About us
We're aiming to build Luton's first inclusive outdoor fitness park. We're a grassroots organisation (CIC), led by local people. Not a private gym. No membership. Always open.
A welcoming space where people from all walks of life can move, connect, and belong.
What we're building
The park will have equipment for beginners through to more advanced users, including wheelchair-friendly stations and a rig designed by the Women in Sport campaign.
The proposed equipment page has the full list.
The first site would be in central Luton, which is easiest to reach by public transport and where inequality, poverty, and antisocial behaviour are most concentrated. The exact location is still to be agreed with the council.
Why Luton needs it
Luton lives with serious health and wealth inequalities. A free outdoor gym, with no membership, would give families a place to exercise together.
Physical health, mental health, and safer streets sit on the same park. Teenagers get a real third space: somewhere to train, belong, and be seen. More footfall and more eyes help a neglected part of town feel safer over time.
A park will not treat diabetes, replace a GP, or undo knife crime on its own. Put in central Luton, it would be shared prevention for the whole town.
The proposal sets out the evidence, including how inactivity already pressures the NHS.
Physical health
Everyday movement, free at the point of use.
Mental health
A social reason to show up, for anyone.
Safer streets
A positive place instead of a neglected corner.
NHS prevention
Low-cost prevention in a town that needs more of it.
How we're doing it
We're a small CIC. The campaign is built with the community: a verified petition, local press, and open conversations with the council.
We're collecting a petition from 1% of Luton's population. At 2,135 valid signatures, Luton Borough Council has to debate it. We've published the public case, and we're writing the business proposal so we can apply for funding to build the first park.