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"9. Keep Fit' Work.— The Keep Fit classes for women and
girls started in Walthamstow last year have continued to run and
additional classes have been formed. Ten of these classes are now
held at the following centres:—
Mondays Chapel End.
Tuesdays Blackhorse Road and Coppermill Road.
Wednesdays Forest Road, Mission Grove and Selwyn
Avenue.
Thursdays Markhouse Road, Mission Grove, Winns
Avenue (2 classes).
"In connection with this work for the adolescent, a Games
Club has been started. This club meets on Saturday afternoons
at the Salisbury Hall Playing Field, most generously lent by the
Education Committee, and it is possible for any girl or woman in
Walthamstow to play hockey, netball, tennis or cricket for a fee
of 2d. for the afternoon. For this very modest sum members get
the services of a games coach and are supplied with the necessary
games equipment. The club has approximately 50 members.
Several matches with local clubs have been played, and it is hoped
that, as girls become more skilful during school life, the desire to
continue their games and the membership of this club will greatly
increase. The provision of such cheap facilities in a built-up area
such as Walthamstow must be indeed rare.
"The men's Keep Fit class started at Selwyn Avenue last
March continues to hold regular weekly meetings and is now under
the control of the Essex Education Authority, which has also extended
its provision of teachers of physical training to the recently formed
Old Boys' Clubs at the Joseph Barrett and Chapel End Senior
Boys' Schools.
"In conclusion, we wish to express our sincere appreciation
for all the help and advice received from the Director of Education
and his staff, our thanks to the teachers for responding so cheerfully
to our suggestions, and our recognition of the watchful care of its
youth exercised by the Education Committee, all of which have
contributed towards making our work such a pleasant duty."