Sport In The Community

09/10/2026

💚 NEW FREE LOW INTENSITY EXERCISE CLASS – PILANDS WOOD 💚

Living with chronic pain, fibromyalgia or fatigue can make finding the right kind of exercise difficult. That’s why our sessions are designed to be gentle, supportive and completely at your own pace.

There’s no pressure to keep up and no need to worry if you haven’t exercised for a long time. Activities can be adapted to suit you, helping to:

💚 Improve mobility & flexibility
💪 Build strength gradually
💜 Improve balance & confidence
🩷 Support your overall wellbeing
👥 Meet new people & reduce isolation

You’re also very welcome if you don’t have a chronic pain condition but would simply benefit from a slower-paced, accessible way to stay active.

📅 Every Tuesday
⏰ 1:30pm–2:30pm
📍 St Paul’s Church, Pilands Wood
🎟️ Completely FREE

👉 Book your free place here:
pbbl.uk/4y3TkUo⁠

Know somebody who might benefit? Please tag them or share this post with them.

08/10/2026

🎉🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MATT! 🎂🎉

A massive Happy Birthday to Matt, the man behind Sport in the Community! 💚⚽

From coaching sessions and after-school clubs to bringing people together across our local communities, Matt puts so much time, energy and passion into everything we do.

We’re incredibly lucky to have someone who cares so much about making a difference in the community through sport & movement. 💚

We hope you have a brilliant birthday! Enjoy your special day you deserve it! 🥳🎈

Please join us in wishing Matt a very Happy Birthday! 🎉 Matty Becks

06/10/2026

🏆⚽🏏🎾 HAVE YOU GOT OLD SPORTING MEMORABILIA GATHERING DUST? 🏇🥊🎯

Sport In The Community 2020 CIC is looking for donations of old, interesting and unusual sporting memorabilia to help us develop some of the work we do within our local community. ❤️

We’re particularly interested in items that can get people talking, reminiscing and sharing their own sporting memories.

And it absolutely doesn't need to be signed, rare or valuable! In fact, sometimes it's the everyday sporting items that bring back the best memories.

We'd love to find things such as:

⚽ Old football programmes, tickets, scarves, shirts, rosettes, pennants, badges and annuals
🏏 Cricket programmes, scorecards, books and memorabilia
🏇 Horse racing racecards, Grand National memorabilia and souvenirs
🎾 Wimbledon and tennis memorabilia
🥊 Boxing programmes, magazines and souvenirs
🎯 Darts and snooker memorabilia
🏉 Rugby items
🏅 Olympic and Commonwealth Games memorabilia
📰 Old sporting newspapers and magazines
🃏 Football cards, cigarette cards and sticker collections
🎲 Subbuteo and old sporting games
📸 Old sporting photographs
🏆 Cups, glasses, mugs, ornaments and unusual sporting souvenirs

We're particularly keen to hear from anyone who may be clearing out a relative's collection of old sporting programmes or memorabilia and would love to see it put to good use within the community rather than thrown away.

We're interested in all sports and all eras — especially items from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

📍 We're based in the Eastleigh area and would be very grateful for any support from people across Hampshire and the surrounding area.

If you have something you think might be suitable, please send us a message with a photo before getting rid of it.

And even if you haven't got anything yourself, a share of this post would be hugely appreciated — you never know what somebody might have tucked away in their loft! 🙏

⚽🏏🏇🎾 Every item has a story. We'd love to help keep those sporting memories alive. ❤️

Sport In The Community 2020 CIC

29/09/2026

💙 NEW! Memories & Connections 💚

We’re really excited to be launching our brand-new FREE weekly men’s social group in Bitterne this November!

Memories & Connections is all about getting out of the house, meeting people and enjoying some good company. ☕️

There’s no fitness or sporting ability needed. We’ll have a cuppa and cake, plenty of conversation and laughs, share memories and enjoy different games and activities together — from sporting memories and local nostalgia to relaxed, adapted games. ⚽️🏏🎯

📅 Starting Monday 2nd November
⏰ 1:15-2.15
📍 Wynter Road Playing Field Pavilion, Bitterne, SO18 6NX
💷 Completely FREE – 12 week programme

If you know a dad, grandad, husband, neighbour or friend who could benefit from getting out, meeting some new people and having something to look forward to each week, please share this with them. 💙

Places are available now 👇
pbbl.uk/4dEeEso

☕️ Come as you are. Have a cuppa & a piece of cake. Have a chat. Make some new connections. 💚

20/09/2026

All set up and excited to show case who we are and what we do at Community First Eastleigh, thank you for the invite 💙💖

16/09/2026

Please can anyone help:

This Sunday Sport In The Community are running a stall at the Community First Eastleigh Showcase event and we are desperately in need of borrowing a commercial gazebo (garden gazebos are not permitted) can anyone help us please 🙏🤞

06/09/2026

📢 HAMPSHIRE – FREE 12-WEEK ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITY FOR ADULTS AGED 18–65!

We’re really excited to be launching a number of FREE 12-week activity programmes across Hampshire, specifically for adults who may find traditional gyms, exercise classes or sports sessions aren’t for them.

