CLUB ZONE ONE
Trapped in Zone One in partnership with Wapping Youth FC and Vallance Community Sports Association this summer are hosting Club Zone One.
As part of Tower Hamlets Council’s summer holiday hunger programme we’re hosting a 4-week programme following the governments Covid-19 guidance from 27 July - 20 August 2020 for young people aged 11-16 from Tower Hamlets, providing football training, fitness session, food and healthy eating lesson with FREE lunchtime nutritious meals provided each day by Akshaya Patra.
The weekly sessions plan:
Monday - Football Training for Boys with Wapping Youth FC at Victoria Park, E9 7BT
Tuesday - Fitness Session for Girls with Laura Williams (GoodGym Tower Hamlets) at Hason Raja Centre, E1 5BW
Wednesday - Food and Nutrition Lesson with Trapped in Zone One for Girls and Parents at Hason Raja Centre, E1 5BW
Thursday - Outdoor Activity for Girls with Vallance Community Sports Association in Tower Hamlets
To register a young person to the programme, parents and guardians need to complete the registration form here and email to hello@trappedinzoneone.com
Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, click here
OUTCOME
In response to a call from Tower Hamlets Council to offer free summer holiday programme to young people who have been impacted by the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we completed our 4-week project this August engaging with 30 young people per week.
We knew that targeting fitness over the summer holidays in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak would be a welcome and effective means of engaging young people in Tower Hamlets. Our team of experienced fitness professionals, including a national charity, were best positioned to encourage and engage our Borough's youth.
Not only did their physical fitness improved, we also addressed how best to maintain and support good mental health and also take this opportunity to address issues, such as what constitutes a healthy role model.
Themes covered in the sessions included well-being, character building, socially connected, greater knowledge of health and nutrition.
Our objective was to bring a positive impact in the local community and young people during summer holiday. This programme enabled us to provide a consistent and easily accessible enrichment of activities, with nutritious healthy meal for the young people to be able to eat healthier.
Although we were able to restore some form of normalcy into the lives of the young people, the truth is they have had a bigger impact on us. They helped us remember our ‘why’ and give us the fuel we need to continue our work community engagement work, especially during this challenging time.