Residents in Portsmouth are encouraged to keep active over the festive period and attend fun family events across the city.
Families will be able to enjoy a mixture of sporty activities with a fun festive theme.
Seasonal gymnastics sessions will enable families to have a go at floor skills, swing on bars, and bounce on trampolines. Sessions will take place on Monday 18, Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 December 2023 at 2pm and 3pm, and are a £4 per person.
Multi-sports camps will also be taking place at Portsmouth Tennis Centre from 10am-3pm on Monday 18, Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 December. The camps are open to children aged 5-12 of all abilities and will include sports from tennis, football, cricket, basketball, and more! Sessions can be purchased at £23 per session or £60 for all three sessions.
Further across the city, Exploria, an indoor play and bounce attraction based at Southsea’s Pyramids Centre, features awesome activity areas suitable for babies and children aged up to 17.
AquaDash! at Mountbatten Centre boasts a giant pool obstacle course featuring slides, demolition balls and crawls and is suitable for ages 8+.
Activities and facilities are run by BH Live, a charitable trust that operates the city’s sport and leisure centres in partnership with Portsmouth City Council.
Rob Cunningham, BH Live’s Associate Director of Leisure said;
“This season is a great time for families and friends to come together. We are excited to provide festive activities for Portsmouth residents that are fun for all. Being more active contributes to better health and wellbeing. We hope these sessions will inspire more families to get moving together in the new year.”Councillor Steve Pitt, Leader of the Council with responsibility for culture, leisure, and economic development, said:
“The health and wellness of our residents is very important to us, and this is a great time of year to bring the family together to try out some fun and festive sports activities. I urge everyone to get involved and take advantage of these festive offers.”
A full timetable of activities and prices is available online at bhliveactive.org.uk and via the BH Live Active. They can be booked up to seven days in advance.
Further information and bookings for the Portsmouth multi-sports camps can be made at clubspark.lta.org.uk/PortsmouthTennisCentre
Please ask in centres for any assistance.
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For more information about BH Live please contact:
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E: press.office@bhlive.org.uk
T: (01202) 055629
About BH Live
BH Live is a leading operator of leisure and event venues; a registered charity and social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
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BH Live is a leisure and cultural trust, established in 2010 as a ‘non profit distributing organisation’ (NPDO) for public benefit to promote participation in leisure and cultural events. BH Live is a Company Limited by Guarantee and Registered Charity. Charity No: 1138311. Company No: 07092112. VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. BH Live (Enterprises) Ltd, is a Private Company Limited by Shares and a wholly owned subsidiary of BH Live. Company No: 07175626. VAT Reg No: 108 2248 37. Registered Office: Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5BH. Registered in England and Wales.
BH Live operates the following venues in partnership with Portsmouth City Council:
- Mountbatten Leisure Centre – Portsmouth’s flagship leisure and event venue with swimming pools, a 150 station gym, eight-court sports hall, squash, spin and dance studios, a cycle velodrome, athletics track, function suites with bars, a café and soft play facility.
It is also home to a Clip ‘N Climb leisure attraction which opened in 2018.
For more visit bhliveactive.org.uk.
Get social with us: Twitter and Facebook @mountbattenlc
- Pyramids Centre – one of Portsmouth’s leading leisure venues overlooking Southsea beach and the Solent. It has state-of-the-art Technogym fitness equipment in a spacious gym with functional fitness, strength and cardio zones. There is a dedicated area for health assessments and people who are new to exercise, plus fitness tracking technology to help support people in reaching their activity goals.
Four activity studios provide a variety of daily exercise classes including Group Cycling, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), Yoga, Pilates and the Les Mills programme.
The centre is also home to Exploria, a themed play and bounce attraction which opened in 2021. A range of exciting experiences stimulate play and challenge children agreed from 6 months upwards. A bounce zone includes a diving tower with air bag, interactive games, themed slides agility parkour, battle beams and foam pits. The play zone includes ball pits, spider’s web and cargo climbing features, a rope bridge skywalk, bash bags, tunnels, rollers, beams and dodge ball shoot out. And the baby and toddler zone has all things Exploria, but downsized for little ones. There is also a range of interactive games, a dedicated sensory room, four themed party rooms and a café serving snacks, light bites and drinks.
For more visit bhliveactive.org.uk and exploria.org.uk
Get social with us: Twitter @PyramidsCentre
Facebook @Pyramids.Centre
- Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre – gymnastics hall with physiotherapy and meeting room.
For more visit bhliveactive.org.uk.
Get social with us: Facebook @PortsmouthGymnasticsCentre
- Portsmouth Tennis Centre – Situated in the north of Portsmouth consisting of four indoor courts and six floodlit outdoor courts. A comprehensive coaching programme caters for all ages and abilities. Sessions are available for tots, juniors, adults and also includes variations of the sport such as cardio tennis and touch tennis.
For more visit bhliveactive.org.uk.
Get social with us: Twitter @PortsTennis and Facebook @PortsmouthTC
- Wimbledon Park Sports Centre – sports hall with badminton and basketball courts
For more visit bhliveactive.org.uk.
Get social with us: Facebook @WimbledonParkSportsCentre
- Charter Community Sports Centre – 20m swimming pool, 20 station gym, sports hall and an outdoor multi-use games area.
For more visit bhliveactive.org.uk.
Get social with us: Facebook @CharterCommunitySC