Livity Moves

Free sport for every young person in Craigmillar and Niddrie

Football, basketball, badminton, table tennis, running and cycling. For ages 5 to 18, and every session is free.

5–18

years old: all welcome

£0

every session is free

4 days

of sport every week

Your week with Livity

Pick one session or come to them all. Everyone is welcome, whatever your level.

Tuesday

Basketball & Football

Shoot hoops, play football, or both. More than 20 young people come every week, with almost as many girls as boys.

Wednesday

Multi-sport

Basketball, badminton and table tennis under one roof. A great way to try something new and find the sport for you.

Friday

Friday Youth Session

Games, sport, music and dance, with free drinks and snacks. A great place to hang out and meet new friends.

Friday

Friday Night Lights

Football under the floodlights to end the week. Up to 80 young people play across three 7-a-side pitches, with refreshments for everyone.

Saturday

Livity Football Academy

Train, play and improve with our coaches, whatever your level. Outdoors until December, then indoors at Jack Kane for the winter.

Saturday mornings

Running Group

Start the weekend on the move. Every pace is welcome, and no running experience is needed.

With Portobello High School

Cycling

Build your cycling skills and confidence on coached trips with Portobello High School, which has donated bikes to help more girls and young women ride.

Play together

Games for everyone

Sport at Livity is not only about competing. Our sessions are full of games that get everyone moving, laughing and working together, whatever their age or ability.

Saturdays at Jack Kane

Livity Football Academy

Livity Football Academy brings the joy of football to young people in Craigmillar and Niddrie. Every Saturday, players aged 5 to 18 train together, learn new skills and play games, whatever their level.

Our coaches put fun, teamwork and respect first, and our Lead Coach is a qualified first aider. Until December we train outdoors at Jack Kane Sports Centre, then we move indoors there for the winter.

Watch the Academy

A Saturday session at the Academy

Skills, games and plenty of action

Back to school: we believe in you

A message from Livity to all our young people: good luck, be confident and keep going.

With Portobello High School

Cycling: from first pedal to the podium

Through our partnership with Portobello High School, Livity young people build their cycling skills and confidence with coached sessions, including trips to Fife Cycle Park in Lochgelly. Portobello High School has donated bikes to help more girls and young women get riding.

This autumn our riders lined up at the Edinburgh RC 2026 Inch Park Cyclocross, racing laps of the grass course in front of a cheering crowd.

Training sessions can change from week to week, so we ask all our cyclists to install the Heja app, where we share the latest times and details.

Race result

Bronze for Carolina!

Huge congratulations to Carolina, who finished 3rd at the Edinburgh RC 2026 Inch Park Cyclocross and won a bronze cowbell trophy. We are so proud of every Livity rider who took part.

“Congratulations to Carolina on her 3rd place.”
Mr McDowall, Head Teacher, Portobello High School

A special visit to Livity

Mr McDowall, Head Teacher of Portobello High School, came to Livity to present Carolina with her bronze cowbell and an Edinburgh Road Club cycling top. Her dad and sister were there to share the moment, along with 60 other Livity young people, all proud of what she achieved.