Sports and physical activity

Abbey View Sports Complex's beach courts allows you to enjoy both beach volleyball and beach tennis. More information on the Abbey View Sports Complex website via the link below:

Abbey View Sports Complex

Our Exercise GP Referral scheme aims to provide opportunities for people with underlying medical conditions, or those at risk of developing conditions to become more active in a safe and welcoming environment and raise awareness of the benefits of physical activity, helping to create long-term behaviour change.

Regular physical activity can help you manage your weight, have a positive effect on you mentally, improve your muscle and joint functions, and benefit your heart health too. Not only will it help you manage and control existing conditions, but it will help protect you from developing other health complications as well.

The 12 week programme will be designed to help individuals self-manage their condition more effectively and with more confidence.

Moving more will get you on the path to a happier, healthier you

We operate out of Harpenden Sports Centre, Batchwood Golf & Sports Centre, Cotlandswick Leisure Centre and Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre and allow you to access the gym, swimming pool and exercise classes at these facilities. 

For more information please visit www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/home-workouts/gp-referral/

The Daylight Club is a social club for adults with physical disabilities living in the St Albans District, which includes Harpenden.
  
The Club welcomes new members and meet every Wednesday from 10am to 4pm at St Johns Church Hall, St John’s Rd, Harpenden and Friday from 11am to 3pm at Christchurch, High Oaks, St Albans. The Club provides a safe and supportive environment where members meet for social contact and community involvement. Members can take part in a wide range of creative or recreational activities, interactive workshops, useful or interesting topics covered by guest speakers, community events and day trips in our own minibus. The Daylight Club can also offer door to door transport.

For more information please contact the Everyone Active Communities Team on 01727 822447.

Passport to Leisure is a local project which supports adults with learning disabilities to access and integrate with the community through a variety of leisure and sporting activities.

The main emphasis of the project is for the members to have fun with friends in a supportive environment, where independence is encouraged and promoted.

A programme of events is produced every Friday with a wide variety of trips and activities to suit people's different interests, abilities and needs. The project is run by a co-ordinator and a dedicated team of volunteers. If you require 1:1 support, please bring a carer with you.

The group activities take place weekdays, weekends and evenings and include some of the following

• Wildlife Parks
• Stately Homes
• Parks & Gardens
• Bowling
• Cinema
• Pub Visits
• Community Events
• Shows & Concerts
• London Attractions & Exhibitions
• Sport Sessions
• Seaside trips and more

For more information please contact the Everyone Active Communities Team on 07762 595936.

Special Olympics St Albans (SOSA) provides sporting opportunities for those aged 8 years and over with a learning disability. They use sport as a vehicle to empower their members to enhance their health and wellbeing, develop as individuals, establish friendships and feel equal and valued  
The project provides year-round weekly sport sessions for athletes aged 8yrs+, in a wide range of sports including Athletics, Swimming, Equestrian and Boccia. SOSA also work with a number of partners to provide additional satellite sessions, such as Rugby, Judo, Golf, Football and Trampolining. In addition to the sessions, members are also able to compete at local, regional or national competitions or get involved in volunteering and coaching opportunities. 

Registered charity number: 800329

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For more information please go to the club's website at https://www.sostalbans.club/.

The Sporting Champions scheme from Everyone Active gives talented athletes the opportunity to make use of training support and mentoring sessions to further their burgeoning careers.

Launched in 2016, the Sporting Champions scheme has been responsible for more than £1 million worth of support to over 1,000 athletes across a huge variety of disciplines; from wheelchair basketballers and swimmers to artistic gymnasts and figure skaters.

From a total of 30 Sporting Champions competing at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, our athletes achieved a combined five gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

The programme has been designed to assist this country’s next generation of superstar athletes in making the most of their natural talents.

As an Everyone Active Sporting Champion, you’ll benefit from access to FREE training facilities at any of our 200-plus sports centres located all over the country, as well as to mentoring days throughout the year.

For more information or to apply please visit: https://www.easportingchampions.com/