Sports, clubs and centres
Allerdale Sport and Leisure
Visit Allerdale Leisure
Facilities for information on the three leisure
centres owned by the Council and operated, managed and
developed by Carlisle Leisure Limited.
Allerdale also works in partnership with Netherhall Community
Sports Centre and Wigton
Baths.
Allerdale is active in local sports development, for more
information please follow the link to Sports
Development.
Parks and open space also play an important part in sport and
leisure in the Borough and further details about Parks and Open Spaces and
also Play Grounds are available on the links at the
bottom of the page.
ACTIVEPLACES.COM Sport England's online sports facility
finder
Getting the nation active is one of the toughest challenges
facing Sport England. Sometimes it’s a case of not knowing where to
go. So, in the quest to encourage people to get active and support
people who want to get fit, Sport England has created Active Places
– the most comprehensive online database of sport and fitness
facilities ever produced in this country.
What information is listed?
This easy-to-use website can be accessed at http://www.activeplaces.com/. It
currently lists some 77,000 facilities, including around 55,500
outdoor and 21,500 indoor places to play sport, get fit and have
fun. Comprehensive information on many sports, based at some 51,000
sites around the country, is already included with more to be added
during 2006.
The site includes local authority leisure facilities as well as
commercial and club sites. Access to the facilities falls
into three basic categories:
- Pay and play – where members of the public can simply turn up
and pay a fee to use the facility.
- Registered membership – where people need to pay a fee to use
the facility (i.e. gym membership)
- Sports club or community association – where use of the
facility is dependant on the users being members of a particular
sports club or association.
How do I get hold of information about my nearest sports
facilities?
All you have to do is key in your postcode and the distance from
home you can travel, and Active Places will list sports facilities
within reach. You can also search by sport type or facility
or by using an interactive map. It means that anyone who
wants to find out where to play sport or get fit can do so in a
matter of seconds. Site information includes contact numbers,
addresses, type of facility, accessibility, membership fees,
parking and more.
To search for sport & leisure facilities in
England use the 'Active Places' link.
What are the benefits?
The aim is for Active Places to be used by as many people as
possible, and support the work to get more people physically
active.
In the past, accurate information was either not available or
difficult to find. So, now that it is all on one easy to use
website, there is no excuse for not being able to find the right
place to play sport and get fit.
It is not just the public who will benefit. People working in
sport and leisure at a national and local level can use a separate
website area called Active Places Power. This is designed to help
people plan for sport, using the database to identify where there
are gaps on the sporting map and make the right decisions about
future planning and investment. For example, one area may
benefit from football pitches while another has plenty of pitches
but needs more indoor sports halls.
What should I do if a facility isn’t listed?
Active Places already includes information on a wide range of
sports facilities – from sports halls to ski slopes, swimming pools
to health and fitness – but this project is all about continuous
improvement. In the future Active Places will be developed to
include even more facilities and enhanced access information.
How can I link to Active Places?
Sport England wants as many people as possible to get active and
can provide links to Active Places for others to use. For example,
links can be added to council or corporate websites and intranets
to help staff and the general public get on the track to a
healthier lifestyle. You can get more information, register on line
or request a link at http://www.activeplaces.com/.
Log on or sign up today and help England get active.
Further information about the Active Places search facility and
the Active Places Power dataset is available to download below.