New family fun day at Broomgrove with Active Hastings

With thanks to funding from the UK Prosperity Fund, Active Hastings have continued to roll out a number of free activity sessions at the Broomgrove Community Centre, to help get Hastings moving!

New sessions launching this spring include a series of Saturday Family Fun Days. The first Saturday Family Fun Day starts on Saturday 18 May, 12noon to 3pm at the Broomgrove Community Centre. For Mental Health Awareness Week join Active Hastings for a free afternoon of wellness for the whole family. Enjoy arts and crafts, circus skills and sports including yoga, dance and Muay Thai. You can also learn massage techniques to help relieve stress. Free healthy snacks and drinks are available throughout the afternoon for all the family. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a joint event with Active Hastings and Fresh Visions. No need to book, just turn up.

Throughout the summer Active Hastings will run a number of free themed Saturday Family Fun Days at the Broomgrove Community Centre, including a Beach Dance Party on 15 June, 1pm to 3pm and Olympic themed games on 20 July, 1pm to 3pm. Visit the Active Hastings website for more information.

In addition, Active Hastings also run a range of low cost or free activities at the Broomgrove Community Centre, including Zumba, Pilates, Creating a Healthier You exercise class, Age Friendly Activity and Social Sessions, Boxercise, Under 5s Play and Stay, Junior Muay Thai and the Friday Night Project.

Heather, Physical Activity Development Officer for Broomgrove at Active Hastings, said: "As part of the UK Prosperity Fund we are delivering a variety of physical activity opportunities in the Broomgrove area, which we hope will increase social interaction and encourage an active and healthy lifestyle. If you would like to discuss what activities you would like to see at the Broomgrove Community Centre or what stops you from being active, we would love to hear from you. Pop along to one of the Saturday Family Fun Days to chat to the team."

Active Hastings has received £107,544 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Active Hastings is hosted by Hastings Borough Council, in partnership with East Sussex County Council, and brings together a wide range of local and national partners to ensure that everyone in Hastings can get active.

To be kept up to date on the developments in Broomgrove, follow the Active Hastings Facebook page.

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Notes to editor:
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus

Active Hastings works closely with local providers of physical activity to give you easy, fun ways to get your everyday dose of physical activity. It only takes 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 a day for children to get fitter, healthier and happier. You can even break it down into 10 minute slots!

Active Hastings coordinates the local Community Physical Activity Network, which brings together schools, sport clubs, National Governing Bodies of Sport, health organisations, the voluntary sector and the private sector to work together, unblock barriers to participation and improve the local sport and physical activity delivery system.

Active Hastings is hosted by Hastings Borough Council, in partnership with East Sussex County Council, and brings together a wide range of local and national partners to ensure that everyone in Hastings can get active.

Find out more at www.activehastings.org.uk or follow them on Facebook 'Active Hastings'.

For more information contact Emma Bailey, Social Marketing and Communications Officer, Active Hastings, Hastings Borough Council on 01424 451145 or email emma.bailey@hastings.gov.uk