You don’t need to be fit, sporty or confident to take part. Our sessions will be friendly, welcoming, adaptable and focused on helping people enjoy being active at their own level.

⚽ Walking Football
🏀 Adapted Sports & Games
🪑 Chair-Based Exercise
💪 Strength & Balance
🎯 Target Sports
🧘 Mobility & Gentle Exercise
🚶 Walking & Outdoor Activity
…and more depending on what people in each area would like to do!

You may be eligible if you:

✅ Are aged 18–65
✅ Live in Hampshire (excluding Southampton and Portsmouth)
✅ Are currently unable to work due to a long-term health condition and/or disability
✅ Currently do less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week

The programme is completely FREE for 12 weeks.

This isn't about being the fastest, strongest or fittest person in the room. It's about getting moving, having some fun, meeting new people, building confidence and hopefully feeling better physically and mentally. 💙🩷

We’re currently looking to hear from people across Hampshire so we can see where the greatest demand is and what activities people would most like us to bring to their area.

📩 Interested? Please email:
[email protected]

Please include your:

➡️ Name
➡️ Postcode
➡️ Preferred activity/activity type

Even if you're unsure which activity would suit you, please get in touch – we're happy to help.

🙏 PLEASE SHARE!
If you know somebody who might benefit from this opportunity, please tag them, send them this post or share it into your local community group. It could be exactly the opportunity someone has been looking for.

Sport In The Community 2020 CIC
Helping people become active, connected and confident through sport and physical activity.

04/09/2026

A common question we discuss often as a coaching team is ….??

Why do some young players look so comfortable when they have hardly any space?

It isn't always because they're quicker.

Quite often, they're just quicker at making decisions.

One of the things we see regularly when coaching young players is that when there's lots of space, they have plenty of time to decide what to do next.

Take that space away and suddenly it's very different.

Can they receive the ball under pressure?

Can they use their first touch to get away from a defender?

Can they play off both feet?

Can they look up before the ball arrives?

Can they make a decision quickly rather than taking 3 or 4 touches?

This is one of the reasons we're such big believers in Futsal.

The smaller court, smaller sided games and fast moving nature of Futsal means players are constantly involved.

There's nowhere to hide and very little time to switch off.

More touches of the ball
Quicker decisions
Better awareness
Confidence using both feet
Improved control in tight areas
Learning to solve problems for themselves

And importantly

We don't want robots.
We want young players who are confident enough to try things, make mistakes and find their own solutions.

Having spent many years coaching young players and now also working as a Reading Football Club Academy Scout, these are qualities I'm constantly looking out for personally in young players.

Not just who is the biggest.
Not just who is the fastest.

But who can play when the game becomes difficult?

That's a big part of what we're trying to develop through our Futsal sessions. Ca

Our sessions are for boys and girls aged 6–11, and we're currently offering a FREE taster session for new players.

Wynter Road/Bitterne Park Secondary School
Tuesdays, 6pm–7pm
First session FREE

If your child loves football and you'd like them to experience Futsal, come and give it a try.

👉 Book your free taster here:
https://pbbl.uk/4qhFIRN

No pressure. No trials. Just come along and experience it just how it should be!!

02/09/2026

🔥⚽ DOES YOUR CHILD LOVE FOOTBALL AND WANT TO TAKE THEIR SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? ⚽🔥

We're looking for boys & girls aged 6–11 to join our weekly FUTSAL sessions — and their FIRST SESSION IS COMPLETELY FREE!

⭐ DELIVERED BY FUTSAL-QUALIFIED COACHES INCLUDING A CURRENT READING FC ACADEMY SCOUT! ⭐

Futsal is a fantastic way for young footballers to develop their game. With smaller-sided games and constant involvement, players get:

⚽ MORE touches on the ball
⚡ FASTER decision-making
🎯 Better ball control in tight spaces
🧠 More confidence & creativity
🔥 Loads of fast-paced competitive games

There are no long queues waiting for a turn — we want players constantly moving, thinking, playing and enjoying themselves!

Whether your child already plays for a grassroots club and wants extra development alongside their football, or simply loves the game and wants to improve, we'd love them to come and try it.

📅 TUESDAYS
⏰ 6PM–7PM
📍 Wynter Road / Bitterne Park Secondary School
👦👧 BOYS & GIRLS AGED 6–11

🎁 FIRST SESSION FREE!

👇 BOOK YOUR FREE TASTER HERE:
https://pbbl.uk/4qhFIRN

🔥 FAST. FUN. SKILL-FILLED.

Please TAG or SHARE with a football-mad parent who might be interested! ⚽🙌

21/08/2026

We have decided to have a bit of fun and setup our own SITC Fantasy Football League and we would love for as many of you to join us.

It's all totally FREE to enter and do and I'm sure will be great fun as well.

The joining instructions are below:

For the 2026/27 Fantasy Premier League why don't you join my mini-league "SITC Fantasy Football League"?

Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game.

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/c4epyg

League Code: c4epyg

Who knows we might even throw in some free prizes ….

Official Fantasy Premier League 2026/27. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.