New Minis and Juniors Activities

Holiday Camps and Birthday Parties are Back!

Mid-term break is over and the countdown is on to the Easter Holidays. Our Easter Holiday Camp is now open for bookings! This is a 4-day, action-packed, sports camp for ages 5-13 years old, combining Tennis, Athletics, Multi-sports and Racquet Sports.

• Easter Camp 2025| £100 for full camp
  Monday 7th - Thursday 10th
  9:30am - 12:30pm
  Early drop-off from 9:00am| £15 extra for the week
  Call 0131 451 8400 or complete the Booking Form to book a space. 

We are also thrilled to re-introduce Children's Birthday Parties at Oriam. We have three great options to choose from, perfect for your little sports enthusiasts.

• 3 Birthday Party Options: Tennis, Football and Inflatables
  1 hour of sports activities
  Optional party room and catering to follow
  Party options starts from £100
  Check out options and availability here

New Hyrox Classes and Taster Sesssions

Have you heard that Hyrox training sessions have launched at Oriam? This is a great gym-based training session featuring the challenges and techniques required for a Hyrox Competition. These are a great workout to help improve your strength, consistency and stamina whether you have a Hyrox competition in the diary or you're working on personal fitness goals. 

We are now running regular weekday morning sessions in the gym and or try a free taster session on Saturday Mornings which is perfect for beginners. Find out more about Hyrox here. 

Take March all in your stride with Oriam Clinic

With less than 100 days to go until the Edinburgh Marathon, are you race ready? Read the latest blog from our Clinic team about the benefits of regular strength training and physiotherapy support for runners. Not quite ready for the Edinburgh Marathon? Why not try Oriam Parkrun, a fun and relaxed 5k (3 miles) around the Heriot-Watt Campus, starting and finishing at Oriam. 

Student Events on Campus this Semester

Sports Union and Active Wellbeing have a packed calendar of events for staff and students on campus this semester. Check out all the details in the link below.

A few of our favourites for this semester:

• Active Wellbeing Colour Run| Thursday 13th March at 4pm
• Watt Fest| Thursday 13th March from 5:30pm
• Watt Cup| Wednesday 26th March

We're Hiring!

Come and join our thriving Oriam team and take the next steps in your career in sport. We're currently seeking proactive individuals for casual roles in Facilities, Café, Client Services and Admin. Variety of hours available including evening and weekends. 
Check out the details on our careers page. You can apply with a cover letter and full CV to careers@oriam.hw.ac.uk.  

This Time Last Year...

We introduced Pickleball at Oriam

Last spring, we introduced Pickleball to our sports options at Oriam. It is one of the fastest growing racquet sports in the world thanks to it accessibility and fun game play. Following a series of introductory sessions led by our tennis team, Pickleball has become a fan favourite in our community sports options. Check out the LTA's guide to Pickleball for more information or book a court on our App or Online. 

We celebrated International Women's Week

On Friday 8th March 2024, we invited women in our community to an Introduction to Resistance Training with our Performance Sports Team. They had a great session building confidence in the gym and learning essential techniques for effective resistance training for women. 

Squash Stars started

Our Head Squash Coach, Donna Lobban delivered our first squash stars sessions at Oriam. Our mini and junior squash sessions are on pause just now however, we hope to bring them back later this year.