Sport and health
Wembley Stadium will play a key role in the 2012 Games, hosting the men's and women's football semi finals ensuring Olympic sporting action takes place in the borough. However, the Olympic and Paralympic Games offers far greater opportunities for improving sport and health in the borough and the council's Sports Service aim to use 2012 to make Brent more active.
Working with our leisure centres, local sports clubs, schools and NHS Brent we are developing a wide range of sports and recreational activities to encourage greater participation and healthier lifestyles for all.
Young people have told us they want more sports in schools and increased competitions, whilst older people have told us they want more casual and family based opportunities.
Key actions in the sports and health plan include:
- reducing the percentage of people in Brent that are inactive through sporting and physical activity opportunities
- providing opportunities for young people to take part in a wide variety of sports activities and increase school based sports opportunities and sports competitions within and between schools
- increasing community access to all facilities suitable for sports use, in particular facilities on education sites
- exploring opportunities to provide a third pool that serves the North of the Borough
- working with NHS Brent to increase the role of sport and physical activity as a means to address and prevent poor health
- increasing and improving facilities for recreational and informal participation in sport
- working with local sports clubs and groups to develop volunteering, coaching, and leadership opportunities
- developing the Brent Fun Run and Walk as a local mass participation event to encourage family participation in physical activity
- using the Paralympic Games as a catalyst for engaging the disabled community through providing disability sports opportunities
- implementing the actions within Brent's Sports and Physical Activity Strategy.