Drop-in sports
Medway Sport offers free or reduced cost sport sessions for young people and families to encourage active and healthy lifestyles.
All sessions are led by qualified coaches, leaders or activators. All equipment is provided.
We often work with partners to deliver these sessions, and funded projects can be with withdrawn from programmes, and replaced with alternative options.
We would also highly recommend contacting your local sports club, who run lots of opportunities to get involved in sport in Medway.
See sessions running on:
Monday
'Free Street Cricket' sessions - Does not run during school holidays
- Location: Medway Park Sports Centre
- For ages: 8 to 15 years
- Date: every Monday (excludes bank holidays and school holidays)
- Time: 5pm to 6pm.
You do not need to book for this session. Session free as part of Kent Cricket development programme and funded.
Register upon arrival at
'Hoop into Basketball' sessions - Does not run during school holidays
- Location: Medway Park Sports Centre
- Date: every Monday (excludes bank holidays and school holidays)
- Time: 5.30pm to 6.30pm (for ages 12 and under), and 6.30pm to 7.30pm (for ages 16 and under)
- Cost: £3.75 per session.
You do not need to book for this session.
Register upon arrival at
Tuesday
Calm Football
- Location: The Garrison Grounds, Sally Port Gardens, Gillingham, ME7 5BU
- Date: every Tuesday
- Time: 7pm to 8pm
- Cost: free.
Fun, non-competitive, no commitment football for anyone aged 18 and over.
Wednesday
Back to netball
- Location: Medway Park Sports Centre
- Date: every Wednesday
- Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
- Cost: £4.80 per person.
This session is supported with an England Netball coach and is suitable for ages 14 plus.
There is no need to book.
Family friendly circuits class
- Location: Medway Park Sports Centre
- Date: every Wednesday
- Time: 6.30pm to 7.15pm
- Cost: £8.80 per adult. No charge for children
- Extra information: parent and child workout together.
How to book
To attend this session, you can:
- book a place online
- turn up, pay and play.
Inclusive Sports Club – Multisport and Wheelchair Rugby
- Location: Medway Park Sports Centre
- Date: every Wednesday
- Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
- Cost: free.
Our multisport session is designed for participants of all abilities, offering a variety of activities, our friendly coaches and supportive community.
Thursday
Mini Youth Games afterschool club
- Location: Medway Park Sports Centre
- Date: every Thursday
- For ages: 7 to 11 years
- Time: 4.30pm to 5.30pm
- Cost: free.
You do not need to book for this session. These sessions are funded by Sports Development programme.
Chair yoga
- Location: Hoo Institute Hall, 25 Main Road, Hoo, Rochester ME3 9AA
- Date: every Monday
- Time: 3.45pm to 4.45pm
- Cost: free.
You do not need to book for this session. Suitable for all, including those with reduced mobility or rehabilitation.
Walking cricket
- Location: Strood Sports Centre
- Date: every Thursday
- Time: 1pm to 3pm
- Cost: free.
Friday
Drop in football
- Location: Strood Sports Centre
- Date: every Friday
- 4.30pm to 5.15pm: school years 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (ages 6 to 10 years)
- 5.20pm to 6.05pm: school years 6, 7 and 8 (ages 10 to 13 years)
- 6.10pm to 6.55pm: school years 9, 10 and 11 (ages 13 to 16 years).
No need to book, just pop along.
This session is free to attend thanks to funding from Medway Community Safety Partnership.
Saturdays
Barclays Free Park Tennis
- Location: Maidstone Road Tennis Courts, Bournville Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6LR
- Date: every Saturday
- Time: 12pm to 1pm
- Cost: free.
Each week you can sign up to a session - no matter your age, background or ability - and play tennis for free.
Sunday
Barclays Free Park Tennis
- Location: The Strand Tennis Courts, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1TT
- Date: every Sunday (from 15 June)
- Time: 10am to 11am
- Cost: free.
Each week you can sign up to a session no matter your age, background or ability.