swimming
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Swimming pool
The swimming pool aims to provide a balanced programme to meet the needs of all our customer groups.
At the heart of every successful Leisure Centre is the swimming pool. Come along & enjoy yourself.
Heated throughout to a comfortable temperature of 29-31 C.
Admission policy
All swimming pools are required to set a maximum number of swimmers for the size of the pool and have an admissions policy for children.
The maximum number of swimmers allowed in the pool is 45. During busy periods a band system will be introduced to maintain access to the pool while ensuring that customers have at least 45 minutes in the pool.
The purpose of the Child Admission Policy is to help safeguard that group of pool users who are historically most at risk of drowning in swimming pools. In the majority of drownings of children in swimming pools, the absence of parental attention has been found to be a key factor.
All children under the age of 8 must be supervised throughout their visit to the pool by an adult in the water with them, an adult is a person aged 16 years or older.
In normal swimming sessions, 1 adult can only supervise 1 child aged 4 or under, or 2 children aged between 5 and 7 years old.
In the family swimming session, 1 adult can supervise up to 2 children under the age of 8 at any one time.
Further details about the admissions policy and advice on bringing young children swimming are contained in the policies section.
Full admission policy
The Swimming pool admission policy, the image and PDF file below gives full details.
Swimming pool admission policy (64Kb)Safe Swimming For Children
Please click on the link below for a copy of our Safe Swimming for Children leaflet.
Safe Swimming For Children Pool programme
The Pool programme PDFs below show the times for different activities being held in the pool along with the public swimming times.
Pool programme for September 2010Swimming Session DescriptionsPlease note the advertised pool programme could alter at any time. For up to date information please contact reception.
Swimming lessons
We currently offer a wide range of swimming lessons for both children and adults.
Children's Swimming Lessons
Our lessons run in 10 week courses, each lesson lasting for 30 minutes. We run lessons for various abilities,
ranging for Pre school 3 - 5 years and from grade 1 through to Grade 7.
Lessons are currently held on:
Mondays 4.00pm - 7.00pm
Tuesdays 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Thursdays 4.00pm - 7.00pm
Fridays 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Saturdays 8.30am - 12.00pm
Sundays 5.00pm - 6.00pm
You can apply for a place by completing our swimming application form below.
Swimming Application FormFor more comprehensive information on how to apply, availability etc. please contact reception.
Crash Course swimming lessons are also available during school holidays. Please ask at reception for more information.
Adult Swimming Lessons
Age should not be a barrier if you want to learn to swim that is why we will have no age restrictions on enrolment into our adult swimming lessons.
Our lessons are designed specifically for adults who lack water confidence and are non-swimmers although we can also cater for confident swimmers who want to improve their techniques and also adults who can swim but want to work on their skills and stamina.
Adult swimming lessons are fun enjoyable and structured to enable the individual swimmer to work at his/her own pace, the lessons are taught on Sunday evenings at 6.00pm and are taught by our friendly experienced fully qualified teachers. Please contact reception to book a place.
Swimming prices
A full list of all prices is available by clicking on the link below.
Link To Prices PagePool programme changes
Due to technical problems the summer holiday pool programme has been amended.
Please contact reception on 01759 305052 for opening times.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.