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Find Your Calm This Mental Health Awareness Week

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Find Your Calm This Mental Health Awareness Week

This Mental Health Awareness Week, ActiveWestminster is creating more opportunities to pause, reset and prioritise your wellbeing.

Across our centres, we’re offering supportive spaces and wellbeing-focused sessions designed to help you feel calmer, more focused and more connected, both physically and mentally.

Quiet Gym Sessions

Our Quiet Gym sessions provide a calmer, low-sensory environment for anyone who may find busy gym spaces overwhelming. These dedicated sessions are part of our commitment to making fitness more inclusive and accessible for everyone.

Members and pay-as-you-go customers can enjoy full gym access in a more relaxed atmosphere, helping you move at your own pace and feel more comfortable while exercising.

Check the timetable below to find a Quiet Gym or session that suits you.

quiet gym timetable
Sometimes, a little less noise and a little more breathing space can make all the difference.

Breathwork & Mindfullness Sessions

We’re also partnering with Everyone Active to deliver guided breathwork and mindfulness sessions using simple, science-backed techniques designed to support emotional wellbeing.

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These sessions can help you:

  • Reduce stress
  • Improve focus
  • Feel more balanced and present

Each session focuses on one of three wellbeing themes:

  • Reconnect
  • Gratitude
  • Regulate & Focus

Sessions are available at:

Find out more about the sessions here: Everyone Active Breathwork Sessions

Play, Train, and Thrive: Exciting Improvements Coming To Paddington Recreation Ground Soon!

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Play, Train, & Thrive: Exciting Improvements Coming to Paddington Recreations Ground!

We’re excited to announce a major upgrade to our outdoor facilities, designed to create an even better space for everyone to play, train and be active.

A full refurbishment of the Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and outdoor gym will soon be underway, to be delivered by the amazing the wonderful team at Play Innovation, commissioned by Westminster City Council in partnership with Everyone Active. These improvements will bring refreshed, high quality space that support everything from casual games to dedicated workouts.

A green notice with black text to notify residents of works at the MUGA and outdoor gym at PRG
A green notice with black text to notify residents of partial closure of the Athletics track due to works at the MUGA and outdoor gym at PRG

Schedule of works

Refurbishment works are scheduled to commence on Tuesday 5th May and will last approximately 4-6 weeks, depending on weather conditions. During this period the Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and outdoor gym will be fully closed to ensure that works can be carried out safely and efficiently.

Athletics track access restrictions

The athletics track will be partially closed at times to allow safe access for building operatives , delivery of materials, the removal of waste. These measure are in place. In light of this the track will be closed:

  • Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
We appreciate that this may cause some disruption to your usual routine and appreciate your patience while these improvements take place.

The result will be a refreshed and revitalised space, ready to support more activity, more energy, and more opportunities to get involved. We can’t wait to welcome you back to enjoy it.

Thank you for your ongoing patience and support as we continue to improve & create better spaces for everyone to enjoy.

Unity in the Community Spring Edition 2026: One Pitch. One Community

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Unity in the Community Spring Edition 2026: One Pitch. One Community

The pitch is calling! Get ready for one of the standout moments of the ActiveWestminster Weekend. That’s right all you fancy foot work legends, it’s time  for you to show us what you’ve got.

As part of ActiveWestminster Weekend – a borough wide celebration of FREE activities taking place across our leisure centres in Westminster, Unity in the Community, our  high energy football event brought to you by the team at Everyone Active in partnership with ActiveWestminster returns for another high-energy day of football, connection, and community.

Taking place at Paddington Recreation Ground on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April, this annual event that runs during the Spring and Summer seasons, brings together players and residents of all ages for a day build on teamwork, inclusivity and electric energy.

Sign up, show up and be part of something epic!

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A Tournament That Brings People Together

Unity in the Community is about more than what happens on the pitch, it’s a celebration of what sport can do. It’s a day of bringing people together across the community, celebrating inclusion and diversity and creating opportunities to connect through sport with something for everyone to get involved in.

Mixed Football Tournament: Sunday 12 April between 11am – 4pm

At the heart of the day is the mixed football tournament, a fast paced, inclusive competition, welcoming players from across Westminster and beyong.

Open to mixed gender teams, it’s a chance for young players to:

  • Compete and Connect
  • Show their skills at our state of the art pitches
  • Be part of something bigger and represent their community

Whether you are playing to win, or just for the love of the game, or just coming along to support, expect great football and even better energy on and off the pitch.

