Yo! Active

Yo! Active LogoFree physical activity opportunities all year round for children and young people in Wolverhampton. 

Yo! Active is part of Yo! Wolves, the City of Wolverhampton’s young opportunities offer. Yo! Active provides eligible children and young people with free physical activity opportunities all year round and is part of our mission to inspire and support Wulfrunians to move more every day.  
 
Yo! Active is being delivered in partnership with Wolves Foundation. As the official charity of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, they aim to encourage healthier and more active people, lifelong learning and skills, and develop safer, stronger communities.  

Who can take part

Yo! Active will offer free sessions for children and young people who: 

  • Live within the City of Wolverhampton Council area.  
  • Are aged between 0-18, or under 25 if the young person is a care leaver or has Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

 Please note some activities and parts of the offer have age restrictions - see activity descriptions for further details. 

What is available

There will be over 50 hours of free physical activity sessions across Wolverhampton each week. These will be taking place at a range of locations including, WV Active Aldersley, WV Active Bilston Bert-Williams, WV Active Central and Bob Jones Community Hub.

Activities include: 

  • Yo! Active Physical Activity Sessions 
  • Swimming: Public Swim, Family Fun Swim, SEND Swim, Tots Swim (free swimming is already available for under 16s) 
  • Gym: Junior gym sessions  
  • Court Bookings: Badminton, table tennis, squash, Astro turf, tennis courts.  

How to take part

First, view the Yo! Active events on the Events page

Then register for your WV Active Account and Yo! Active Subscription.

Care leavers aged 18 and over will be able to claim free WV Active membership until they turn 25.  
 
Young people with a SEND aged 18 and over will also be able to claim free WV Active membership until they are 25 and have free access to age specific SEND sessions.

Yo Active events

Code of Conduct 

All children attending sessions must comply with City of Wolverhampton Council and Wolves Foundation policies. 

Yo! Active will not tolerate inappropriate behaviour within our sessions and reserve the right to cancel sessions if the programme rules are not followed.  

A minimum of 24 hours advance notice should be given if you are unable to attend a session. If you fail to attend three booked sessions in a row, you will be unable to book future activities for a two-week period. 

Young People aged 16+  

Young people aged 16-18 will be able to access both the youth gym (during designated hours) and the wider Yo! Active offer. If they wish to utilise the main gym facilities, wider swimming and group exercise programme they will be required to take out a WV Active or Bob Jones Community Hub Gym membership. Young people in full-time education are eligible for the concessionary rate. Please see WV Active and Bob Jones Community Hub membership information for further details on concessionary charges.   

Swimming 

In line with the WV Active Safe Swimming Policy, all children under the age of eight must be accompanied by a responsible person, who must remain within reach at all times, regardless of the swimming ability. For each child under the age of eight accessing swimming, one free adult place will be provided. 

Access to swimming for free is available for children under the age of 16 at WV Active Bilston Bert-Williams and WV Active Central. Wolverhampton Swimming and Fitness centre also offers a free-swimming offer.  

Personal Data  

As part of the Yo! Active programme we will collect the following information: 

  • Name and date of birth. 
  • Contact information including e-mail address. 
  • Demographic information such as postcode. 
  • Medical information. 
  • Preferences and interests. 
  • Other information relevant to customer surveys, evaluation and/or offers. 

What we do with the information we gather: 
 
We require this information to be able to deliver a safe effective programme and evaluate the success of the project. The City of Wolverhampton Council work with a number of providers to deliver Yo! Active, including Gladstone, Wolves Foundation and other community providers.  

If you would like more information on how we store and use your data, please email wvactive@wolverhampton.gov.uk  or visit WV Active Privacy Policy.