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Women’s Self Defence Classes: Feel Stronger, Safer And More Confident

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Women's Self Defence Classes In Westminster

Calling all our female residents. Want to boost your confidence and feel more in more control of everyday situations? These women only self-defence classes are designed to help you do exactly that.

Led by female professional martial artist, these practical 1 hour sessions will give you the skills, awareness and confidence to stay safe, all in a supportive welcoming environment.

Scan the QR Code to join something that is more than just a class – it’s a skillset you can rely on for life.

Where and When

  • Location: St Jude’s Community Hall, W10 4QL
  • When: Every Wednesday between 6:00 – 7:00 pm until 1st April.

      Make sure you arrive at 5:45 pm to sign in

What you’ll learn

  • Build confident body language
  • Manage distance and stay in control
  • Learn simple, effective blocks and strikes
  • Practical safe breakaway techniques
  • Understand self-defence law and personal safety

Whether you’re completely new or looking to build your confidence, these sessions are a great way to feel stronger, safer and more prepared.

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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

More Play, Less Traffic: It’s Time To Make More Streets In Westminster Active

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More Play, Less Traffic: Active Streets Returns to Westminster

Westminster’s Active Streets Programme is returning for another year, bringing more opportunities for residents and school to enjoy safer, traffic-reduced streets for play, activity and community connection.

This annual programme is designed to transform residential roads into welcoming spaces where children can play, neighbours can meet and communities can be more active together. By temporarily reducing traffic and opening streets for local use, Active Streets helps create healthier neighborhoods and encourages outdoor activity close to home.

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Less Traffic, More Play. Bring Activity Back To Your Street.

Residents and schools can once again get involved through a few routes:

  • Street Play: Temporary road closures that allow children and families to safely play in their street.
  • Play Streets: Streets where organised play sessions can take place at specific times.

Community volunteers know as Street Makers, help organise sessions and support their neighbourhoods in bringing these events to life.

With the programme returning this year, more Westminster streets will have the chance to become lively spaces where play, movement and community spirit take centre stage.

Bring Play To Your Street

WelcoME: Making Westminster Leisure Centres More Accessible

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WelcoMe: Making Westminster Leisure Centres More Accessible

ActiveWestminster is committed to making leisure and wellbeing services welcoming and accessible for everyone. As part of our wider accessibility offer, WelcoMe, is now available at all of our Westminster Leisure Centres, managed by Everyone Active.

WelcoMe is a simple digital service that allows visitors to share their access needs before they arrive, helping staff prepare and provide the right support. This can make visits smoother, more comfortable and more inclusive for disabled and neurodivergent residents

Supporting accessible and inclusive visits

WelcoMe helps remove barriers to visiting leisure centres by allowing visitors to share their access requirements in advance, thus allowing staff to prepare in advance and be ready to support visitors with accessibility needs on arrival.

The platform can help with things such as:

  • Mobility or step-free access support
  • Clear communication needs
  • Extra time or assistance on arrival
  • Creating a more comfortable and welcoming environment

List of all the Westminster Leisure Centres and Facilities with WelcoMe:

  • Academy Sport
  • Church Street Community Leisure Centre
  • Jubilee Community Leisure Centre
  • Little Venice Sports Centre
  • Marshall Street Leisure Centre & Spa
  • Moberly Sports Centre
  • Paddington Recreation Ground
  • Porchester Centre
  • Queen Mother Sports Centre
  • St Augustine’s Sports Centre

Getting Started with WelcoMe

Getting started with the service is quick and easy. 

  1. Create your WelcoMe profile: Visit my.welcome and set up your WelcoMe Key
  2. Share your access needs: Use your WelcoMe Key when planning a visit to a participating leisure centre
  3. Staff prepare for your visit: The team will receive a short briefing so they know how to support you
  4. Enjoy your visit: Arrive knowing the team is ready to welcome and assist you
Learn More and Sign Up

Help Shape LGBTQIA+ Health & Wellbeing In Our Boroughs

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Help Shape LGBTQIA+ Health & Wellbeing In Our Boroughs

 The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ad Westminster City Council are proud to launch a new Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) focused on health, wellbeing and everyday experiences of LGBTQIA+ people across our two boroughs.
 
This important work will help build a clearer understanding of the lived experiences of LGTBQIA+ residents in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster ensuring future services, support and strategies are inclusive, informed and responsive to community need.

Listening to Lived Experiences 

The assessment will explore the key issues affecting LGTBQIA+ communities including:

  • Physical and mental health
  • Access to health and support services
  • Community safety and sense of belonging
  • Social connection and wellbeing
  • Barriers, inequalities and opportunities for improvement

By gathering meaningful insight directly from residents and service providers, we can better understand what is working well and where change is needed.

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Choose how to take part 

 
You can contribute by completing the online survey or taking part in a confidential interview, whichever feels right for you
  • Online Survey now live and will remain open until 29 March: This is an opportunity for LGBTQIA+ residents who live, work or study in Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster to share experiences and help shape future health and wellbeing support across boroughs. Your insight will contribute to a stronger, evidence base, helping ensure services are inclusive, responsive and designed around real community needs.

         Taking part is quick, confidential and an important step towards meaningful, long term improvement.

  • Confidential one-to-one interviews for in-depth insights: If your prefer to speak more detail, SMST Research Angency who are commissioning the survey are also offering confidential one-to-one interviews as per of this assessment.  
         Interviews are open to LGBTQIA+ community members and representatives from statutory and non statutory support services  
         operating across Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. 
 
         These conversations will explore lives experiences, across services, barriers and opportunities for improvement. All discussions will be               handled sensitively and in strict confidence. 
 
To find out more or express interest in taking part in the interviews, please contact the SMSR research team at info@smsr.co.uk.
         
Complete the Survey