Find out about health activities from Thanet District Council. This includes details on local sports and wellbeing programs, like cycling events and organised activities in parks. There’s also free support if you want to quit smoking or vaping. Our goal is to help people in the community join in activities that support good health.
We have received funding from Cycling UK’s “The Big Bike Revival” to help more people to start using bikes for active travel in Summer 2025.
27 bike repair events have been set up to help you get your bike ready to ride again.
We’ve also planned guided bike rides. These are great if you want to feel more confident on your bike, meet other cyclists, or discover new routes.
Full details are on Eventbrite
PermalinkWe’re running free six-week courses for people who smoke or vape. The courses, starting in September 2025, will teach new ways to manage stress.
You can try activities like:
- Boxing for mental health
- Breathwork yoga and sound bath
- Clubbercise
- Yoga and mindfulness
- Disability swim session
- Beginners bootcamp
- Walking silent disco
These courses are funded by Active Kent and Medway, in partnership with NHS One You.
You can find out more about the free courses on Eventbrite.
PermalinkWellbeing Courses for people living with frailty, Sport England Pilot
PermalinkSmokefree Spaces
In 2025, we received funding from Kent County Council’s Smokefree Spaces scheme to design and display “Smoke-Free” signs in Ramsgate High Street and seven play parks across the district.
We held 15 workshops where people could help design the signs. We also ran 14 events in the parks and on Ramsgate High Street to talk to the community. For these events, we worked with:
- The NHS “One You” Smoke Free Team
- The SEK Cancer Awareness Team
- Kent Family Hubs
- Thanet Libraries
- Orbit Housing
- Discovery Planet
During these events, we recorded over 1,000 conversations with residents about the free NHS “One You” program that helps people stop smoking. The feedback from these conversations helped us successfully apply for a new grant from Active Kent and Medway to continue our stop smoking efforts, starting in September 2025.
Smokefree Spaces is part of the council’s response to the government’s Stop the Start campaign, which aims to help create a smoke-free generation. Recent data has shown that over 80% of smokers started before the age of 20, with many starting much younger.
One You Kent provides advice on giving up smoking and vaping. You can find out more on their website.
Chosen design for Ramsgate High Street
Chosen designs for parks
Shortlisted designs
Free street sport sessions
During summer 2025, we hosted free Street Sport sessions four times a week in Dane Park.
These sessions ran until Tuesday 26 August 2025. They were for everyone, no matter their age or ability, with the aim to get people outside, getting active, and having fun.
We set up games like volleyball, badminton, tennis, football, or rounders, and adjusted each session so it was fun for everyone.
These events were made possible with funding from the Active Kent and Medway Multi-Sport Fund.
Free summer holiday sport sessions
During the 2025 summer school holidays, we held free summer holiday Street Sport Sessions, funded by Active Kent and Medway – Sport England. The free sessions were held at three parks in Thanet (Boundary Park, Ramsgate, Newington Park, Ramsgate and Dane Valley Road Park) All ages were welcome.
There were coaches from:
- Sports IQ
- Scorcha Skate School
- Ramsgate Football Club
- This Bean spins
- Inclusive Sport