Leisure Development
The Leisure Development team offers a wide range of sport and health related activities to promote a healthy population within the district.
The team works closely with a number of partners to help provide these activities, such as young people's holiday programmes, disability sports clubs and health walks. Support is also offered to local sports clubs to help provide access to leisure.
Leisure Development News
Local children from Huntingdonshire’s primary and junior schools embarked on St Ives for the Autumn High 5s Netball Festivals. The festivals provide mixed teams with the opportunity to compete against other schools in High 5s Netball, a game that is specifically designed for children of this age. The festivals are split over three days to allow schools to compete against those of a similar size.
Over 170 young people engaged in a number of sports activities during the October half term. 40 of these took part in mountain biking sessions run by British Cycling’s Go-Ride coach. The sessions were held at Hinchingbrooke Country Park with all equipment provided allowing participants to ride round the most challenging areas of the park.
Sunday 5 October 2008 saw the return of the Huntingdonshire Disability Sports Forum’s Indoor Sports Festival at the St. Ivo Leisure Centre in St. Ives. This is a large annual event which gives disabled people from around the Huntingdonshire area an opportunity to try different sports. This year’s event attracted 90 participants taking part in 12 different sports including boccia, football, cricket and rifle shooting.
Popular sporting activities for young people to take part in are returning during the October half term. Places are filling up fast but are still available for golf at Hemingford Abbots Golf Complex with popular junior instructor Tai Tuwai, basketball in conjunction with Huntingdon Hawks Basketball Club for 11 – 16 year olds, and also mountain biking with a British cycling coach at Hinchingbrooke Country Park.