Sports centres
We operate a number of sports centres across the Island under the brand name Active.
Sports facilities provided at these sports centres, include:
- fitness gyms
- swimming pools
- sauna and steam
- fitness studios, including spinning studios
- squash courts
- multi-purpose sports halls
- playing fields catering for various sports
- outdoor sports grounds with grass and 3G pitches
- outdoor ball courts
- skatepark
Active website
Active memberships
You can use Active facilities on a pay and play basis, or to access the best value options you can subscribe to a range of membership types or monthly passes.
Memberships on the Active website
Active app
Active members, and registered pay and play customers, can download the Active Jersey app to:
- book fitness classes
- cancel bookings
- get sport centre information
- find opening times
- see swimming pool timetables
- stay up to date with news and events
- get notifications of latest centre updates
The app is available on:
Active Swim School
The Active Swim School is based at Les Quennevais and follows the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme. It is the leading national teaching syllabus for delivering safe, inclusive and effective swimming lessons for all ages.
Swim school on the Active website
Sports clubs
You can find a list of local sports clubs on the Jersey Sport website.
Sports directory on Jersey Sport
Sport grants and funding
Jersey Sport coordinate, manage and administer funds for travel and schools on behalf of the Government of Jersey. They also have a fund to support sports organisations following a legacy left in the will of Valerie Guy.
There are currently 3 sport grants which you can apply for. They are the:
You can contact the Jersey Sport Team at
grants@jerseysport.je.
Other grants are available from:
Jersey Community Foundation’s Sport and Active Lifestyles Fund
Connect Me: connecting our communities grant scheme
Travel concessions
Sports organisations can access a 15% discount with Condor Ferries. Blue Islands Flight Fund supports Channel Island charities, groups and individuals to travel off Island.
Find out more about
travel concessions on the Jersey Sport website.
Government's role in sport
The Government is responsible for ensuring that the conditions for sport are met through its framework, Inspiring an Active Jersey.
The Government invests in sport through its operation of Government sport facilities, its grant to Jersey Sport and lottery funding.
Infrastructure and Environment and Department for Economy work closely together to deliver the Government’s priorities for sport and active living.
The Minister for Infrastructure is also the Department for Economy’s Assistant Minister with responsibility for Sport. This ensures political oversight across the sport portfolio.
Infrastructure and Environment is responsible for Jersey’s public gyms, sports facilities and playing fields. They oversee the Active member scheme and manage and operate Active sports centres.
The Department for the Economy is responsible for:
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providing an annual grant to Jersey Sport to deliver some of the Government Programme
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ensuring Jersey Sport delivers good value for the taxpayer by maintaining sound corporate governance and delivering against a set of key performance indicators
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maintaining compliance with Jersey’s responsibilities under the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport
Jersey Sport
The role of
Jersey Sport is to act as a champion for sport and physical activity, working for and with sports organisations, Government and the wider community.
Jersey Sport receives funding from The Department for the Economy and other Government departments which is targeted for specific projects, including the delivery of elements of the Inspiring an Active Jersey framework.
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