Allerdale leisure facility news and events
10p swim scheme allows
kids to make a splash
Allerdale Borough Council is again offering 10p
entry to children throughout the school summer holidays at the
council-owned pools in Workington and Cockermouth.Wigton Pool and
Netherhall Pool, Maryport, are also taking part in the scheme.
Children under the age of 16 can swim for just
10p during public sessions at the pools. The entry offer will run
from 19th July until 31st August. As sessions will vary between the
pools taking part please check with your local pool for timetable
details or visit www.allerdale.gov.uk/leisure.
Allerdale Borough Council has joined forces with
its leisure contracts partner, Carlisle Leisure Ltd, to run the
scheme in a bid to get more children active and using the local
swimming pools during the summer school holidays.
Normal pool rules will apply and entry may be
denied if the maximum bather numbers are reached. For opening times
and other details, please contact the pools.
The pool numbers are: Cockermouth 01900 823596,
Workington 01900 61771, Wigton 016973 42412 and Netherhall 01900
813434.
More people, more active, more
often
The recent £1 million improvement of
Cockermouth Leisure Centre has had a huge impact on the number of
people using the facility.
The improvment work created a much
larger entrance foyer, a new activity studio, a new meeting room
and extended the fitness suite and car park.
Following the improvements the leisure
centre has been inundated with people signing up for memberships
and new activity classes. The health and fitness programme has
grown from eight classes per week to almost 30 due to the
additional space available.
Following the opening of the new
facilities in March 2008 usage has increased dramatically with 9%
more users in April and 15% more in May when compared against the
previous year. In more detail usage has increased in the following
areas.
| Children's activities |
+ 43% |
| Casual gym usage |
+ 118% |
| Memberships |
+ 68% |
| Exercise to music classes |
+ 59% |
| Swimming |
+ 19% |
| Season tickets |
+ 267% |
| Schools |
+ 56% |
Investment in facilities and
services
The three Allerdale leisure
facilities (Cockermouth Leisure Centre, Keswick Leisure Pool
and Workington Leisure Centre) have received a significant amount
of investment since the leisure partnership between Allerdale
Borough Council and Carlisle Leisure Limited commenced on the 1st
April 2004.
A report on the investment provided
through the leisure partnership Joint Fund is
available to view at the bottom of the page.
Rural Transport Scheme
During the May half term holiday
Workington Leisure Centre repeated this popular scheme which
provides free transport for children booked on the
holiday activity camp. The supervised bus picks up from the
more rural areas of north/west Allerdale (Silloth, Wigton,
Apratria, Bothel, Crosby, