What we do
St Helens Active Lives & Sports Development works to create the conditions for more people to be active across St Helens, working with partners to make movement, physical activity and sport part of everyday life.
We do this by:
- Working with local sports clubs and groups to strengthen community sport, including support with funding applications, workforce and volunteer development, and participant recruitment.
- Driving system change with local partners and organisations to improve access, remove barriers, create fairer opportunities to be active, and develop a joined-up approach that makes it easier for people to move more.
- Building confidence, knowledge and skills with partners and across the local workforce, to support positive culture and behaviour change, and make physical activity part of everyday conversations and practice.
- Developing, delivering and supporting inclusive programmes and events shaped by local needs, providing welcoming and accessible opportunities.
- Delivering the School Games programme across St Helens, working with schools to create inclusive opportunities for children and young people to be active, take part in competition, develop confidence and build leadership skills.
- Working with National Governing bodies of sport, along with regional and national partners, to develop opportunities, strengthen local provision and connect national programmes and investment with local priorities.
- Working with health, care and community partners to embed physical activity within prevention, treatment, recovery and wider health and wellbeing pathways.
- Using local insight, community voice, learning and evaluation to understand what matters to our communities, shape our work and turn learning into action.
The St Helens Active Lives Strategy 2022-27 sets out our shared ambition for creating a more active St Helens and the priorities that guide our work. Explore the strategy and learn more about its seven key themes:
1.Active Leadership
2. Active Communities - promoting physical activity as a social norm
3. Active Health and Social Care
4. Active Environments and Facilities
5. Active Young People
6. Actively Inclusive - tackling inequality and barriers to participation
7. Actively Demonstrating Success
Leisure centres and sports pitches
Leisure centres and sports pitches are managed by the council's Go Active leisure service. Visit the Go Active website for information about leisure centres, activities and facilities. For information and enquiries about hiring council sports facilities please visit:
Some school sports facilities are also available to hire, with bookings managed directly by individual schools
Contact us
If you'd like to get in touch with the Active Lives & Sports Development team, please complete our General Enquiry Form
See what's happening
Have a look at our timetable for current sessions and activities: Active Lives & Sports Development Timetable
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