Active Erewash

07/06/2026

📣🤩ANNOUNCEMENT🤩📣

We are excited to announce that our FREE Girls Football Coaching Sessions will begin on Monday 6th July 2026! 🙌⚽️

These weekly sessions are designed to give girls aged 7–11 the opportunity to get involved in football in a fun, safe and welcoming environment 💫

📍 Ilkeston Town FC, Awsworth Road, Ilkeston
🕟 Every Monday | 4:50PM – 5:50PM

✅ FREE fully-funded sessions
✅ Qualified coaches
✅ Fantastic facilities including the 4G pitch at Ilkeston Town FC
✅ Football boots available to use
✅ All abilities welcome – no experience needed!

Whether your child is new to football or already loves the game, we’d love them to join us!

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If you’re interested in your child joining us, we’d love to hear from you👇

📱 Send us a message on Facebook
📧 Email us at [email protected]

05/06/2026

There are just 39 places left for our Summer trail race in July. To everyone who has an entry form please return ASAP to be sure of a place.
As this is our first summer race & as a celebration of 40 years as a club we would love to see a strong turn out.
If anyone would like an entry form please email [email protected]

05/06/2026

A fantastic opportunity 🏊

🌊 Swim Safe is back for 2026! 🌊

We're delighted to be teaming up with Spring Lakes Water Sports to deliver sessions throughout the summer.

Brought to you by the charity Bluetonic, improving people's mental health and wellbeing in, on and around water.

📅 Launch Weekend:
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June 2026

📅 Summer Holiday Sessions:
28th July – 2nd August 2026

⏰ All sessions run between 10am and 1pm

Swim Safe helps young people build confidence in and around open water while learning essential water safety and self-rescue skills. Delivered through the RNLI and Swim England Swim Safe programme, these sessions are fun, engaging and could make a real difference.

Recent tragic incidents involving young people getting into difficulty in open water have highlighted just how important water safety education is. As temperatures rise and more families spend time around lakes, rivers and reservoirs, giving children the knowledge and confidence to make safe decisions around water has never been more important.

These FREE sessions provide practical skills, expert guidance and the opportunity to enjoy the water safely in a supervised environment.

⚠️ Places are limited and demand is expected to be high, so we strongly encourage parents and carers to book as soon as possible.

👉 Book your place via thius link:
https://swimsafe.org.uk/locations/long-eaton---spring-lakes

A huge thank you to the Co-op Community Fund for helping make these sessions possible for local families and young people.

💙 One hour could give a child skills that last a lifetime. Book today and help keep young people safe around water this summer.

05/06/2026

🎨 A burst of colour for the community!

Children from Dallimore School joined artist Neil Keating to celebrate the vibrant new street art mural at Windsor Crescent, Kirk Hallam — bringing creativity and energy to the neighbourhood.

This is just the beginning, with the council committing £100,000 towards official murals as part of its £6.5 million Erewash Investment Fund, helping to transform and brighten public spaces across the borough.

30/05/2026

Youth Unemployment is at crisis point 😢

Futnet UK Community Leagues can’t solve youth unemployment, but we are committed to supporting young people as much as we can.

For anyone aged 16-21, wanting to take their first step onto the sports leadership ladder, or looking for a way into the community sport world, we can help!

Some essential training, a sports coaching award, 10 hours sports leadership experience in the community, and job interviews with current sports organisations, are things we can bring to life!! ⚽️💥

Enquire within.

Futnet-UK Community Leagues

29/05/2026

We are all set up at Sawley Park with our inflatable obstacle course.

We shall be here until 3pm !!

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22/05/2026

📝 Strength and Balance CPD training availability
📆 June 3rd 2026
📍 Doe Lea Resource Centre
🔗 https://www.ageuk.org.uk/bp-assets/globalassets/derby--derbyshire/original-blocks/activities-and-events/otago-training/lsfl-cbe-and-otago-application-form-website-version.doc.docx

21/05/2026

Fantastic work from Dallimore Primary and Nursery School 👏

Dallimore Primary School in set up a morning Walking to School Bus and shared some of the many positives from active travel, road safety to student attainment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slJSLJHL3L8

Active Derbyshire

19/05/2026

As part of Erewash Walking Month we are offering a family friendly fun walk to discover more about the town of Ilkeston! The Family Urban Explorers Walk is taking place on Wednesday 27th May, starting and returning to the museum. Places are FREE but limited, to book your place just drop us an email [email protected] or find more details on the Eventbrite website.

Family Urban Explorers
Run by Erewash Museum
Time: 2 - 3 pm
Start and finish: Erewash Museum, High Street, Ilkeston, DE7 5JA
Distance: Approx. 1.5 miles
Parking: Yes, East Street car park
Toilets: Yes, at museum
Accessibility: 0 stiles
Walk description: Embark on a quest to uncover the secret stories of the town, perfect for primary age explorers.
Booking: Booking essential. Maximum numbers 20 on a first come first served basis. To book your place, please email [email protected] or visit the Eventbrite website.
Key: Easy - Flat terrain / Suitable for Children / Booking required / Suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs / Toilets

14/05/2026

Build strength, feel better!
Five week course following on from taster session - see post from yesterday.

This five-week course will focus on low-impact exercises. The course is aimed to support people with long-term health conditions to build strength. Your tutor will help you to adapt the movements, so they suit your needs. Join in this supportive class to get stronger and feel better.

Starts on Friday 12 June 2026 for five weeks
1.30pm to 3.30pm
At Cotmanhay and Ilkeston ACE Centre, Bennerley Avenue, Cotmanhay, DE7 8PF

Visit: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation or
call 01629 531807 for more information

https://courses.dacesderbyshire.org.uk/CourseDetailsView.asp?ID1=1000&ID2=4020&ID3=1