Leisure and Social Activities
Want to socialise and stay fit and healthy? Then ECHO’s Leisure and Social activities are for you!
Unlike day opportunities these activities are much shorter, cheaper and sessions can be individually or block booked. The project provides activities and opportunities in three main areas:
Sport: ECHO oversees a programme of regular opportunities in sports such as football, tennis, badminton and walking.
The project also works with other organisation to help stage bigger sporting events such as the bi-annual Community Games.
| Activity | When | Cost |
| Badminton: Held at the Halo Leisure Centre Leominster join us for fitness and fun. Please bring a drink and arrange own transport | Every Monday, 5.00 – 6.00pm (October – March only) | £5.00 |
| Open Court Tennis: Partnership with Leominster Tennis Club. Held at Bridge Street Sports Centre on the outside courts this is for all abilities with coaching. Please arrange own transport. | Every Tuesday, 5.00 – 6.00pm | £3.00 |
| Walking Club: This is participant lead, meeting in Corn Square Leominster take a walk round Leominster and have a chat with your friends | Every Wednesday, 6.30 – 7.30pm | Free |
| Darts: Practice nights are an hour long with friendly matches being arranged as an extra night. Held at Shooters Bar, Burgess Street, Leominster Bring money for drinks and arrange own transport | Every Thursday, 5.00 – 6.00pm | £5.00 |
| Football: Held at Bridge Street Sports Centre Leominster. Join us for a session of football with coaching… | Every Thursday (except 1st of the month) 6.30 – 7.30pm | £6.00 |
Social Activities: The project runs activities in community based locations to widen the choice of opportunities available to participants in public facilities, such as leisure centres, community centres, libraries and so on. These range from accessible yoga sessions, to our Yam Jams music workshops, The Rendezvous, a younger persons social activity, a Women’s Social Group, club night in a local night club and more. There is also a programme of occasional trips, workshops and taster sessions under the Activities Extra Banner.
| Activity | When | Cost |
| Boogie Nights (Leominster) | 1st Thursday of the Month | £5.00 |
| The Rendezvous (Leominster) | 3rd Monday of the Month | £5.00 |
| Women’s Social Group | £5.00 | |
| Yam Jams (Hereford) | £13.00 | |
| Yoga (Leominster) | £7.00 | |
Online: Developed as a response to Covid and lockdown, the online programme was originally designed to provide some continuity of service when groups were not able to meet in person. However, it was found that the sessions provided a platform for participants to meet when factors such as location made it difficult to engage. The Online Activities Programme provides fun social activities, both daytime and evening and also gives the opportunity for the project to try different approaches and activities with the participants, some of which have developed into regular activities in their own right.
The programme is promoted monthly with a booking form and links are sent directly to participants’ email for them to log on.
To find the latest Activities Extra Online list please go HERE
Benefits of our Leisure and Social activities
By joining our Leisure and Social activities people will:
- Keep Fit and Healthy
- Develop a range of skills
- Be a team player
- Have fun and make friends
Project Details:
How to contact us:
Letty Flynn
Lynette.flynn@echoherefordshire.co.uk
or the Office
echo.info@echoherefordshire.co.uk
Call on 01568 620 307
