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Knife Wound First Aid: Free Life-Saving Training Comes To Westminster This Summer

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Knife Wound First Aid: FREE Life Saving Training Comes To Westminster

Stay Safe, Stay Creative is offering FREE, hands-on training in life-saving skills for severe bleeding and CPR, open to residents and practitioners across Westminster’s south wards this August and September.

Knife Wound Training Flyer
Last year, they danced like nobody was watching. This October, it's your turn.

Serious youth violence affects communities across Westminster, and having the confidence and skills to respond in an emergency can make a genuine difference. That’s why Stay Safe, Stay Creative, in partnership with StreetDoctors, Westminster Community Hubs, City of Westminster and Zola, is running free Knife Wound First Aid Training sessions this August and September.

Skills that could save a life

This isn’t just theory. Participants will build practical, hands-on confidence in managing severe bleeding and performing CPR, alongside taking part in collective discussions on Community Safety Champions and what community safety means locally. Everyone who completes the training receives a certificate of achievement.

Dates and locations: Sessions are taking place every Saturday throughout August and September 2026 between 12-3:00pm at Rampayne Community Hub, Rampaayne Street, London, SW1V 2PU

Made for Westminster’s South Wards

This training is open to residents and practitioners based in Westminster’s south wards.

Ready to sign up

Spaces are limited, so early sign-up is recommended. Scan the QR code on the poster to register, click on the button below or get in touch directly at staysafestaycreative@gmail.com for more information.

These are the kinds of skills nobody wants to need, but everybody should have. Come along, get trained, and be part of making Westminster’s communities safer.

Register Your Interest

Knife Wound First Aid: FREE Life-Saving Training Comes To Westminster This Summer

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From First Steps To The Final Spotlight: Dance Westminster Returns

Seven years of movement, connection and pure joy on dance floor- and this year, we’re mixing it up once again. Whether you’re new to dance or dreaming of the Grand Final Spotlight, your journey starts with a single heat.

Dance Westminster Heat 3 from 2025
Last year, they danced like nobody was watching. This October, it's your turn.

Over the years. Dance Westminster has brought disabled residents, workers and students together to move, connect and celebrate the sheer joy of dance. This year we’re going even bigger and bolder and it all starts with three unmissable heats this October.

Step one: Find your heat

Every finalist’s journey begins here. Turn up to a free heat, join a free workshop and learn a routine from professional instructors. No experience required. Feeling brave? Audition on the spot, perform the routine you learned or freestyle your own.

  • Heat 1: Wednesday 7 October, 10:30am-12pm: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School, Kennet Road, W9 3LG – For disabled children and young people aged 11-17
  • Heat 2: Friday 9th October, 2:30pm-4pm: Forrester Court Care Home, Cirencester Street (Off Harrow Road), W2 5SR – For older disabled people aged 50+
  • Heat 3: Wednesday 14th October, 10am-12pm: North Paddington Youth Club, 229 Lanark Road, W9 1EA – For young people and adults aged 50+

Step two: Take the spotlight

Ten finalists. Ten professional dance partners. Ten shots at glory, backed by one-to-one coaching ahead of the biggest night of the year.

The final spotlight: Save the date

Our finalists hit the stage at Porchester Hall on Tuesday 1 December, dancing with their pro partner in front of a celebrity judging panel and you. Judges crown the Champion. The audience picks the People’s Champion. Every cheer counts. Join us there between 12:30-3pm (1pm start)

Not dancing? Come along and cheer, the atmosphere is always electric!

Know someone who would be perfect for this? Share this and get them to take their first step.

To sign up for a heat and secure your place for the final, all you need to do is click on the button below, or email ibannister@westminster.gov.uk for assistance

Take Your First Step

Unity in the Community: Don’t Watch From The Sidelines This September

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Unity in the Community: Don't Watch From The Sidelines

Picture this. 5-6 September rolls around, Paddington Recreation Ground is buzzing, the pitches are packed, the vibes are unmatched…and your on the sidelines because you missed the sign up. Don’t let that be you!

Unity in the Community event flyer. Blue background with black text with event details
One weekend. One community. One ball. September 5–6.

Game on

Unity in the Community is back – Westminster’s biggest FREE youth football event, and one of the best days of the year. Mixed-gender tournament action, a Girls’ Development Festival running alongside it, new mates, news skills, and atmosphere you have to feel to believe. 

