Sports Container Launch

Ascension Eagles were pleased to assist Dame Kelly Holmes as she launched a new scheme in their neighbourhood to help tackle inactivity, ill health and boredom among local young people.

Together, they helped to unveil a refurbished shipping container full of sports equipment in the heart of Canning Town. Youth workers will organise sessions for young people, ranging from traditional to more dynamics sporting activities.

The project, called HEARTS, has been developed by East London Business Alliance (ELBA), London Youth and the London Borough of Newham.

Canning town is in the top 5 per cent most deprived areas in the UK, with local people suffering from poor health, low education and poverty.

Speaking at the launch of HEARTS, Dame Kelly said: We need to engage young people, particularly those in deprived areas to avoid them becoming a future statistic. Sport and physical activity have an amazing and positive impact on young people and this project will bring sporting activity and fun to the youth of Canning Town which can only be a good thing.