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Champions of the Future Programme 2024 – Applications NOW OPEN!

Champions of the Future Programme 2024 - Applications NOW OPEN!

This one is for all you talented athletes in Westminster! Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity brought to by Westminster City Council, Everyone Active, London Sports Trust and Kings College London.

Elevate your training and development to the next level!

The ActiveWestminster Champions of the Future programme gives Westminster’s gifted and talented athletes an opportunity to access financial support and mentoring to help with training and development.

How to apply

The window for applications is now open until Monday 11th March 2024.

To be considered for the Champions of the Future programme, you must first make an application for the Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions programme.

Visit Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions website

Qualifying Criteria

Athletes accepted on to the scheme are selected based on their sporting success and the level at which they compete.

To be considered for the programme applicants must:

Live, study or work in Westminster
Be registered with a National Governing Body affiliated club

and either:

Be ranked in the top 20 at a regional competition in the current year (2023 – 2024), or
Be a member of a regional squad (age band to senior) with regional squad results in the current championship year (2023 – 2024).

For more information about the process, the benefits and how the Champions of the Future application is linked to the Everyone Active Sporting Champions programme visit our dedicated Champions of the Future Programme Page.

The TCS Mini London Marathon Championships 2024 are coming – Saturday 20th April

The TCS Mini London Marathon Championships 2024 Takes Place on Saturday 20th April

The TCS Mini London Marathon Championships invites children and young people to run, jog or walk in the heart of the capital.

Compete against the best new talent in British Road Running!

The race covers the last 2.6km of the world-famous London Marathon course finishing on the mall. Over the years this wonderful event has launched the careers of international athletic stars including Keely Hodgkinson, Josh Kerr, not to mention the incredible Sir Mo Farrah who won The Mini Marathon 3 times!

Whilst the event is open to young athletes in various age groups we will be entering those in school years 7 to 12.

Athletes will be selected to represent this year’s Westminster team based on their best 5K parkrun time completed between 8th January – 8th April 2024 so make sure you get that under your belt asap!

Full details can be found on our dedicated page TCS Mini London Marathon Championships 2024.

To register your interest please contact Ian Bannister

Update 24 January on the improvement works in Paddington Recreation Ground

With the exception of some minor planting and pathway repairs the works have been essentially completed. However, due to the earlier heavy rain, followed by the cold frosty period which was followed again by heavy rain, the new planting is in a fragile state. In order to give the plants every chance to thrive we have decided to postpone the opening of the area until mid-February.

* Please note that all dates are inclusive and weather dependant.

Please visit our dedicated page for Paddington Recreation Ground Improvements to find out the status of each of the works.

The Alfred Road Publication Consultation Survey is now open until Monday 18th March 2024

The Alfred Road Public Consultation Survey is now Open until Sunday 18th February

The goal of this project is renovate the space to improve safety and install a more inclusive design with systems and components that will allow children from all walks of life with varying abilities to play together in a rich and engaging way. No child should be left out.

As always your views matter. We see this project as a co-design and want to know what you think will improve the playground for maximum usage of an outdoor space whilst providing an inclusive and accessible play area.

In the meantime please take the survey.

Volunteering Opportunity: Event Director Needed for junior parkrun at Paddington Recreation Ground

parkrun and Paddington Recreation Ground are looking for an Event Director for the junior parkrun held every Sunday at 9:00am

Are you a running or fitness enthusiast or someone who is looking for an opportunity to do something meaningful? If so this one is for you!

Parkrun and Padding Recreation Ground are looking for a wonderful Event Director to run their junior parkrun every Sunday at 9:00am. You will get to manage a friendly weekly 2K event involving a group of 40-60 juniors aged 4 to 14.

*Please note applicants must be 18 and over due to some of the responsibilities involved in the role.

You can get more details about the role here: Junior Parkrun Event Director

And get more general information about the event here: Paddington Recreation Ground Junior Parkrun

Westminster Ladies start the new year right with the Westminster Women Winter Weekends

Ladies, start the new year right with the Westminster Women Winter Weekends Challenge!

Calling all ladies in Westminster City – it’s time to get active this winter with the Westminster Women Winter Weekends – a joint initiative between Cancer Research UK London, Winter Run 10K and Westminster City Council. This is a free new app based challenge starting from Saturday 6th January through to Sunday 25th February 2024

All you have to do is complete a distance of between 5 and 15km each weekend and it’s entirely up to you how. Walk, Run, Sprint, Jog or even glide, just get those steps in to unlock some great rewards along the way.

Get more info here: Westminster Women Winter Weekends

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