1. Progress to date 17,400 attendances by end of year 2
7,900 unique attendances by end of year 2
Predominantly females
Most popular age 25yrs-45yrs
95 hours of volunteering provided
Upcoming activities for 2017:
Walking Month
Family Adventure Week
Female friendly weeks
Bookstart Week

2. Get Out Get Active (GOGA) will provide a range of engagement activities over a three-year period from September 2016 – September 2019 to engage disabled and non-disabled participants into sport and physical activity.
Encourage inactive people to take their first steps into physical activity as well as raising the profile of inclusive and disability sport and physical activity for people with a disability or long-term illness and promote and encourage significant health and social benefits for people of all ages across all communities
North - Bilborough, Aspley & Bulwell
Central - St Ann’s & The Dales
South - Clifton & Clifton South
Please see
For more information contact

3. Leisure Centre provision
8 leisure centres across Nottingham
Ken Martin LC (Bulwell)
Southglade LC (Bestwood)
Harvey Hadden Sports Village (Bilborough)
John Carroll LC (Radford)
Djanogly Community LC (Forest Fields)
Nottingham Tennis Centre (Lenton)
Victoria LC (St Anns)
Clifton LC (Clifton)

4. Leisure Centres
8 fantastic leisure centres providing affordable sport and leisure facilities, as well as a range of programmes to help people of all ages and abilities become more active through physical activity and sport including tennis, squash, badminton and Nottingham Swim School.
All of our leisure centres are accredited facilities and have been verified as being an accessible venue for disabled people by CredAbility – an independent quality mark run by disabled people.
To find out more please visit

5. Active Nottingham provides access to use all 8 Nottingham City Council leisure centres and make savings of £1 every time an activity is booked
Free to join
Sign up in person at a leisure center, online or over the phone /
Additional concessions available for city residents in the following groups:
Customers with a Disability
Juniors aged 0-18 years
Adults aged 60 years or above
Adults in receipt of certain benefits
For more info

6. Memberships and Pay and Play
4 main Flexible Fitness membership packages offering unlimited access to gym, fitness classes, swimming and health suites across the 8 leisure centres
One 2 One programme available for individual support
Activities also available to ‘pay and play’ – always cheaper with Active Nottingham
For full price list -

7. Swimming
7 fantastic swimming pools which run a comprehensive range of sessions across the week
Swimming is a great form of all-round exercise. Ideal if you want to be more active and stay healthy, whatever your age or ability.
Regular swimming can reduce the risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke. It can also boost mood and keep weight under control
Sessions available include Swim School, public swimming, various aqua classes and specialist female only and dementia swimming sessions

8. This Girl Can Swim Dedicated swim time for girls and ladies aged 14+
Female lifeguards
Female pool helpers during the session to meet and greet on poolside, provide guidance and support, answering any questions
FREE access to the health suite after the swim and up to 30 minutes after the swim session has finished (subject to health suite opening times and availability)
Full list of sessions can be found on

9. Dementia Swimming
New programme of Dementia Swimming sessions in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society to provide a swimming experience in a safe and supportive environment for those diagnosed with dementia.
Nottingham City Council operates a carer goes free scheme and the carer is welcome to go into the water also.
Project Officer on site specifically to support individuals to access the session and answer any questions they may have.
Full information please visit

10. This Girl Can Nottingham is a celebration of active women across the county who are doing their thing, no matter how they look and how well they do it
Over 500 women in 6 weeks took part in a TGC activity or event in 2016
“It’s so important for women to have good self-esteem and confidence to try sport”
“Before I joined this group I had not been on a bike for over 30 years”

11. Contacts
Francesca Barney – Health and Physical Activity Development Officer
Nikki Mottishaw - Community Sport Manager