StreetGames and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Launch Strategic Partnership to Boost Youth Access to Sport in London

StreetGames and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority are proud to announce a new strategic partnership, launching in spring 2025, to transform opportunities for young people in underserved communities across London and the South East through sport and physical activity.

This partnership combines StreetGames’ deep roots in community engagement with Lee Valley’s iconic venues and shared commitment to making sport and activity accessible to everyone. By working together, we’re aiming to break down barriers, boost wellbeing, and give young people more chances to get active, feel connected, and look forward to a brighter future.

A Shared Mission for Change

StreetGames is a national charity dedicated to building healthier, safer, and more successful communities by making sports and physical activity more accessible for young people in low-income areas. Its Doorstep Sport approach takes the right activities to the right places, meeting young people where they are and developing new opportunities.

Lee Valley’s 2023–2026 Sport and Active Recreation Strategy shares this commitment, with a focus on targeted interventions, access to world-class venues, and embedding physical activity into everyday life.

Key Aims of the Partnership

• Expand access to sports for underserved young people

• Support grassroots activity through grant funding

• Bring communities closer to iconic Olympic venues

• Bespoke staff training on engaging young people

• Share insights to improve practice across the sector

What’s Coming Up

Community Access Fund & Active Communities Grant Scheme

These funds help community partners deliver local sport and activity experiences at Lee Valley sites.

Major Event Legacy Projects

We’re building connections between big events and local communities — through volunteering, fan experiences, and youth engagement.

Lee Valley Ice Centre Community Commitments

A 10-year plan focused on education, crime prevention, apprenticeships, and health & wellbeing.

Workforce Development & Training

StreetGames will provide expert-led training to help venue staff connect more meaningfully with young people.

This partnership is also about creating long-term change and developing new opportunities for young people. At its heart is a commitment to helping more young people from low-income backgrounds stay active, healthy, and connected. It’s also about creating inspirational pathways into the sport, whether through volunteering, leadership, or participation so that young people can see a future for themselves in the spaces where they’ve often been overlooked.

By championing inclusive practices across the sports sector and sharing learning and innovation, the partnership aims to use shared expertise to influence policy and programme design, not just for now, but for years to come.

“This partnership allows us to turn our shared commitment to tackling inequality through sport into real, visible change. We’re reaching the young people traditional models often miss — and giving them reasons to believe they belong in these spaces.” — Craig McFadyen, Sport Partnerships and Inspiration Campaign Manager, StreetGames

“We believe sport and physical activity should be for everyone. This partnership with StreetGames means more young people will see our world-class sport and leisure venues as places where they belong – where they can try new experiences, be active and inspired..” — Paul Coates, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.