The Campaign Archive

About the Active Nation campaign

How the 2010 public engagement programme set out to get Scotland moving before the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The launch news release, March 2010

The release that announced the campaign and this website on 1 March 2010, with its launch events across Scotland.

Active Nation Overview

The campaign briefing for partners: background, who was involved and how it would be delivered.

Celebrating our athletes

sportscotland, London 2012 and Glasgow 2014: the big events the campaign tied its message to.

Getting started

The campaign's starting point for beginners: easy activities, a readiness quiz and simple tips.

Easy activities: walks for every age

Health walks, family forest walks, walks by the water, organised walks and heritage routes.

Needing inspired?

Where the campaign sent people looking for something new to try, from gorge walking to golf.

Activity finder

The search box that once listed classes and activities near you.

Club and group finder

The campaign's finder for clubs, groups and teams across Scotland.

My activity tracker

The members' area where people set a goal and logged their daily activity.

Registration

The sign-up form of the campaign's members' area, now closed.

Try a Commonwealth sport

The 17 sports of the Glasgow 2014 programme and the Scottish bodies that ran them, plus an A to Z of other activities.

Helpful links A to Z

The campaign's directory of Scottish sports bodies, activity programmes and health organisations.

Join a Green Gym

Conservation volunteering as exercise: the Green Gym scheme of the conservation volunteers.

Become a volunteer walk leader

Leading local walks with Ramblers Scotland.

Become a volunteer ranger

Helping to look after the National Cycle Network with Sustrans.

Volunteer Centre Network Scotland

Where to find sport and outdoor volunteering in your area.

Volunteering for young people

Volunteering opportunities for 11 to 26-year-olds through Young Scot.

Editorial articles

Ready-made campaign articles for partner newsletters.

Partners presentation

The slide deck that introduced the campaign to partners.

Partners overview

The role of partners in delivering campaign events.

Brand guidelines

How partners were asked to use the campaign name, logo and colours.

Branding application

The form partners used to request the campaign logos.

Campaign photography

The toolkit's photographs of people getting active across Scotland.

Online ads

Web banners partners could place on their own sites.

Empty Belly posters

The campaign's print posters for partner venues.

How Much Weekly Exercise?

Couch to 5K Explained

Sports for Adult Beginners

Scottish Outdoor Access Code