GLL operates the largest independent athlete support programme in the UK, the ‘GLL Sport Foundation’, providing 3,000+ award bursaries per annum to talented young athletes. GLL works closely with charities SportsAid (England), Mary Peters Trust (Northern Ireland) and SportsAid Wales (Wales), to ensure that the programme is aligned to the national governing bodies' talent pathways and that athletes receive the correct award support when they need it.
GLL believes in the difference that partnership working brings – both to the delivery of leisure centres and the wider social agenda. We’re proud to work with all our sporting partners:
Tom Daley
GLL are proud to work in partnership with Olympic medallist diver Tom Daley to deliver the Tom Daley Diving Academy. The programme is designed for all ages and abilities wanting to take up this exciting sport. The Academy's hub is at the London Aquatics Centre but the programme reaches out across the country and is available to access at a number of Fundamental and Development centres. It provides children and adults with the opportunity to try this great sport and find our future Tom Daleys!
London Youth Games
The London Youth Games are a unique season of events at the heart of youth sport in the capital. They’re free and open to all young people aged between 7 and 18, living in or going to school in the capital. The Games offer competitive opportunities for participants of varying abilities and experience and have been a stepping-stone in the careers of international and Olympic athletes.
Inclusive Fitness Initiative
Inclusive Fitness Initiative is a programme that supports the fitness industry to become more inclusive, catering for the needs of disabled and non-disabled people alike.
High Sports
High Sports is the leader in the field of independent indoor-climbing operators. Their partnership with GLL has enabled us to set up a new network of small to medium-sized climbing walls in central London under the Climb London brand, providing a range of new activities for novice climbers.
Fulham Football Club Community Sports Trust
The Fulham FC Community Sports Trust is one of the largest and most progressive schemes in the country. GLL works closely with Fulham FC CST within the London Boroughs of Lambeth, London Merton and Epsom and Ewell Council.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club
GLL works closely with QPR's Football in the Community Department within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, providing football lessons for the local community.
Charlton Athletic Community Trust
Winner of many community awards since 1992, Charlton Athletic Community Trust works closely with GLL to deliver football across the centres in the London Borough of Greenwich.