Leisure Strategy

In Richmond upon Thames our goal is to make leisure, sport and physical activity a natural and accessible part of daily life.

Richmond Moves

Our new vision for leisure, sport and physical activity is called 'Richmond Moves for a Healthier Borough'. On this page you can find out more about what this means for you and your community.

There’s so much to be proud of in Richmond already. We have a strong network of sports clubs, public leisure facilities, pitches, parks and play areas, amazing green spaces and access to the River Thames.

However, we also know we face rising inactivity levels and obesity rates in children and adults, more residents with long-term conditions, and many other barriers, some physical, some cultural, that may discourage people from being more active. Moving more can be anything from walking the dog, gardening or taking children to the playground, to joining a class, playing sport or visiting the gym.

Read the Richmond Moves strategy

Get involved

Join the movement! We recognise that encouraging movement and tackling inactivity requires local partners and the local communities in Richmond upon Thames to work together. 

There are a number of things that you can do to help make a change, including:

• Keep moving! If you’re already active, keep active and try to inspire others to be active by sharing why moving matters to you
• Let us know what you or your organisation is doing in this space and how we can work together to achieve our shared vision and objectives
• Help someone you know to move more – if you know someone who could benefit from being more active, talk to them, find out what’s stopping them from moving and work with them to overcome the barriers
• Be a movement advocate – share this strategy with your friends or your work colleagues and discuss how your community or your organisation could get more involved
• Collaborate – talk to other communities and organisations about the challenges that they’re facing and the solutions they have developed and see what you can learn together to encourage more movement
• Tell us what you think – help us to plan how we implement the priorities set out in this plan.
• Volunteer with one of our amazing voluntary organisations or charities, particularly those working with older people, people with disabilities and children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Contact us to collaborate or to share your questions and ideas: leisure@richmond.gov.uk.