbeing, including working together to meet our own wellbeing needs- including the need for food, physical activity and mental health.

We deliver a wide range of free activities and services aimed at improving wellbeing at an individual and community level. By working collaboratively with communities we aim to bring about sustainable change on a social, environmental and economic level. This will make communities more resilient, and remove barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.