Reasons to lace up

Here’s what you can expect:

  • Open to young players across Westminster and beyond
  • All abilities are welcome 
  • Girls-only festival with friendly matches and top coaching
  • 100% FREE –  but spaces GO QUICK!

Don’t say we didn’t warn you

Here’s the thing. this event fills up fast every single time, someone messages us after saying “Wait it’s happened already?!”, don’t let that be you. Sign up now, share with a friend, teammate or a your whole five-a-side group so nobody get’s left watching from the fence.

Save the date and sign up

The pitches are ready? Are you?

Claim Your Spot

Champions Join The Action This ActiveWestminster Weekend

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Champions Join The Action This ActiveWestminster Weekend

Three Champions of the Future ambassadors are stepping off the podium and onto the training floor this Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August, joining sessions alongside you at ActiveWestminster Weekend.

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Train with elite level athletes this weekend

Meet our Champions of the Future Athlete Ambassadors

Already planning your visit to ActiveWestminster Weekend? Here’s an extra reason to turn up – you’ll be training alongside three of Westminster’s rising sporting stars.

Zarah Butt: Taekwondo, University World Championships bronze medallist, supporting Pilates at Paddington Recreation Ground, Saturday 11–12:15pm

Jordan Gray: Basketball, winner of the KoTT International 1-on-1 Tournament, joining the gym session at Moberly Sports Centre, Saturday 11–11:30am, and returning for a Basketball Scrimmage at Church Street, Sunday 12–1pm

Ismael Berkoun: Martial Arts, 2x ISKA British Champion, supporting HIIT at Porchester Centre, Sunday 11–11:30am, and running a special Muay Thai session, Sunday 1–2pm

It’s your chance to train with some of Westminster’s brightest sporting talent and pick up a few tips from the pros along the way

Don’t miss out

All sessions must be booked online in advance at the named centres, so reserve your spot before you go.

Want to know more about the athletes behind the movement? Visit our Champions of the Future page to meet them all.

See you on the mats!

Book Your Spot

Pimlico Comes Alive: More Ways to Move, Play And Connect

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Pimlico Comes Alive: More Ways to Move, Play And Connect

Across Churchill Gardens, Lillington & Longmore Gardens and Tachbrook Estate, ActiveWestminster is turning streets, parks and leisure centres into spaces to move, play and connect. Free swimming, local sport sessions, pop-up street playgrounds and community-led activities are already happening, all open to everyone, at a pace that suits you.

Pimlico Programme Flyer outlining everything available to the community
Pimlico Comes Alive: more ways to move, play and connect, right on your doorstep.
From streets to swimming pools

From neighbourhood sport sessions to streets transformed into playgrounds and social hubs, there’s a growing range of ways to get active close to home. Add discounted leisure activities and free swimming through Everyone Active, plus community-led programmes shaped by residents themselves, and there’s something for every age and ability.

It all starts with you

Many of Pimlico’s best activities started with a resident reaching out. If something’s missing from your neighbourhood, get in touch at: active@westminster.gov.uk.

Bone Health Screening Now Available At Queen Mother Sports Centre

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Bone Health Screening Now Available At Queen Mother Sports Centre

1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will suffer an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime. Most never see it coming – until now.

Bone health rarely gets the attention it deserves, until it’s too late. Everyone Active’s new Screen My Bones® service, now available at Queen Mother Sports Centre, is changing that with a fast, simple scan that gives a complete picture of your bone strength.

EA Bone Screening Flyer with details of service, and facts about bone health, in black text, with a QR code to scan and a picture of a woman in running motion with the bones in her leg highlighted to stand out
Your bones carry you. Give them 20 minutes back - scan the QR code to book.
The Silent Risk, Made Visible

Osteoporosis is often called a silent condition, developing without symptoms until a fracture happens. Screen My Bones® takes just 20 minutes, is radiation-free, and requires no referral, yet delivers results that go further than a standard scan. Catching risk early means taking action early, whether that’s through diet, exercise, or medical support, before a break forces the issue.

Scan, Book, Done

Sessions are running now at Queen Mother Sports Centre, 223 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Pimlico, London SW1V 1EL. Booking takes seconds: scan the QR code on-site or visit the Everyone Active website to secure a slot.

Book My Bone Scan

For more information, contact Queen Mother Sports Centre directly or visit the Everyone Active website.