Editing Lowestoft (section)

==Sport and leisure==
Lowestoft's sport clubs and facilities include [[Lowestoft Town F.C.|Lowestoft Town Football Club]] at Crown Meadow and [[Kirkley & Pakefield F.C.|Kirkley & Pakefield Football Club]] at Walmer Road. Lowestoft Cricket Club plays at the Denes Oval sports ground.<ref name="wdcdenessg">[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=438&categoryID=644 Denes Oval sport ground] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719115223/http://www.waveney.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=438&categoryID=644 |date=19 July 2011}}, Waveney District Council. Retrieved 9 April 2011.</ref> Other sport clubs include Waveney Gymnastics club<ref name="gym">[http://www.waveneygymnastics.org/ Waveney Gymnastics Club]. Retrieved 9 April 2011.</ref> and Rookery Park Golf Club.<ref name="rookery">[http://www.rookeryparkgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/index.html Rookery Park Golf Club] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108043255/http://www.rookeryparkgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/index.html |date=8 November 2011}}. Retrieved 9 April 2011.</ref>

Nicknamed 'The Waves', [[Lowestoft Ladies F.C.|Lowestoft Ladies]] football team won the [[Women's FA Cup]] in [[1982 WFA Cup final|1982]]. They beat [[Middlesbrough F.C. Women|Cleveland Spartans]] 2-0 at [[Loftus Road]] with [[Linda Curl]] and [[Angela Poppy]] scoring the goals. Unfortunately due to their geographical location, they were refused entry into several leagues and the club disbanded shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanson |first1=Reece |title=Lowestoft Ladies' incredible FA Cup final triumph remembered in new book |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/20642068.lowestoft-ladies-incredible-fa-cup-final-triumph-remembered-new-book/ |website=Eastern Daily Press |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Slegg Chris |first1=Gregory Patricia |title=A History of the Women's FA Cup |date=2021 |publisher=thehistorypress |isbn=9780750996594 |page=74}}</ref>

Lowestoft and Yarmouth rugby football club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lowestoft and Yarmouth Rugby Club |url=http://www.lyrugby.club/ |access-date=26 October 2021 |website=www.lyrugby.club}}</ref> also has its Gunton Park home based in Lowestoft. Founded in 1879, it is one of the oldest rugby union clubs in England.

East Coast Hockey Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=East Coast Hockey Club |url=https://www.eastcoasthockeyclub.co.uk/ |access-date=26 October 2021 |website=www.eastcoasthockeyclub.co.uk}}</ref> is the town's field hockey side formed in 2019 as a result of a merger between Lowestoft Railway Hockey Club and Lowestoft Ladies Hockey Club. They play their home matches at [[East Point Academy]].

The town's main [[leisure centre]], the Waterlane Leisure Centre, was redeveloped at a cost of £8 million in 2010–2011.<ref name="bbc27aug09">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-11111345 Lowestoft leisure centre's £6.5m facelift under way], BBC news website, 27 August 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.</ref><ref name=edp27may13>[http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/lowestoft_leisure_centre_was_saved_from_financial_brink_1_2211168 Lowestoft leisure centre was saved from financial brink], ''Eastern Daily Press'', 27 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.</ref> Facilities include a gym and climbing wall as well as a 25-metre swimming pool with a movable floor.<ref name="bbc27aug09"/><ref name="sentinel">[http://sentinel.onesuffolk.net/facilities/Waterlane-Leisure-Centre/ Waterlane leisure centre] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124005223/http://sentinel.onesuffolk.net/facilities/Waterlane-Leisure-Centre |date=24 November 2013}}, Sentinel Leisure Trust. Retrieved 9 April 2011.</ref> Lowestoft has a number of parks and recreation grounds.<ref name="wdcparks">[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=200073 Parks and open spaces] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314163930/http://www.waveney.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=200073 |date=14 March 2011 }}, Waveney District Council. Retrieved 9 April 2011.</ref>

[[The Broads]] national park extends to Lowestoft on [[Oulton Broad]]. Water activities and boat tours can be taken here. [[Powerboating|Powerboat racing]] takes place throughout the summer, mainly on Thursday evenings.<ref name=powerboats>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120315143750/http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/broads/live/authority/meetings/broads-authority/2012/01-20/%5Breport%5D%20Power%20Boat%20Racing%20ba200112.pdf Power Boat Racing], Report by Head of Safety Management, Broads Authority, 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013.</ref> Fixtures are organised by the Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club and can attract up to 1500 spectators.<ref name=powerboats/><ref name=bbc21jun13>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-23002916 Oulton Broad speedboat engine thefts leads to race cancellation], BBC Suffolk news website, 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.</ref> The [[Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club]] has its club house in [[Port of Lowestoft|Lowestoft harbour]].<ref name=rnsyc>[http://www.rnsyc.net Official Website] Club website. Retrieved 21 June 2013.</ref>