Welcome to Havering Sports Council, our aim is to promote and encourage sporting activity throughout the borough by representing all our affiliated members. All sporting organisations and individuals are welcome to become members and attend our monthly meetings held at Hornchurch Cricket Club on the 4th Tuesday of each month (except for Aug & Dec).
Membership is free and open to sports clubs within the borough. We also have bursaries to give if applicants meet the criteria. Our prestigious sports awards are held in February each year with ALL clubs and schools in the borough invited to submit their applications.
The AGM of Havering Sports Council is on Tuesday 24th February at 8pm in Hornchurch Cricket Club Pavillion, Harrow Lodge Park with guest speaker Brook Whiston - double gold medallist swimmer at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris - and also one granted the Freedom of the Borough of Havering. Brock won our "Disability-of-the-Year" award last year and was runner-up this year.
There will be a complimentary buffet.
Winners for 2026 awards can be found here
Membership of the Sports Council is open to all sports organisations and/or individuals operating or intending to operate in the Borough.
Each sport organisation/individual accepted for membership shall pay an affiliation fee(free 2024) Each sport organisation shall be entitled to nominate two delegates to attend meetings.
- Assessing the sporting needs of the London Borough of Havering
- Assisting with information of available sporting facilities throughout the borough
- To assist Havering Council or any other authority requiring assistance by advising on the collective opinions of local sports interests for the future planning for sports facilities
- To encourage schools, school leavers and youth to participate in sport
- To consider and take action as deemed necessary on reports and recommendations from other organisations concerning the interest of sport.
- To assist where necessary in organising events to further sporting interests in the borough
Advantages of belonging to Havering Sports Council:
- Opportunity to promote your club
- Free first aid, health and safety and child protection courses run by the borough.
- Havering Sports Council is an organisation to which you may bring your Club's concerns and problems, to see if we can assist. This would be by attending meetings and putting your views across to other clubs and your elected councillors.
- The Sports Council organises and promotes the annual Havering Sports Awards.
- The Sports Council is called upon to comment on Lottery applications.
- Bursaries are available for individuals when finance allows
- Listing on the website.
Join for free
We use membermojo to manage our membership. Please create an entry for your club. There is no fee.
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