This Girl Can – She Moves Nottingham Awards returns for 2026!

Exciting news! Active Nottingham is thrilled to be backing the This Girl Can – She Moves Nottingham Awards for 2026.

Discover everything you need to know about the Awards, the different categories, and how you can nominate the amazing women in your life to shine bright in the spotlight! Let’s celebrate these fantastic women together!

Image from the 2025 Nottingham This Girl Can Awards Evening

The This Girl Can awards aim to celebrate our unsung heroes who are doing amazing work in our communities.

No one gets to choose how you exercise, except you. Your body, your call and whatever that looks like, we think it’s worth celebrating. This Girl Can, funded by the National Lottery, believes that there’s no “right” way to get active. However you jiggle, kick, lift, stretch or sprint, it’s time to get moving how you please.

Project Background

This Girl Can is a national movement, created by Sport England in 2015. The focus is on tackling the physical inactivity gap between men and women. At a national level, we know that 59.8% of women aged 16 and over are active (more than 150 minutes of exercise a week), compared to 63.1% of men. In Nottingham, 58% of women do more than 150% of exercise a week, compared to 63% of men. This Girl Can looks at how women can move more in a way that suits them, and the movement can be celebrated.

Cast Your Nominations

Know someone who deserves to be recognised in Nottingham/Nottinghamshire? Choose from nine award categories to nominate, including ‘This Girl Can Volunteer’ and ‘Unsung Hero’.

• Get Out Get Active Inclusion Award
• This Girl Can Volunteer Award
• Coaching Award
• Personal Trainer Award
• Physical Activity Group Award
• Group Fitness Instructor Award
• Unsung Hero Award
• This Girl Can Award
• This Girl Can Fearless Mover

Nominations close on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, with shortlisting to take place on 21 October 2026.

Award Evening – Save the Date!

The 2026 This Girl Can – She Moves Nottingham Awards will take place on the evening of Thursday, 12 November 2026. This exclusive ceremony is reserved for individuals who have been shortlisted for an award category and will be invite-only.