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There was great news for young footballers in Erith this week, with the announcement that the Bexley Community Safety Partnership has secured a grant of £13,500 from the London Marathon Charitable Trust, for the ball court at West Street, Erith.
Cllr Chris Ball, Chair of Bexley Community Safety Partnership and the Leader of Bexley Council says: “In the words of many football managers, we are ‘over the moon’ at being awarded this grant. The Ball Court project promotes team spirit, fair play, and encourages acceptable behaviour, and I am pleased to see so many young people getting involved.”
The grant will be used to fund improvements to the ball court at West Street.
The Ball Court project, which started as a trial in Erith, attracted over 70 young people when it first began in May 2005. Teams of five players compete against each other in 20-minute supervised matches. The trial was so successful in helping to reduce youth disorder in the area, that it lead to the creation of a Ball Court League of 33 teams with, venues across the borough.
Bexley Council’s Road Safety Unit is organising free cyclist awareness courses during the February half term holiday. The courses are for young people aged ten years or over who would like to cycle to and from school.
The courses, which involve on-road training, take place at the following schools, and there are still places available:
- Erith School, Erith, 13-17 February, afternoons starting at 2pm
Each course is ten hours long, made up of two hours every morning or afternoon for one week. Trainees must have their own roadworthy bicycle and wear a cycle helmet while riding during the course. They must also attend each session and will only be issued a certificate if, in the instructor’s opinion, they have reached a suitable standard.
The courses give children basic cycling awareness, but parents are responsible for deciding if their children may ride unaccompanied on the road.
Places must be booked in advance. To book a place, call the Road Safety Unit on 020 8308 7753 or book online at www.bexley.gov.uk/service/roadsafety/child_enrolment_form.html
Erith Lesiure Centre will be hosting the training for Bexley’s Cricket Squad for this year’s London Heathrow Youth Games.
London Heathrow Youth Games, hailed as the largest youth sports events in Europe, and is contested by all 33 London Boroughs and a great opportunity for the very best young sports people in London to compete for their
borough.
The training takes place, from 12.00noon to 4.00pm on Thursday 16 February at the new Erith Leisure Centre in Avenue Road.
The day has been organised by Bexley Council in association with Parkwood Leisure and Richard O’Sullivan – Bexley Cricket Development Officer.
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