Add your activities to our Activity
Finder 
Giving people equal opportunities to move moreNew Activity Finder
We are building a movement to give people from all communities and backgrounds equal opportunities to move more, in ways that work best for them.
Our new Activity Finder allows Dorset residents to find activities and events near them. Whether they are new to getting active or looking for new ways to move more, the Activity Finder allows them to find and book a variety of classes, many of them for free
Thanks to open data, it’s now easier than ever to add your sessions to the platform.
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- OpenActive allows your activities to feature across different websites, apps and platforms, instantly. You no longer have to upload information or agree partnerships one at a time. It’s basically free marketing!
- Some Open Active users have reported a 10-25% increase in attendance.
- Low effort and high reward
- In addition to being listed on our activity finder your sessions could also be listed on National Governing Bodies’ club finders or activity finders for national campaigns like This Girl Can, and Change for Life.
Why not read some case studies on how Open Data has improved participation numbers.
Our finder is powered by Opendata, a set of data standards that allows activities to be shared openly and freely, without the need for duplicating across different websites. When you post with Opendata, your activity will be seen by thousands, across a range of activity finder platforms.
In the physical activity sector, activity providers open their systems to share details of their sessions, such as date, times, available facilities or the difficulty level of a class. This system is known as Open Active.
No personal information is shared, and booking is still completed via your website or normal route. It is free additional marketing for your business.
Thanks to our partners at Energize Me, here is a comprehensive list of providers and how to open your data with them. If your current provider isn’t listed below, you can still upload your activities directly to Open Sessions.
| Booking Platform | How to Open Your Data |
|---|---|
| Gladstone | It is now possible to publish data directly from Gladstone. To get your activities into the Activity Finder please ask your account manager to turn on OWS (OpenActive Web Services). There may be a small installation fee. |
| Bookwhen | Please follow Bookwhen’s instructions here: OpenActive data sharing instructions This allows your activities to be listed in apps and websites like www.getactive.io without duplicating effort. Only activity data is shared. |
| Legend | Please contact your Legend account manager to activate open data functionality for your organisation. |
| Playwaze | Playwaze OpenActive Guide |
| Spawtz, Sport Suite, Table Tennis 365, Upshot, Fit Tune, Reach from Played, Bookteg from Playfinder | Send this request to your booking system:
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| TeamUp | Please follow the instructions from Teamup here:
https://support.goteamup.com/en/articles/4066504-openactive-with-teamup |
Open Sessions | How does it work?
Open Sessions is a platform that has been created by our friends at London Sport. Open Sessions enables sport and physical activity session providers to post their sessions and access thousands of potential customers local to them, while reducing admin.
If you, or an organisation you volunteer or work for delivers physical activity or sport, then you can use Open Sessions to market your sessions on activity finders such as ours.
How to sign up
- Create your profile and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your account. Then, wait for your verification email.
- Following the link in the confirmation email to complete any additional information you wish to add about your organisation.
- Click on “create a session” to complete the registration.
Adding your session or club to our finder
- Describe your activity and complete the details of your sessions.
- Complete the session timetable. For one off sessions, untick the “This Session takes place more than once” box.
- Add an image to promote the session. Try to avoid images with information like flyers and posters.
- Click publish!
Resources
View our step by step guide to find out how to open your data, then encourage other clubs/organisations to register using our digital screen resources. Want to promote to the general pubic? We have public facing content too.