Beat it! Holiday Activity Camp
Beat It! Free healthy living afterschool clubs for children in Wandsworth.
Beat it! increases awareness about healthy living and inspires children to make small changes to their daily routine maintain a healthy weight throughout their lives. The free 10 week programme takes place at holiday camps and afterschool programmes across the borough.
As part of Wandsworth Council’s commitment to promoting healthier lifestyles, the programme sees children interact with a team of nutritionists and exercise specialists to understand how physical activity and healthy eating workshops can help the lead a healthier lifestyle.
Previous programmes, held in Tooting, Roehampton and Battersea, saw children visit a supermarket where they had to develop healthy recipes and turn them into dishes through hands-on cooking classes. As well as cooking, there were also access to multisport activities such as basketball, dodgeball and relay races.
A blind taste test provided participants the opportunity to discover their likes (and dislikes) of over 20 new, exotic and even unusual flavours. It even helped some self confessed fussy eaters discover some fruits and vegetables they liked, with one young lady discovering her newfound love for cucumber!
The participants were also visited by full time runner and all round inspirational athlete, Nick Butter, who spoke about his journey, world record attempts, failures and successes. Butter motivated the children to continue running their Daily Mile, as he talked about his upcoming world record attempt: to run a marathon in every single country in the world in 2018, with the aim to raise £250,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. To donate please visit www.nickbutter.com/sponsor.
If you are interested in our next summer holiday programme, please contact: Adriana on 020 8871 8377 or email AMacNaughton@wandsworth.gov.uk
Current Programmes:
ROEHAMPTON
Where: Granard Primary School, Cortis Road, SW15 6XA
When: Mondays 4.00-5.30pm starting 25th September 2017 for 10 weeks
Age: 5-11 years Cost: FREE!
Where: Ashburton Youth Club, Westleigh Avenue, SW15 4JE
When: Mondays 6.00-7.30pm starting 25th September 2017 for 10 weeks
Age: 12-18 years Cost: FREE!
TOOTING
Where: Fircroft School, Fircroft Road, Tooting SW17 7PP
When: Wednesdays 4.30-6.00pm starting 27th September 2017 for 10 weeks
Age: 5-11 yrs Cost: FREE!
Where: The Tooting Hub, St. Peters Church, Beechcroft Road, SW17 7BU
When: Wednesdays 6.30-8.00pm starting 27th September 2017 for 10 weeks
Age: 12-18 years Cost: FREE!
BATTERSEA
Where: Sacred Heart School, Este Road, Battersea SW11 2TD
When: Thursdays 4.30-6.00pm starting 28th September 2017 for 10 weeks
Age: 5-11 yrs Cost: FREE!
Where: Harris Academy, 401 Battersea Park Road, SW11 5AP
When: Tuesdays 4.30-6.00pm starting 26th September 2017 for 10 weeks
Age: 12-18 yrs Cost: FREE!
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