Girls Football Festival: Saturday 11 April between 1 – 3pm

Running alongside the main tournament is The Girls ONLY Football Festival, a dedicated space for young female players to get involved.

Starting with a fun skills session, followed by non-competitive friendly matches, it’s all about:

  • Building confidence
  • Trying something new
  • Enjoying the game in a supportive and safe space.

It’s all about building confidence, having fun, and encouraging more girls to get involved in footballUnity.

The Pitch is Set, Now it’s Your Turn to Make Your Move.

Active Streets Coach-Led Activity Sessions Timetable Confirmed

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Active Streets Coach-Led Activity Sessions Timetable Confirmed

Westminsters Streets are set to move once again!

We are pleased to announce confirmed organised activity sessions for Play Street and Street Play Sessions for Spring and Summer 2026. Residential roads will be transformed into safe, welcoming spaces where children, families and neighbours can play be active and connect.

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Check out the full Spring & Summer 2026 timetable and find the sessions nearest on a street near you.

From informal games and multi-sports activities to relaxed free play, these sessions make physical activity accessible and inclusive and best of all they are right on your doorstep, helping local residents stay active while building stronger community connections.

Delivered in partnership with Everyone Active, London Capital and Happy Lizzy Hub, these sessions will allow residents of all ages to move, play and connect in their local streets.

Download the Activity Timetable

Reform Your Routine: Moberly’s New Pilates Studio Is Here

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Reform Your Routine: Moberly's New Pilates Studio Is Here!

We’re excited to announce the launch of a a brand new Reformer Pilates Studio at Moberly Sports Centre, which officially opened on Thursday 12 March.

The launch event welcomed internal stakeholders for an exclusive look, with opportunities to explore the space, learn about the benefits of Reformer Pilates, and try it firsthand.

As the first studio of it’s kind in Westminster, the new space features 14 reformer beds, offering a unique, high quality fitness experience. This marks another step forward in the continued investment from Everyone Active and Westminster City Council to enhance local leisure facilities and support residents to stay active.

Reform Your Routine

The benefits of reformer pilates

One of the fastest growing fitness trends, Reformer Pilates offers a low impact, full body workout that builds strength, improves flexibility, and supports posture and core stability.

It’s suitable for all fitness levels and is particularly effective for:

  • Core strength and muscle tone
  • Injury prevention and rehabilitation
  • Balance, coordination and flexibility
  • Overall wellbeing and stress reduction

Try it for yourself

Thank you to everyone that joined us for the launch. 

Ready to reform your routine? Sessions are now available to book via the Everyone Active website or app.

Discover more ways to stay active with classes to suit all interests and fitness levels.

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Westminster Launches New Playground Action Plan: A Place For Every Child To Play

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Westminster Launches New Playground Action Plan: A Place For Every Child To Play

Play is a vital part of childhood. It helps children build confidence, stay active, develop social skills and explore the world around them. Just as importantly, it creates opportunities for families and communities to spend time togethe outdoors. 

That’s why Westminster City Council has  launched a new Playground Action Plan, setting out how playgrounds across the borough will be improved, maintained and developed so they remain safe, welcoming and enjoyable for years to come. The plan was officially launched last Tuesday 10 March, bringing together partners and colleagues to highlight the importance of play in creating healthy, active communities.

A better future for Westminster’s Playgrounds

Westminster is home to 68 Playgrounds, forming part of a wider network of parks and outdoor spaces that support healthy, active lifestyles for children and families.

The new Action Plan outlines how these spaces will be enhanced through improved design, maintenance and long-term planning, helping ensure playgrounds continue to meet the needs of local communities across the city.

Inclusive play for every child

At the heart of our plan is a commitment to inclusive design, ensuring playgrounds are accessible and enjoyable for children of all abilities and backgrounds.

Future improvements will prioritise inclusive equipment and thoughtful design so that more children can play together. By embedding inclusivity into new projects and upgrades, Westminster is creating play spaces where every child feels welcome and able to join in.

Supporting active childoods

The Playground Action Plan is an important step towards a wider vision for play in Westminster. It will help shape future plans for play across the borough, ensuring children have more opportunities to be active, creative and connected to their communities.

Because here in Westminster, we believe that every child deserves to have a play, today and in the future.

Read the Full Plan