Colton Dancing Academy

Combat96 - MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing

Based in Lincoln, Combined Fighting Arts is a martial arts and self-defence club for adults and teenagers. The classes cover striking, grappling and functional fitness, with a focus on building confidence, strength and practical self-defence skills for people at any level.

The club welcomes complete beginners, with coached sessions and a friendly, no-ego atmosphere. As with most martial arts training, you can expect a mix of technique work and fitness that suits those looking to feel fitter, sharper and more in control while learning alongside others.

Beginner friendly

For adults and teens

Striking and grappling

Self-defence focus

Expert coaching

Free trial

Combined Fighting Arts Lincoln, a martial arts and self-defence club for adults and teens teaching striking and grappling.

Combined Fighting Arts Lincoln

Founded in 1973, Cramlington Juniors Football Club is a long-running junior football club in Cramlington, Northumberland. Teams cover a wide range of age groups from under 7s through to under 17s, and there is also a development centre for younger children aged around five and six. The club holds open trial sessions ahead of each new season, and a match day cafe serves hot drinks, cakes and snacks.

Junior football clubs like this generally give young players a chance to build skills, make friends and enjoy regular competitive matches as part of a team. For families, they can be a welcoming way into the local sporting community.

Established in 1973

Under 7s to under 17s

Development centre

Open trial sessions

Match day cafe

Junior football club in Cramlington, Northumberland, established in 1973 with teams from under 7s to under 17s and a development centre.

Cramlington Juniors Football Club

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Based in Coventry, the City of Coventry Trampolining & Gymnastics Academy (CTGA) has recently moved into a new facility at The Cube in Canley. The academy offers pre-school sessions, gymnastics, tumbling, trampolining and DMT (double mini trampoline), with pre-school groups covering gymnastics, trampolining and sensory play. New starters are asked to complete a registration form before their first visit.

Trampolining and gymnastics clubs are generally a good way for children and young people to build strength, coordination, balance and confidence. Sessions in these sports usually progress step by step, so participants can learn new skills safely at their own pace.

New Canley venue

Range of disciplines

Pre-school classes

Registration before starting

Member party discount

Trampolining and gymnastics academy in Canley, Coventry, offering pre-school, gymnastics, tumbling, trampolining and DMT sessions.

Cube CTGA - City of Coventry Trampolining & Gymnastics Academy

Based in Cwmbran, Torfaen, Cwmbran Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial arts club teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes in the town. The club is linked with Newport MMA, giving local grapplers a connection to the wider martial arts scene in the area.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a grappling art built around positional control, escapes and submissions, with much of the work done on the ground. Classes at a typical BJJ club mix technique drilling with live rolling against training partners, and the sport suits a wide range of ages and fitness levels. Many people take it up for self-defence, fitness or simply the problem-solving challenge it offers on the mat.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes

Linked with Newport MMA

Cwmbran Brazilian Jiu Jitsu runs BJJ classes in Cwmbran, Torfaen, with links to Newport MMA. Find out more about training here.

Cwmbran Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Based in the Hillsborough area of Sheffield, Dance Dynamique Academy is a family run dance school teaching a range of styles within the Theatre Branch of the IDTA. Classes cover ballet, tap, jazz, acro, musical theatre, street and theatre craft, with training available for ages from walking to adult.

A dance school like this suits both complete beginners and those wanting to progress, whether the goal is fun, fitness or working towards graded exams. Pupils here can take IDTA examinations through the year and take part in performances at community events, full productions and showcases.

All ages welcome

Range of dance styles

IDTA exams

Performance opportunities

Family run school

Hillsborough location

Dance Dynamique Academy is a family run dance school in Hillsborough, Sheffield, teaching ballet, tap, jazz and more.

Dance Dynamique Academy

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Based in Aberdeen, Danscentre is a dance school teaching both children and adults, with classes running from six venues across Aberdeenshire. Styles on offer include ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, hip-hop and commercial, alongside pre-school sessions. Tutors hold Royal Academy of Dance and ISTD modern qualifications, and the school also delivers SQA national courses in dance for those taking it further.

The school has been running for 39 years and welcomes people who dance for fun, fitness or performance. A dance school like this is generally a good place to build coordination, confidence and fitness, whether you are starting out or working towards exams and stage work.

Children and adults

Wide range of styles

Qualified tutors

SQA dance courses

Six venues

Running for 39 years

Danscentre is an Aberdeen dance school offering ballet, modern, tap, contemporary and hip-hop for children and adults across six venues.

Danscentre

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Based in Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees, DF Coaching Ltd. is a football coaching provider working with children and young people from age 1 up to 16. Its structured development pathway moves players through foundation stages for toddlers and young children, then on to advanced player development, with ball mastery term passes, a girls squad, holiday camps and after school clubs also on offer.

Football coaching for young people is generally a good way to build confidence, coordination and teamwork alongside technical skills. Families looking for regular sessions or school holiday activity in the Stockton-on-Tees area may find a structured programme like this a helpful way to keep children active and progressing at their own pace.

Ages 1 to 16

Structured development pathway

Girls squad

Holiday camps

After school clubs

Founded in 2010

Football coaching in Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees for ages 1 to 16, with development sessions, a girls squad, holiday camps and after school clubs.

DF Coaching Ltd.

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Based in Ballynahinch, Down Community JuJitsu Clubs is a martial arts organisation running self defence and JuJitsu training at five venues across County Down, including Crossgar, Newcastle, Drumaness and Saintfield. Established in 1999 and part of the Cobra Martial Arts Association, the clubs welcome people of every age and ability, and each group is kept small and sociable.

JuJitsu is a broad discipline that blends strikes, kicks, joint locks, throws, groundwork and weapons training. For newcomers, a martial arts class like this is generally a good way to build fitness, coordination and confidence while learning practical self defence alongside others.

Open to everyone

Five club locations

Established in 1999

Complete martial art

Senior head instructor

CMAA member

JuJitsu and self defence classes in Ballynahinch and across County Down, open to all ages and abilities since 1999.

Down Community JuJitsu Clubs

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