Sports & Leisure
Welcome to Thurrock Council's Sports and Leisure home page. This section of the Council's website is your first point of call for information on PE, Sport and Physical Activity in schools and in the community.
You can be involved in sport in all kinds of ways and for lots of different reasons; for fun, to meet people, as a helper, as an umpire, competitively, professionally or even as a spectator. This website aims to provide you with the information that you need, whether you are a teacher, coach, sportsperson or someone who just wants to get involved.
As an Individual
- Provides you with information about the different clubs within the borough and who to contact should you want to get involved as a participant
- How you can volunteer to help in a club and the benefits that it can bring you
- Information about disability sport in the borough
- Information about all the facilities in the borough
- Access to events such as the Essex Youth Games
As a Parent
- A range of information, all in one place, from which to pick the most appropriate club for your child
- Information about how you can get involved in sport e.g. through volunteering
- Information about school sport
As a School
- Information about professional development courses
- Club information which may prove useful when trying to develop school to club links
- Overview of support available to schools
- Information about the Sports College and the School Sport Co-ordinator Programme
As a Club
- Assistance with the writing of club/sports development plans
- Assistance with the setting up of club to school links
- Information on training courses to meet training needs
- Advice on how and where to recruit volunteers
- Assistance with funding applications and advice on where to apply
- A database to which you can add your details if they are not currently on there
As a Coach
- Opportunities for both paid and voluntary involvement within sport
- Access to training opportunities and courses to aid your professional development
- A database to which you can add your details
- Opportunities for you to make contacts
Thurrock has all sports for all sorts!
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