Free family fun day at Castle Leisure Centre

I Will If You Will (IWIYW) – the Bury-based female fitness movement delivered by Bury Council with National Lottery funding from Sport England – is holding a free family fun day during the Easter school holiday.

The event will be held at Castle Leisure Centre on Bolton Street, Bury on Saturday 2 April and children of all ages are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Newborns can be brought along in baby carriers and prams so parents can still take part in all the activities.

There will be plenty of free activities for the whole family to try in the leisure centre’s large sports hall, including racquet sports, ball games, fitness circuits, family Zumba, martial arts and more.

The IWIYW team will also be available on the day, promoting family-friendly activities available across the borough and giving everyone the opportunity to tell them what activities they’d like to see more of, to help families get active together in Bury.

There are two sessions available; 9.30am to 11am and 11am to 12.30pm. Tickets are free, available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, and must be booked in advance at www.iwillifyouwill.co.uk

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Press release issued: 21 March 2016.

Notes to editors:

About I Will If You Will

I Will If You Will is focused on changing women’s and girls’ behaviours towards taking part in sport and physical activity with the aim of getting more women and girls being more active, more often, and helping improve the health and wellbeing of people in Bury.

It aims to overcome the many practical and emotional barriers to being active, while encouraging women to support each other by joining the I Will If You Will community.

The Phase One campaign (2013–14) was delivered by Bury Council with £2.3 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England.For the Phase Two campaign (2015–16), Sport England has allocated a further £2 million to extend delivery.

The successful IWIYW pilot campaign identified valuable insight and helped develop the foundations for Sport England’s national This Girl Can campaign, which launched in January 2015, as well as Sport England’s practical guide to helping women and girls get active (www.sportengland.org/womenandgirls).