Jo Jo's School of Dance & Performing Arts

Based in Aberdeen, Mindsparx Health and Wellbeing Center is a martial arts club serving the local Aberdeen City area. It offers a space for people looking to take up martial arts training close to home.

Martial arts clubs are generally a good place to build fitness, learn self defence and develop discipline, whether you are starting out or already have experience. Sessions are typically coached, and many clubs welcome newcomers alongside more seasoned members.

Mindsparx Health and Wellbeing Center is a martial arts club in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City.

Mindsparx Health and Wellbeing Center

Located in central Newcastle upon Tyne, Sendai Karate Club teaches the traditional Shotokan style of karate. The club is affiliated to the KUGB (Karate Union of Great Britain) and follows the classic approach to training, guided by the principle that karate is about developing character rather than simply winning or losing.

A Shotokan karate club like this typically covers stances, strikes, blocks, kata and structured grading, with sessions suited to those working towards their next belt. It is a good option for anyone in the Newcastle area wanting to learn a traditional martial art in a coached, club setting.

Shotokan karate

KUGB affiliated

Central location

Grading and belts

Newcastle Sendai Karate Club teaches traditional Shotokan karate in central Newcastle upon Tyne, affiliated to the KUGB.

Newcastle Sendai Karate Club

North Cheshire Bowmen

Social netball in London is what this organisation is all about, with friendly leagues for women's and mixed teams. Matches take place at three venues across the city: Angel Islington, Highbury Grove and Dulwich, with games spread across weekday evenings depending on the location. Alongside the leagues, the site also lists indoor 5-a-side netball and training sessions.

Social netball leagues are generally a relaxed way to get back into the sport, keep active and meet new people, whether you join with an existing team or are looking to find one. Players usually get regular fixtures and a league table to follow, with a focus on enjoyment as much as competition.

Social netball leagues

Three London venues

Weekday fixtures

Indoor 5-a-side

Training sessions

Umpiring opportunities

Friendly social netball leagues in London for women's and mixed teams, played at venues in Angel Islington, Highbury Grove and Dulwich.

Playnetball London

Based in Corby, North Northamptonshire, Private Pool Hire Corby offers a pool you can book for your own exclusive use. Sessions suit a range of needs, from relaxed leisure swims to parent and baby time in the water and more demanding training. Bookings are handled through the company's own scheduling website, and there is a client app you can add to your phone's home screen.

Private pool hire is generally a good option for anyone who prefers a quieter setting than a busy public session. It can suit nervous swimmers, families with young children, or people who want uninterrupted lengths without sharing lanes.

Exclusive pool hire

Parent and baby swims

Training sessions welcome

Online booking app

Private swimming pool hire in Corby, North Northamptonshire, for leisure swims, parent and baby sessions and training, booked online.

Private Pool Hire Corby

Re-Energize Ladies Gym

Based in Manchester, Salford City Boxing Academy (Dorvy) is a boxing gym serving the local Salford and Greater Manchester area. The club offers classes for those looking to take up the sport or build on existing skills.

Boxing training generally combines fitness, technique and sparring practice, and gyms like this one tend to welcome a mix of ages and abilities. Whether you want to develop your conditioning or learn the fundamentals of the sport, a local boxing academy can be a good place to start.

Classes available

Salford City Boxing Academy (Dorvy), a boxing gym in Manchester, Greater Manchester, offering classes for all abilities.

Salford City Boxing Academy (Dorvy)

Based in Dundee, Scottish Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company that began life in 1986 as a grassroots community group. It has since grown into Scotland's national contemporary dance company, working alongside Dundee Rep and keeping strong ties to the city and the wider northeast of Scotland.

The company works with artists from many countries and tours its work widely, from small village halls to larger stages. Contemporary dance in general offers a creative, expressive way to move, and companies like this often run ways for the public to get involved, so it is worth checking what is currently on offer.

Founded in 1986

Contemporary dance company

Rooted in Dundee

International collaborations

Scottish Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company in Dundee, founded in 1986 as a grassroots community group and closely linked with Dundee Rep.

Scottish Dance Theatre

Sittingbourne Martial arts - Taekwondo club

South Bucks Archers

On the edge of Walsall, in the heart of the Pheasey community, Space Athlete is a newly established gymnastics club serving families across the Birmingham area. Sessions take place inside Beacon Church, and the focus is firmly on children, with coaching designed to build confidence, encourage individuality and develop both physical and social skills.

Recreational gymnastics is generally a great way for young children to get active. Classes typically introduce basic movements such as running, jumping and rolling in a safe, supervised setting, helping children improve coordination, strength and balance while making friends and having fun along the way.

Gymnastics for children

Classes for ages 4-5

Experienced, checked coaches

Small group teaching

Based in Beacon Church

Newly founded club

Space Athlete is a new children's gymnastics club in Pheasey, near Birmingham and Walsall, offering fun, confidence-building coached sessions.

Space Athlete

Based in South Woodham Ferrers near Chelmsford, Swallows Gymnastic Club is a not-for-profit gymnastics club for children that has been running for more than 40 years. The club is aligned with the British Gymnastics Foundation and works with gymnasts of a range of ages in a safe, fully equipped setting.

Gymnastics clubs like this are generally a good place for young people to build strength, balance, flexibility and coordination while learning new skills step by step. Many children also find that regular sessions help with confidence and teamwork, whether they want to train for fun or progress further in the sport.

Over 40 years running

Not-for-profit club

British Gymnastics aligned

Fully equipped gym

Gymnasts of all ages

Not-for-profit children's gymnastics club in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, with over 40 years of history and a fully equipped gym.

Swallows Gymnastic Club

Team Solent Kestrels

The Martial Arts Centre

Watford Freestyle

Wirral Archers

Set in Fulwood, Sheffield, this sports club brings together several member sections under one roof. It's made up of a lawn tennis club, a squash and racketball club, a crown green bowling club and a snooker club, so members can join as many sections as they like — or come along purely as social members.

The grounds include grass tennis courts and a clubhouse with views across the Mayfield Valley. A multi-section club like this suits people who want to try more than one sport in the same place, or simply enjoy the social side of club life.

Fulwood Sports Club in Sheffield offers tennis, squash, racketball, crown green bowling and snooker, plus social membership.

Fulwood Sports Club

Lincoln Gymnastics Club

Strength Factory

USA Karate

Paradigm Fitness

Core Fitness

Based in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Ebbw Vale Cricket Club is a local sports club for people who enjoy the game, whether playing or following it. The club has its own website on the Play-Cricket network, where visitors can look for more details about getting involved.

Community cricket clubs in the UK generally offer a mix of league fixtures, training nets and a friendly social side, and many welcome players of different ages and abilities. If you are thinking of joining a club like this, it is usually worth getting in touch beforehand to ask about teams, training and how newcomers can take part.

Ebbw Vale Cricket Club is a local cricket club in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent. Find out more about playing and getting involved.

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