This Girl Can is a campaign developed by Sport England that promotes and celebrates women’s participation in physical activity. This spotlight on women’s involvement in sport is to hopefully inspire women to get involved by trying a different or new sport or even just to take an interest in an environment that can be quite dominated by men at times. The campaign is to champion sport as a space for everyone, one that we want as many people that identify as women to be involved in at university and beyond!
There are loads of events running between Monday 25th November and Sunday 1st December with a mixture of club sport training sessions, specialist classes and a Qmotion Takeover for Women to participate and try something new. All activities are open to students and staff.
Our flagship event is a Women’s takeover of Qmotion on Saturday 30th November from 6pm-8pm and with a Women's self defence class from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the Active Studio in Qmotion. We also have some goodie bags for those that attend with freebies from Ayumi ayumi.co.uk and red bull.
Please find more information on the activities we have available for you to try below. All sessions are free but you will need to book via the form below to attend.
Qmotion Women's Takeover
We are opening up Qmotion for an extra 2 hours on Saturday night from 6pm-8pm just for women to come and train. Whether you’re brand new or a regular, this is a great opportunity to explore Qmotion as you’ve never seen it before! All staff at the takeover will be women.
Find out more
Sports Clubs Open Training Sessions - open to all!
Come along to an open training session with our clubs happening between 25th and 30th November! These sessions will be a chance for you to try something new, meet new people, get active and hopefully find a sport you love and want to continue in beginner friendly environments!
Find out more information on all the events running this week and sign up through the form linked below.
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Location |
| Monday 25 November |
BL Women's Football Club |
6pm-8pm |
St. Paul's Way Trust School, E3 4FT |
|
QM Dance |
7pm-8pm |
Active Studio, Qmotion |
|
QM Hockey |
7pm-8.30pm |
Pitch 2, Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, E20 3AD |
|
QMBL Women's Rugby |
7pm-9pm |
East London Rugby Football Club, E15 3BP |
| Tuesday 26 November |
QMBL Running & Athletics (sprint) |
5pm-6.30pm |
London Marathon Community Track, E20 2ST |
|
QM Netball |
6pm-7.30pm |
St. Paul's Way Trust School, E3 4FT |
| Wednesday 27 November |
BL Squash |
2pm-4pm |
Redbridge Sports Centre, IG6 3HD |
|
QMBL Running & Athletics (3k/5k) |
3.15pm-3.50pm |
Meet at the pedestrian entrance of the Mile End Campus |
|
QMBL Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
3pm-5pm |
Mind and Body Studio, Qmotion |
| Thursday 28 November |
QMBL Running & Athletics (middle/long distance) |
5pm-6.30pm |
London Marathon Community Track, E20 2ST |
|
QM Dance |
7pm-8pm |
Active Studio, Qmotion |
| Friday 29 November |
QMBL Running & Athletics (3k/5k) |
1.15pm-1.50pm |
Meet at the pedestrian entrance of the Mile End Campus |
|
BL Volleyball |
5.30pm-7pm |
Bow School, E3 3QW |
| Saturday 30 November |
Qmotion Women's Only Takeover |
6pm-8pm |
Qmotion |
|
Spin |
6.30pm-7pm |
Qmotion Spin Studio |
|
Women's Self-Defence |
6pm-7.30pm |
Qmotion Active Studio |
|
Ab Attack |
7pm-7.30pm |
Qmotion Mind and Body |
|
Stretch and Relax |
7.30pm-8pm |
Qmotion Mind and Body |
|
Muay Thai |
6pm-8pm |
Qmotion Sports Hall |
|
QM Barbell |
6pm-8pm |
Qmotion Gym Floor |
Sign up here
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