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Girls get Active in Wandsworth
Research shows that nationally, teen girls lose interest in sport and physical activity over time and that by age 7, girls are already less active than boys. This disparity only widens as they move from childhood into teenage years. The biggest drop-off occurs during the transition from primary to secondary school, with disruption to friendship… Read More
Wandsworth Joins the Big Platinum Jubilee Lunch
Partnering with the World Heartbeat Music Academy to provide free live music for the occasion across Battersea Park, Wandsworth Common, Tooting Common, Furzedown Recreation Ground and Coronation Gardens. To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Enable and Wandsworth Council will be participating in the Big Jubilee Lunch on Sunday the 5th of June. Not only will… Read More
Voluntary and community organisations in Wandsworth can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to develop services for residents
Grant applications are now open from Social Prescribing Wandsworth, which helps improve people’s health and wellbeing by connecting them to activities and services within their community. Since its launch in November 2019, the scheme has helped more than 6,000 Wandsworth residents find support. Social prescribing was developed in response to the fact that many people… Read More
London Youth Games back for Special Anniversary Year – make your mark and join Team Wandsworth
The London Youth Games is back! As Europe’s largest youth multi-sports competition, the games offer a unique experience for young people in London. This epic multi-sport event held in London offers opportunities for young people aged 7 to 18 across the Capital to grow and excel in their field. The London Youth Games are contested between the… Read More
FC Battersea support underrepresented youth into football with help from Enable and Wandsworth Council
FC Battersea (FCB) are on a mission to put Battersea on the UK ‘grassroots map’ by playing winning football and supporting local youth. The club expertly mentor and coach talented players from local schools on a pathway through youth football and from this Easter they are able to open up free slots to attend their… Read More
Wandsworth To Choose Their Sporting Heroes
Wandsworth Council’s Active Wandsworth Awards is all set to celebrate the dedication and achievements for the local sporting community at the annual Active Wandsworth Awards ceremony on Friday 4th March. The ceremony will reflect on the 2021 sporting year and a glittering list of nominees have been announced. The evening will be hosted by Sky… Read More
The Winter Works in Wandsworth That Improve Your Green Space in Spring and Summer
Every year, in partnership with Wandsworth Council, Enable carries out extensive habitat management activities in Wandsworth, a particularly green and leafy borough which has the most public green space as a percentage of land of all inner London boroughs. In total there are 34 parks and commons, eight allotments and five cemeteries, as well as… Read More
Closing the Gaps in Cancer Care, Enable take the lead on South West London’s World Cancer Day activity
The Macmillan Community Cancer Link Worker service delivered by Enable Leisure and Culture in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support has supported over 230 local residents over the past 15 months. Mary, a service user who received her pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2017 is truly grateful for the support she has received from the dedicated team…. Read More
Guys Get Active, the Wandsworth lifestyle programme empowering men to take control of their health
Enable Leisure and Culture are thrilled to announce the return of their successful Guys Get Active course – a free community lifestyle programme designed specifically for men living or working in Wandsworth. The project supports all men, whatever their ability, who are above a healthy weight to make lasting lifestyle changes. Evidence shows us that these changes will improve overall health and wellbeing and reduce the risk of diseases arising from a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet. Funded by Wandsworth Council, the programme, delivered by… Read More
Enable Leisure and Culture team up across communities in creating new avenue of trees for King George’s Park thanks to generous gift from Japan
Enable Leisure and Culture and Wandsworth Borough Council have collaborated with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of London Region, and the Sakura Cherry Tree Project in planting an attractive new feature in the form of an avenue of soon-to-be blossoming cherry trees for King George’s Park. The double row of Cherry trees approximately 1.5 metres in height will run from Burr Rd across the Park to the river Wandle near the… Read More
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