Sports and leisure
There are lots of sport and and leisure activities to enjoy in Hackney!
Just follow the links below for more information about leisure centres, swimming, sports clubs, walking and events. You'll also find information about sports employment opportunities and grants.
- Leisure centres (facilities can include gyms, pools, tennis courts, saunas and more).
- Swimming pools
- Sports clubs
- Sports pitches and courts
- Walking
- Running
- Employment and training
- Sports grants
- Sport for young people
- After stroke exercise programme
- Hackney Sports Awards
Special discounts for swimmers
As part of the BBC's Big Splash initiative, 2-for-1 swimming deals and other excellent discounts are now available to swimmers at Hackney pools. Find out what offers are available at a pool near you!
After-stroke exercise programme
Fit for Health is a programme to help sufferers of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), and it's now available at Britannia Leisure Centre. The programme aims to improve clients' weight loss, blood pressure, blood sugar control, strength, stamina, flexibility, balance and happiness. Find out more about the Fit for Health programme.
New for 2012 - Active Women sessions
Young 16-25 year old women in Hackney are able to take part in more sport for free thanks to Hackney Council being chosen to take part in Sport England's 'Active Women' scheme. The scheme aims to encourage more young women, especially those who care for children, to take up a sport as they are less likely than young men to participate in sports activities.
Free swimming, netball, football, volleyball, dance and gym and fitness sessions at local leisure centres across the borough. A series of 12 week programmes, which will start in Spring 2011, will run for two years providing opportunities to try a range of sports.
Active Women Open Day
The next round of programmes are being launched at the Active Women Open Day on Friday 20 January 2012 at Queensbridge Sports and Community Centre. The event running between 12noon and 3pm will give women an opportunity to come and try yoga, aerobics, pilates and more. A creche is provided for under 5s and, best of all, it's all free! So come along and have a go. Download our 'Active Women Open Day' flyer (PDF, 300KB)
Active Women weekly sessions
Starting 23 January there is a new programme of sessions at Queensbridge Sports and Community Centre every Friday, 1-2.45 pm and at Britannia every Tuesday, 6-7pm. There is also football fitness at Britannia on Thursdays, 7pm-8pm. Download our 'Active Women Weekly Sessions' flyer (PDF, 131KB)
Young women can now register their interest in the scheme by contacting Sarah Davies at Hackney Council on 020 8356 7563 or emailing sarah.davies@hackney.gov.uk.
Your opinion wanted!
As part of the above initiative, we'd love your opinion on what activities you would like to take part in, where these activities should take place and what the programme should look like. Take our short survey about sporting activities for young women now.
New age games
The New Age Games is a fun sports activity programme which is open to all Hackney residents who are 50 years old or above. The aim of the games is to encourage older people to try out new sports such as archery, swimming, aerobics and darts. Download the programme of New Age Games activities (PDF, 519KB).
To book a place for this year's New Age Games please contact the booking line on 0208 3564100. For more information on activities for older people in Hackney, please contact the Community Resource Team on 020 7275 7092.
Stay up to date with sports and leisure news on Facebook
We recently launched new Facebook pages on Facebook and Twitter, which contain lots of news about sports activities and events that are happening in Hackney.
Page updated: 17 Jan 2012
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