Fingal County Council Unveil Community Get Active Initiative
Fingal County Council is calling on sports clubs and the local community to come together to help people get active. As part of a new “Active Club Challenge”, Fingal’s Sports Office has formed partnerships with Cricket Leinster, the FAI, Leinster Rugby and Tennis Ireland, to create an enjoyable way for anyone, but particularly those who may have struggled to get active during the pandemic, to make that step towards a more active 2021.
Thanks to funding from Sport Ireland & Healthy Ireland, the six-week programme, which will begin on Monday June 14th and is free of charge for any Fingal sports club is specially designed to provide a safe, enjoyable, and encouraging environment to allow participants to build up fitness and stamina.
All sports clubs are being encouraged to facilitate the setting up of running, walking and/or cycling groups to both their members and non-members to help them to become active in their local community while staying safe.
As part of the six-week programmes in walking, running or cycling, Fingal County Council will hold a free online ‘Nutrition Information’ session for all participants and an online ‘Introduction to Exercise’ session to give participants some health-related support and advice to encourage people to stay involved in the programme.
For more information on how your local clubs can register and to learn more about the ‘Active Club Challenge’ check out https://bit.ly/fingalactiveclub