An activity programme just for women and girls
b-active Make Your Move Your Way programme, taking place at community venues and leisure centres in the city. It started on Monday 4 February 2008 and runs for 6 months. All sessions are sensitive to cultural and religious needs of women and many are female-only staffed.
Who can take part and how much does it cost?
All women are welcome to attend the sessions. Prices vary for different sessions and you can choose to either pay for individual classes or sign up for a full or part of a course.
What activities are included in the new programme?
Self Defence
When: Monday 6pm to 6.45pm for girls aged 8 to 13 years
Monday 6.45pm to 7.30pm for women aged over 14 years
(please note you must arrive 10 minutes before the session begins to sign in and make payment)
Where:St James' Centre, Malcolm Street, Normanton
Incorporating kick boxing, confidence training and the opportunity to gain a kickboxing belt
Price: £2.40 for adults, £1.85 for under 16s
Introduction to Keep Fit, Aerobics and Exercise
For women over 16
When: Tuesdays 9.30am to 10.45am
Where: Peartree Junior School, Peartree Street, Derby
When: Wednesday 9.45am to 11am
Where: St Augustine's Community Centre, Almond Street, Normanton
Price: £2.80
Creche places available to book - £1.50 a child
Mobile Gym
For women aged 16 years and over, some places available for girls aged 14 to 16 years
When: Wednesdays 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Where:Pakistan Community Centre, Harrington Street, Peartree
Price: £2.80, under 16s £2.65
Places are limited.
Bollywood Dancercise
For women and girls aged 11 years and over
When:Wednesday 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Where:Normanton Park Community Centre, Warwick Avenue, Normanton
Price: Surtal Arts members £2, non-members £3
Delivered through Surtal Asian Arts. To book your place please call Gopa Nath at Surtal Asian Arts on 01332 720730
Pilates
For women over 16 years
When: Tuesday 6.15pm to 7.15pm
Where: Peartree Junior School, Peartree Street, Derby
Price: £3 or £27 if 10 sessions paid in advance
Boxercise
For women over 16 years
When: Thursday 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Where: Peartree Junior School, Peartree Street, Derby
Price: £3.85, concessions available
Ladies Kickboxing with Jon Jepson Blackbelt Academy
Wednesday 7pm to 8pm at Jon Jepson Blackbelt Academy, Haslams, Lane, Darley Abbey
Friday 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Springwood Leisure Centre, Springwood Drive, Oakwood
Sunday 11am to 12 noon at Springwood Leisure Centre, Springwood Drive, Oakwood
Sunday 1pm to 2pm at Heatherton Community Centre, Hollybrook Way, Heatherton
Contact Nikki on 07884 236569 for prices and booking information
Gym sessions
Friday 10am to 12 noon, Shaftesbury Sports Centre, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby
Sunday 4pm to 6pm, Shaftesbury Sports Centre, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby
Monday 11am to 12 noon, Queen's Leisure Centre, Cathedral Road, Derby
Thursday 11am to 12 noon, Queen's Leisure Centre, Cathedral Road, Derby
Prices: Shaftesbury Sports Centre: £2.80 a session.
Queen's Leisure Centre: £4.15 a session
Aerobics
When: Monday 7pm to 8pm and Sunday 6pm to 7pm
Where: Shaftesbury Sports Centre, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby
Price: £2.80
Women and girl's only swimming
When: Sunday 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Where:Queen's Leisure Centre, Cathedral Road, Derby
Female lifeguards only
Prices: £2.60, £1.90 Juniors under 16, over 60s, unemployed and disabled
Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult. No more than 2 under 8s with one adult
Women's only swimming
When: Tuesday and Thursday, 7.30am to 9.15am and Monday, 12 noon to 1.15pm
Where: Queen's Leisure Centre, Cathedral Road, Derby
Prices: £2.60, £1.90 Juniors under 16, over 60s, unemployed and disabled
Not guaranteed female lifeguards - contact Queen's on 01332 716620 to check
Women and toddler swim
For women with children under 5 years
When: Thursday 12.15pm to 1.15pm
Where: Queen's Leisure Centre, Cathedral Road, Derby
Prices: £2.60, £1.90 Juniors under 16, over 60s, unemployed and disabled, pre-school children free
Not guaranteed female lifeguards - contact Queen's on 01332 716620 to check
Netball
When: Friday 7pm to 8pm
Where:Shaftesbury Sports Centre, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby
Price: £3.55 or £3.25 with a Passport to Leisure card
What to do next?
To enroll on to one of the sessions please click here and complete the booking form and return to:
Taihra Hussain
Sport and Leisure
Derby City Council
5th Floor Celtic House
Friary Street
Derby
DE1 1QX
or alternatively email: taihra.hussain@derby.gov.uk
Are you interested in becoming an Activity Leader?
Why not volunteer to become an Activity Leader, manage your own sessions and help get your community more active?
Nusrat Praveen (37) from Normanton, is signing up for the programme and is volunteering to support with translation and mentoring. Nusrat says 'I think this is a great opportunity for women in the Asian community to get more active, particularly for Muslim women who need to be in a female only environment. I'm really looking forward to the women and girl's swim sessions and the introduction to keep fit course. I would like to train to become an exercise instructor myself and hope that b-active might support this'.
For more information on the Make Your Move Your Way programme and becoming a leader please contact Taihra Hussain on 01322 716218 or 07787797278, or email: taihra.hussain@derby.gov.uk
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