The aim of sports development is to provide the community of Barking and Dagenham with low cost, quality sporting opportunities and to promote healthy living within our borough.
Through working in partnership with a variety of agencies, sports development is able to bring both sports and fitness activities to the community at a wide range of venues such as sports centres, community halls, care homes, parks and open spaces, schools and private sports clubs.
Although sports development primarily works with the following target group: young people (8-14), young adults (15-24), unemployed people, women, disabled people, 50+ and people form black and minority ethnic groups, this does not mean that our service is exclusive to these groups.
Sports development aims to provide life long opportunities to the whole of the community.
The community health programme is a joint title for the variety of health and fitness based activities organised by the Sports Development Unit. Our main aim through these programmes is to encourage people to participate in some form of physical activity on a regular basis and to maintain participation throughout their life. Activities in this programme include yoga, pilates and our Health Walk Programme.
Community health - Current activities|
The community sports programme is the collective title for various sports coaching programmes that the unit run within Barking and Dagenham. Through these programmes the unit aims to improve the provision of community sports within Barking and Dagenham, providing sports opportunities in areas where they are lacking and to develop the skills of individuals who want to compete in sport.
Community sport - Current activities|
The unit also offers after school sports coaching opportunities to the primary and junior schools within Barking and Dagenham. Sports on offer include badminton, athletics, hockey, volleyball, short tennis, football, basketball, tag rugby, dance, table tennis plus many more.
The unit works with a variety of partners around the borough to organise sports coaching activities for young people during the school holiday's.
Holiday sports programme - Current activities|
All of the activities provided by the Sports Development Unit are fully inclusive to people of all ages and abilities, however we also run some activities that are specifically for disabled people.
Disabled sports programme - Current activities|
Programmes are continuously being expanded to include sessions and activities through partnerships with organisations like the Youth Offending Teams and the Primary Care Trust.
Sports Development Unit
Goresbrook Leisure Centre
Ripple Road
Dagenham
RM9 6XW
Supported by Barking and Dagenham Direct:
Tel: 020 8215 3006
Fax: 020 8227 5184
Textphone: 020 8227 5755
Email: 3000direct@lbbd.gov.uk|
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am - 8pm.
Further information can be obtained from the:
One Stop Shop
2 Town Square
Barking
IG11 7NB
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