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Working alongside local, regional and national partners, the sports development team and leisure centres help young people to get involved with sport in a fun and safe environment.
Term time activities
We work with local clubs and sport providers to develop weekly basketball opportunities for young people. Sessions provide a great introduction to basketball with the option to attend one of our Slam Dunkz basketball camps during the school holidays.
Our Aqualetes swim school runs for 50 weeks of the year and is a fantastic way to introduce your child to swimming through our Learn to Swim programme. Working in partnership with Swim England, we follow their learn to swim guidance and have fully qualified instructors leading lessons in all our Wiltshire Council swimming pools.
So from toddler to accomplished swimmer, there is a structured learning pathway for all young people to help them to learn, have fun, achieve and develop a healthy love for, and confidence in, water.
Gymnastics School caters for young people aged two to 14 and provides weekly sessions following the British Gymnastics accreditation pathway. For full information on the courses available visit the individual centre pages.
Junior leisure memberships are available at all leisure centres from £9.99 per month. This includes unlimited swimming in public sessions and unlimited gym usage from age 11, when either accompanied by an adult member who has had a gym induction, or within one of our junior gym specific sessions.
For specific activities available at each leisure centre around the county, go to the home page and select the relevant leisure centre from the list at the bottom of the page.
Holiday activities
Leisure centres offer a variety of activities through the holiday periods - which you can find below listed by centre. Intensive swimming lessons are also offered at a number of leisure centres and you can find detail on these courses on our Aqualetes swim school webpage.
Kick it Out
'Kick it Out' is Football's equity and inclusion campaign and uses football as a tool to promote inclusion, challenge discrimination and to work for positive change.
Wiltshire Council team up with Swindon Town Football in the community to deliver local events during October half term for young people aged 10 to 19. The events feature an individual Swindon Town Foundation Skills Zone and alongside these activities, the events also include tournaments for players in Years 8 and 9, the winners will compete in a grand final at half-time during Swindon Town fixture at the County Ground.
The local events will also feature the Ability Sports programme for young people aged 10-19 years with a disability.
StreetGames is a national sports charity that supports a network of projects which give sports, training and volunteering opportunities to young people in disadvantaged communities across the UK. StreetGames are aligned with Sport England's Youth Sport Strategy.
Doorstep sports clubs are for young people from disadvantaged communities. Sessions are delivered free of charge and also provide opportunities to attend high-profile events as well as opportunities to undertake training or to gain volunteering experience. Clubs operate in the following venues:
Venue
Days and times
Age
Activities
Cost
Studley Green Community Centre and MUGA
Wednesday 5.30pm-7pm Starts 28 April 2021
10+
Dance, football, rugby, boxing and basketball
Free
The Friary Community Centre and MUGA
Thursday 5.30pm-7pm Session currently suspended
10+
Football, tag rugby and basketball
Free
Pinewood Green, Bemerton Heath
Tuesday 5.30pm-7pm Starts 27 April 2021
10+
Football, basketball and rugby
Free
Through the StreetGames network participants are also able to access high quality sports experiences such as a sports festival at the Olympic Park, tickets and outdoor activities at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and access to pitch activities at Bath Rugby RFC fixtures.
Young volunteer leaders have been selected through our Doorstep Sports Clubs and Skate Series programmes to act as advocates for 'their' projects. Volunteers support weekly delivery, organise events and help shape future activities. Leaders each receive a StreetGames hoodie as well as the opportunity to access free mentoring, training, StreetGames volunteer training residential and certificated sports qualifications.
Wiltshire Skate Series is an annual series of four competitive events for the Wiltshire skate community. The programme is led and delivered by a young person forum, which is made up of local young skaters with the support of our staff. Held at different skate parks across the county the Wiltshire Skate Series encourages volunteering amongst young people with judges, skate marshals, DJs and helpers all giving up their time free of charge to ensure the success of the events.
Event details:
Young people must be 11+ to enter
Free to enter
Registration is at 10am at all venues
Helmets must be worn
Details for 2022 will be confirmed when available.
'Fit and Fed' is a national programme combining food and sport developed by the sports charity Street Games. Fit and Fed is a response to the growing body of research on the inequalities of holiday hunger, isolation, and inactivity. Wiltshire in partnership with Salisbury City Council, Anybody Can Cook, The Trussell Trust, Selwood Housing Group, Studley Green Primary School and Active Trowbridge has delivered sessions across the county.
These free activity programmes will enable young people and their families to prepare a healthy meal, provide advice on healthy eating, and the opportunity to take part in fun games and multi sports activities. The programme will support families on lower incomes or free school meals, and aims to help alleviate the issues of isolation and improve fitness levels during the school holidays.
The Wiltshire Street Games Club 1 programme aims to enhance and connect young people aged 15-25 years old to activity opportunities in their local area, help them make use of local facilities and prepare them to be active independently.
The programme will provide free of charge 12 month gym memberships for NEET/vulnerable young people or those that are part of the Wiltshire Council Doorstep Sports Club.
The Club 1 programme will be delivered at Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre in Salisbury. The young people taking part in the programme will obtain a free gym induction and a free tailored programme review. A referral is required and terms and conditions apply.