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Our Feel Good Walks are suitable for anyone to join and are FREE.
They provide a great way for people to get out and about, meet new people and explore some of the beautiful green spaces Waltham Forest has to offer.
This January we have new community group walks starting in Chingford, Leytonstone and Walthamstow as well as a new women’s only walk starting in Leyton.
Our existing walks are still running each week, so wherever you are in the borough there is a fantastic community walking group close by.
So come along and join us on our Feel Good Walks. Just turn up on the day, there’s no need to book in advance.
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In June we opened the new indoor cricket centre at Leyton, a joint project with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board), and already more than 300 people a week are using these facilities.
This is the first ECB Urban Cricket Hub and early in 2020 we will see the second phase of improvements to the sports facilities on this site.
We are looking forward to the 2020 season when professional matches and local clubs will be able to make the best use of the facilities.
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The Waltham Forest Sport and Leisure Team has developed a Feel Good Mark which recognises safe and effective sport and physical activity provision.
It aims to recognise sports clubs, community organisations and physical activity providers who play a vital role in the delivery of physical activity for residents and provide the support and environment for residents to develop.
There is no charge to apply for Feel Good accreditation.
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If you are between 11 and 17 year olds you can trial to become part of the Waltham Forest Team for Virgin London Mini Marathon, to qualify you need to complete a 5km Park Run.
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The GLL Sports Foundation is offering up to £1.5 million worth of support for athletes in the next year.
Eligible athletes can benefit from financial support, physiotherapy, gym memberships at GLL’s Better facilities and more.
Applications for the programme are open until Thursday 20 February 2020 and athletes from Waltham Forest are encouraged to apply.
Last year, the GLL Sport Foundation in partnership with Waltham Forest Council supported 54 local athletes, including Lucy Charles and Lutalo Muhammad.
Successful applicants will receive their support from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
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London Youth Games competitions will take place throughout the year starting with the majority of events taking place on weekends in May and June with the finals in early July.
The games are free and open to all young people, aged between seven and 18 years, living in or going to school in Waltham Forest, who are in the correct school year and play regularly for their school or a local club.
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Every Saturday COG runs two BMX training sessions at the refurbished BMX course in Cheney Row Park, Walthamstow.
The sessions are 1 – 3pm for 10 to 16 year olds and 3 – 5pm for six to 10 year olds.
Equipment is provided and there’s a suggested donation of £2 per person per session.
In summer 2019 a team of BMXers from these sessions represented Waltham Forest in the London Youth Games coming away with a medal.
This was the first time we’d entered a BMX team so we’re hoping to do even better this year. If you want to be part of a winning BMX team come along and test your skills against other local BMXers.
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Every Friday at Cheney Row Park, Walthamstow, COG runs a Women’s BMXercise session from 9.30am for an hour.
Bikes and safety equipment are provided so why not come along and join in the fun.
The first session is free and then there's a suggested donation of £2 per session to help pay for the equipment.
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