Get Your Kids into a Sporting Summer!

Are your Children aged 8-17 years? Fancy something fun to keep you active and make new friends during the summer holidays?

Then why not take advantage of a whole host of FREE activities being offered by Fylde Borough Council this August?

Cllr Simon Renwick, Cabinet Member for Culture and Tourism, said: “Fylde Borough Council is committed to our young people across the Borough and is demonstrating this with these free sporting activities at a whole host of locations. Sessions will feature a number of team sports from quick cricket to rugby and football to basketball, offering a chance not only to improve fitness but also develop new skills and make new friends.”

Sessions will be held for 8-16 year olds at the following locations:

Monday 4th, 11th, and 18th August:

· 1-3pm – Bridges Playing Fields, Warton * Staining Village Playing Fields * School Lane Playing Fields, Newton * Kirkham Youth Base.
· 4-6pm – Mornington Road Playing Fields, Lytham * Lower Lane, Freckleton * Hove Road Park, St Annes * Blackpool Road North Playing Fields, St Annes.
· 7-9pm – Park View Playing Fields, Lytham * Kirkham Memorial Gardens * Hope Street Recreation Ground, St Annes * William Pickles Park, Clifton.

Tuesday 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th August:

· 1-3pm – The Pavillion, Weeton Army Camp * Blackpool Road North Playing Fields, St Annes * Elswick Village Multi-Games Area * Waddington Road Field, St Annes.
· 4-6pm – Ashton Gardens, St Annes * Fleetwood Road Park, Wesham * William Pickle Park, Clifton * Lower Lane Multi Games Area, Freckleton.
· 7-9pm – Kirkham Memorial Gardens * Bridges Playing Fields, Warton * Hope Street Recreation Ground, St Annes * Hove Road Park, St Annes.

Wednesday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th August:

· 1-3pm – Bridges Playing Fields, Warton * School Lane Playing Fields, Newton * Staining Village Playing Fields * The Pavillion, Weeton Army Camp.
· 4-6pm – Mayfield School Field, St Annes * Mornington Road Playing Fields, Lytham * Hove Road Park, St Annes * The Pavillion, Weeton Army Camp.
· 7-9pm – Lower Lane, Freckleton * Hope Street Recreation Ground, St Annes * Kirkham Memorial Gardens * Ashton Gardens, St Annes.

Thursday 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th August:

· 1-3pm – The Pavilion, Weeton Army Camp * Elswick Village Multi Games Area * Staining Village Playing Fields * Kirkham Youth Base.
· 4-6pm – Park View Playing Fields, Lytham * Fleetwood Road Park, Wesham * William Pickles Fields, Clifton *Ashton Gardens, St Annes.
· 7-9pm – Hope Street Recreation Ground, St Annes * Kirkham Memorial Gardens * Bridges Playing Field, Warton * Waddington Road Field, St Annes.

Fri 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th August:

· 1-3pm – Bridges Playing Fields, Warton * Staining Village Playing Fields * Waddington Road Field, St Annes * Blackpool Road North Playing Fields, St Annes.
· 4-6pm – Mornington Road Playing Field, Lytham * Hove Road Park, St Annes * Elswick Village Multi Games Area * School Lane Playing Fields, Newton.
· 7-9pm – Ashton Gardens, St Annes * Hope Street Recreation Ground, St Annes * Lower Lane, Freckleton * Mayfield School Field, St Annes.


High ropes offer challenging outdoor physical activity and offers the chance to take on exciting challenges as well as building new skills and friendships. A High Ropes course will also be at the following destinations from 1 – 6pm.

Tues 12th August Blackpool Road North, St Annes
Weds 13th August Bridges Playing Field, Warton
Thurs 14th August Youth Base, Kirkham
Tues 19th August Lower Lane, Freckleton
Weds 20th August Ashton Gardens, St Annes
Thurs 21st August Park View, Lytham

Participants aged under 13 require a signed parental consent form – leaflets have been delivered to all Fylde households or can be downloaded from www.fylde.gov.uk

For further details on these August events contact Clare Grant on 01253 658658.

The local YMCA are also holding a series of activities, for 12 – 17 year-olds, running daily from July 21 – 25 and July 28 – Aug 1. A full table of times and venues is detailed below.

The sessions will all be supervised by qualified YMCA Sports Development Coaches

Ashton Gardens St Annes Youth BaseKirkham Lower LaneFreckleton
Mon 21 July 1 – 3pm 4 – 6pm 7 – 9pm
Tues 22 July 1 – 3pm 7 – 9pm 4 – 6pm
Wed 23 July 1 – 3pm 4 – 6pm 7 – 9pm
Thurs 24 July 1 – 3pm 7 – 9pm 4 – 6pm
Fri 25 July 1 – 3pm 4 – 6pm 7 – 9pm
Mon 28 July 1 – 3pm 7 – 9pm 4 – 6pm
Tues 29 July 1 – 3pm 4 – 6pm 7 – 9pm
Wed 30 July 1 – 3pm 7 – 9pm 4 – 6pm
Thurs 31 July 1 – 3pm 4 – 6pm 7 – 9pm
Fri 1 August 1 – 3pm 7 – 9pm 4 – 6pm