Consultation & Engagement

Experience the London Youth Games Finals Festival!

Save the Date! Experience the London Youth Games Finals Festival 2024!

Join over 6,000 Londoners descending on iconic Olympic and Paralympic legacy venues for an incredible festival of sport from 28th-30th June 2024, It’s a weekend not to be missed!

Why attend?

Across the weekend you will get to:

Support your borough and cheer on your local teams as they compete!
Explore and try exciting new sports and activities. It’s your chance to discover new passions and talents!
Meet and Greet Athletes. Last year, Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu, boxer Jordan Thompson and Team GB Hockey star Tess Howard met and inspired attendees!
Gain access to and experience three iconic Olympic and Paralympic venues and feel the legacy of London 2012
Learn about opportunities to join sports sessions across London. You can also discover how to get involved in coaching, youth leadership, and volunteering across London. Be part of something bigger than yourself and make a difference in your community!

Be the first to receive news and updates about the LYG Finals Festival 2024! Register your interest today!

Kickfit – A new Brand of Football Fitness is coming your way!

KickFit - A New Brand of Football based Fitness for Women

KickFit is a brand-new fitness programme designed for women, harnessing the power of football in a completely new way.

3 FREE Sessions up for grabs!

Make sure you sign up for the 3 FREE sessions to get a feel of this fantastic new programme. Let all your girls know!

Saturday 22nd June
Saturday 29th June
Saturday 6th July

The sessions are just £8 a week from Saturday 13th July.

Football x Circuit Training

The sessions are based on a circuit training method with the activities themselves using more traditional fitness exercises combined with football training techniques and equipment to offer a wide variety of fun individual and team based exercises through a timed rotation.

Designed for Women

The programme has been designed to cater to the physical fitness needs of women from all walks of life, of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

The sessions are structured to ensure that all participants can progress at their own pace, in a safe, fun and social environment.

You can find out more about the programme at United Dragons Webpage for KickFit and make sure you register for the 3 FREE sessions below!

Join Pimlico Library’s Big Olympic Summer Move 2024

Join Pimlico Library's Big Olympic Summer Move 2024!

Head down to Pimlico Library next Saturday 8th June between 12:00 – 3:00 pm for what promises to be a great celebration of FREE, fun activities to get us all moving and excited for this year’s Olympics!

So many great things to do!

Here’s a run down of all the amazing activities that will be taking place on the day inside the library:

12:30 pm – Fencing Demonstration
1:00 pm – Dancing by Unique Dynamites
1:30 pm – Football Challenge by Pro Touch SA CIC
2:00 pm – Street Dance Workshop Presented by USDD Networks
2:30 pm = ‘Sing out’ Pimlico Choir

The below will take place at St George’s Square Street Play:

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Football skills with Little Kickers & Techniques Football Academy

Pimlico Library is located at Lupus Street, SW1V 3AT. Make sure you sign up for this fab FREE day of family fun!

The Know Ball Games Consultation Phase 4 – Drop-in sessions and survey on proposals starting Tuesday 28 May

Know Ball Games Pilot Consultation Phase 4 - Drop in sessions and survey on new proposal starting Tuesday 28May

The next stage of the Know Ball Games project, Phase 4, is to engage with residents on the new signage design, programming ideas and how tackling anti-social behaviour and the Ecological Emergency agenda aligns with this.

To begin this process, we are launching new design ideas for residents to comment on via an online survey and we encourage all residents to provide feedback. We are also hosting drop-in sessions with the Sport, Leisure and Active Communities and Housing teams in each area if you wish to talk to officer about the design.

Drop-in sessions details are as follows:

Hallfield Estate – Tuesday 28th May 2024, 4pm to 6pm at Pickering Hall, Hallfield Estate W2 6HF
Churchill Gardens Estate – Thursday 30th May 2024, 4pm to 6pm at WCC South Area Service Centre, 137 Lupus Street SW1V 3HE
Queens Park – Monday 3rd June 2024, 4pm to 6pm at Queens Park Court Hall, Droop Street W10 4QB

For more details, sign up to the Know Ball Games Consultation mailing list or to complete the survey, please click the button below.s

Bowls’ Big Weekend is back from Friday 24 to Monday 27 May

Bowls’ Big Weekend is back from Friday 24 to Monday 27 May at Paddington Sports Club

Bowls’ Big Weekend will have 674 clubs across the country opening their doors to enable new participants to discover everything that is great about this great, sociable, accessible sport.

Be ready to have fun, bowls is for everyone!

The Big Bowl’s Weekend is funded by Bowls England in partnership with Aviva.

In Westminster, Paddington Sports Club, based at Castellain Road, W91HQ is offering during that weekend, every day from Friday to Sunday sessions from 2-4pm (weather permitting).

This is a free event for adults and children, so contact Paddington Sports Club on 0207 286 8448 for more information or just drop by.

Know Ball Games Pilot Consultation – Results and Recommendations

Know Ball Games Pilot Consultation - Results and Recommendations

Westminster City Council is committed to ensuring that its streets, parks and spaces encourage and enable physical activity, particularly for children and families.

To encourage play, we are planning to pilot some work, which includes the removal of restrictive signage and by laws such as ‘No Ball Games’ and ‘No Cycling’ across the following estates: Churchill Gardens, Hallfield Estate, Queens Park Court and Queens Park Street.

Following community engagement which took place towards the back end of 2023 we are pleased to present the final findings and recommendations which can be found at Know Ball Games In Westminster Consultation – Commonplace

Summary of findings

These are the key things that were of importance to you:

Replacing ‘no ball games’ signs with signposting signage of where play should take place, alongside supervised programmed activity
Interventions to tackle anti-social behaviour also and protecte green areas in line with Westminster City Council’s Ecological Emergency.

The next stage – Phase 5 Consultation on Pilot Signage Designs

Following on from the above we now want to engage with residents on the new signage design, programming ideas and how tackling anti-social behaviour and the Ecological Emergency agenda aligns with this. Your views matter.

To begin this process, from Tuesday 28^th May 2024 we will be launching design ideas for residents to comment on via an online survey and we encourage all residents to provide feedback. We will also be hosting drop-in sessions with the Sport, Leisure and Active Communities and Housing teams in each area where you can share your comments in person.

Drop-in session details

Hallfield Estate: Tuesday 28^th May 2024, 4pm to 6pm at Pickering Hall, Hallfield Estate, London W2 6HF
Churchill Gardens Estate: Thursday 30^th May 2024, 4pm to 6pm at WCC South Area Service Centre, 137 Lupus Street, Pimlico, SW1V 3HE
Queens Park Court and Queens Park Street: Monday 3^rd June 2024, 4pm to 6pm at Queens Park Court Hall, Droop St, W10 4QB

For more information, please see Know Ball Games In Westminster Consultation – Commonplace or contacts us at active@westminster.gov.uk

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