Sports and
Activities
The London 2012 Games has been a
spur to get even more people involved in sport and healthy
lifestyles. The council and partners have already driven up
participation through a number of projects since 2005:
- We were the first London borough to introduce free
swimming for young people during school holidays. We provided
58,000 free swims in 2004 - 40% from traditionally low
participating groups
- 64,000 young people took part in 26 sports as part of our
Olympic Summer of Sport
- The number of sports clubs has increased from 138 to 210 in
less than two years
- The number of sports coaches has quadrupled
- We have set up 40 after-school clubs
To find out more information about current sports activities please
visit our
Entertainment and
Leisure pages.