The Vale of Glamorgan Council is committed to its vision of creating a place where everyone can access opportunities to take part in exercise - and feel inspired to do so - creating an active, confident and healthy community. Find out more by downloading our 'Creating an Active Vale Action Plan'.

Dragon Sport

The flagship Dragon Sport scheme recruits and trains volunteers to help, set up, or run clubs for seven to eleven-year-olds. The scheme focuses on eight key sports.

Play in the Vale

Youngsters can also really enjoy themselves, and keep active at the same time, by getting involved in play schemes and play ranger events across the Vale.

5x60 scheme

The 5x60 initiative encourages secondary school pupils to take part in extra-curricular sport to achieve a target of five hours (5 x 60 minutes) of physical activity each week.

On the football front, the Vale Football Development Centre aims to develop our future soccer stars, while regular fun football courses also improve their silky skills.

Rugby development

The council's rugby development officer aims to increase participation and improve performance to develop rugby for boys and girls.

Disability sports

We also work hard to provide opportunities for disabled people to take part in sports and physical activities. Find out about the clubs, initiatives and activities near you.

Community Chest
The Community Chest grants scheme helps to develop a range of new opportunities for sports and physical activities in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Get active and get involved! 

Find out about the local sports and activity clubs you can join or get advice on how to set up your own club. You can also find details on how you can get involved in coaching.

The Vale Sports Academy helps local elite athletes train for the top by giving them free use of Vale leisure facilities.

Local Active Places

Sport Wales have set up a new website 'Active Places Cymru' which makes it easy to find your nearest sports facilities. Search the database of 2,000 venues for playing sports.