“Making the effort to get through that barrier of a door has enhanced my life in a number of ways”
Our Impact
Our services are based on the needs of our community, to ensure individuals have opportunities to improve their mental health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation and loneliness. To demonstrate our impact on our community, we regularly ask our service users for feedback and produce an Impact Report each year with the published results.
We have worked with
5790
service users
We have delivered
8549
one to one’s
91%
of people have improved physical health since attending KHL
95%
of people have improved mental health since attending KHL
We have delivered
2080
sessions of exercise, social groups and support groups (including workshops)
58%
of people who frequently attended their GP surgery have reduced their visits
since attending KHL
Of those who were open to return to work or volunteer
63%
said that through KHL, they have the skills and confidence to do so
78%
of participants now have the motivation to try new things
Our latest Impact Report
*March 2024 – April 2025
Connect Keighley
Our final year of funding through The National Lottery Community Fund has come to a close. This grant has funded the Connect Keighley project for the last 6 years! Supporting us to deliver social initiatives, volunteer development, short courses, and events. The project was a huge success, supporting 100’s of locals to make meaningful connections and improve their health and wellbeing.
Our Awards
Judges’ comments:
Keighley Healthy Living is a pioneering community-based charity working tirelessly to support its local population to be physically and mentally well through lifestyle changes. Through its excellent partnership-working and innovative approach, it plays a huge role in bringing people together, reducing social isolation, as well as supporting people with specific health conditions. It is now rightly being recognised for its impact on supporting its community while reducing pressure on the NHS.
In November 2023, KHL were delighted to receive Locality’s award for Transforming Lives, in recognition of our work in improving the health and wellbeing in our community. The award springboards community organisations who have had a significant impact on changing people’s lives to a national level of awareness.
Watch Impact Stories
“One of the things that I’m sad about is that they don’t have a KHL in every town in the country.”
Read Impact Stories
In 2024, I had a breakdown. Over the past 12 months, I reached rock bottom. I couldn’t have sunk any lower. I had suicidal thoughts and genuinely didn’t want to be here anymore. I’d had enough. Life...
It was back at university after I graduated, I wanted to do an observation and shadowing and I was going through some information about that, and I came across Keighley Healthy Living through my...
Before KHL I felt very isolated. I was home a lot due to family commitments and I felt I was losing myself. My friends wanted me to start making some more time for myself, to be able to do something...
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Information For Professionals
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