Sports and Recreation
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 (external link).
Other facilities in Allerdale include 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.
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay will pass through the
following communities in Allerdale on Thursday 21 June 2012:
- Wigton
- Aspatria
- Maryport
- Flimby
- Workington
- Cockermouth
- Keswick
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/ (external
link). 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.