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Westminster residents join the Community Wave of the Vitality Westminster Mile on 21 September for FREE

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Westminster residents come and join the Vitality Westminster Mile on 21 September for FREE

This year we have worked with our partners at London Marathon Events to create a new Westminster Community Wave that is
exclusive for anyone who lives in Westminster to walk, jog or run that famous mile. Everyone is welcome.
 
Every participant will receive a souvenir medal and also a free picnic lunch bag to enjoy in Green Park at the Vitality Wellness Festival!
 
Residents get your FREE entry ticket by sign up using the QR code below and enjoy a day to celebrate physical activity with family and friends. 
 
Spaces are limited, so hurry!
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Learn more about the different waves on the day on our dedicated page https://active.westminster.gov.uk/mile/

Park Sports offers a FREE Summer Multi-Sports & Tennis Programme for children 5-16

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Park Sports offers a FREE Multi-Sports & Tennis Summer Holiday Camps for children 5-16

This Summer, Park Sports are running a new FREE Activity Programme during the holidays offering Multi-Sport Camps and Tennis for children ages 5-16 who qualify for benefit-related free school meals, have a valid HAF code, or meet other eligibility criteria.
 
Camp dates: Monday 22nd July – Friday 30th August
 
These are the venues:
  • Hyde Park
  • Regent’s Park
  • Greenwich Park
Park Sports is offering a fabulous selection of kids’ holiday camps this summer! With Tennis, Football, Netball, and Multi-Sport Camps to choose from, we’re sure you’ll find a fun-packed camp suited to your child’s sporting ability!
 
Don’t miss the fun!
 
Learn more about the summer programme on https://parksports.co.uk/free-summer-activity-programme
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Girls Allowed Summer Holiday Activities in Moberly Sports Centre

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Girls Allowed Summer Holiday Activities in Moberly Sports Centre

Are you ready for a summer full of fun and sport activities?
Girls Allowed movement from the ESP Foundation are organising 4 days full of activities from dance and football to boxing, rollerskating & more.
 
If you are a girl aged 8 -16, then join us at the Moberly Sports Centre NW10 3NB on these dates:
  • 31 July
  • 7 August
  • 14 August
  • 21 August
We guarantee getting fit while having fun!
Girls playing basketball summer camp

 

Read more about the Girls Allowed movement on the ESP Foundation website. 

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Update on Pathway Works Paddington Recreation Ground – Tennis Courts 1-6

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Update on Pathway Works Paddington Recreation Ground - Tennis Courts 1-6

The works that started at Paddington Recreation Ground back in April are getting closer to completion with the final pathway phase around the Tennis Courts 1-6 starting on Wednesday 10th July.

  • New edging being installed.
  • Asphalt works will commence on Thursday 11th July and be completed by the end of Friday 12th July.
  • Court users are advised to use the alternative gates where necessary.
  • Court No 5 will be closed on Thursday 11th July but all the other court will remain operational.
  • Courts 3 and 4 will be provided with a crossover point from the high level path to the courts the remaining courts can be entered by the side gates.
  • Three benches around that area will be removed prior to pathway works commencing and then reinstate when complete

We apologise for any inconvenience and we thank you for your co-operation.

Stepping to the Beat 2024 Edition – Another Exhilarating Day of Walking, Wheeling, Jogging and Running

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Stepping to the Beat - the 3km walk, jog or run event left us wanting for more

Stepping to the Beat  is a 3km jog, run or wheel event for residents with learning disability/autism, families and support workers.

The 12th edition this year took place on Monday 24th June in the usual Regents Park and it left us wanting for more. The annual 3km jog, walk or wheel is an event specially designed to include residents with learning disability/autism, families and support workers to be active and go outdoors.

start line
The course is set to 3km that participants can walk, run or wheel while playing instruments and sounds. The event, in its consecutive 12th year, is an inclusive and welcoming event that encourages those with physical and learning disabilities to be more physically active. The event includes making sounds and noises as we go through the park. The Beat is contagious. The atmosphere, soul lifting.
 
Stepping to the Beat was developed and directed by Claudia Linton, Care Manager – Planning & Information Coordinator from the Westminster Learning Disability Partnership Adult Services.
 
This event has quickly become a celebration, a life-affirming, music-based event the Adult Social care team and the Sport, Leisure and Active Communities team in Westminster City Council are massively proud of.

If you would like more information, please email Claudia Linton

Football unites Westminster community

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Football unites Westminster community once again

19 grassroots football clubs in Westminster came together last weekend for a day of friendly competition

Unity in the Community Football Tournament took  place on Saturday 15 June at Paddington Recreation Ground, the day kicked off with a mixed-gender competition, followed in the afternoon by a Girls Football Festival.

The event, organised by Active Westminster and its leisure operator Everyone Active as part of their Neighbourhood Sports Club programme, kicked off with the Unity in the Community (UITC) mixed-gender football tournament in the morning.

182 players aged seven to 16, regardless of abilities or backgrounds, took to the state-of-the-art pitches, competing in friendly matches aimed at uniting the community through sport.

“There was amazing community spirit, and everyone displayed great sportsmanship,” said Dilu Miah, Coordinator of the Queen’s Park Bangladesh Association, whose under-12 team participated. “This was the first tournament our U12 team have experienced, and they thoroughly enjoyed every minute.”

team of players with the Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby, joined the morning’s activities.

Later in the afternoon, a Girls Football Festival was held to commemorate the upcoming Women’s World Cup.

Local girls took part in skills sessions and friendly matches, the festival celebrating women’s football’s growing popularity while encouraging young girls to try the sport themselves.

Nicole Fox, Everyone Active Contract Activity and Wellbeing Manager said: “We are extremely proud to be able to offer such amazing events and sessions to those throughout Westminster and beyond.

“Saturday was an incredible day, and the number of children we had attend reminded myself and the team how far we have come with reaching our goal of supporting children and other communities in their physical and mental wellbeing. Our goal is to ensure everyone – no matter their age or background – has the same opportunity to improve their mental and physical health to lead a happy and fulfilling lifestyle.”

The Lord Mayor said: “Football fever is gripping the nation with the Euros, and it certainly gripped Paddington Recreation Ground for the Unity in the Community football tournament. It was a pleasure to watch local teams go through their paces and hand out medals to winners”.

Unity in the Community back in September for a second event

If you would like to attend the next Unity in the Community, keep an eye on our dedicated page for when we confirm the date for the event in September.

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