Broxbourne Borough Council has opened a summer of free sports across Cheshunt and Waltham Cross, with weekly basketball, football, and calisthenics sessions now underway. The council’s basketball camp runs every Saturday at Waltham Cross Playing Fields for 10- to 25-year-olds, while girls’ football coaching and pan-disability football add to the line-up.
Saturday basketball splits into two slots: 12pm for ages 17 to 25 and 1pm for ages 10 to 16, with no booking required. Girls Kicks takes over the same fields from 11:30am to 12:30pm, offering Wildcats sessions for 5- to 11-year-olds and Squad Girls for ages 12 to 16. Moonlight Football follows on Thursday evenings from 5pm to 6pm, open to boys and girls of all abilities and delivered by SportingAid. Pan-disability football sessions for disabled young people aged 13 and over run every Saturday from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at Goodman Centre Playing Fields on Longcroft Drive, while calisthenics sessions take place every Wednesday at Waltham Cross Playing Fields.
The activities form part of the council’s wider Summer of Fun programme, which stretches into September and features a brochure listing everything from health walks to museum exhibitions. Two headline dates sit on the calendar: the Waltham Cross Sports Festival on Saturday 15 August and National Play Day at Cheshunt Park on Wednesday 6 August. The brochure covers June through September and is available on the council’s website.
Most sessions require no advance booking, though the pan-disability football asks participants to register through a Google Form managed by UPFC Community Football, with queries directed to Reece Taylor at [email protected]. Girls Kicks sessions are supported by England Football’s Wildcats and Squad Girls programmes.
Residents can find full details across the council’s events calendar, which also highlights the council’s active support for local sports clubs through the Active Broxbourne network and its Opportunities for Excellence awards for talented athletes in disciplines ranging from kayaking to gymnastics.
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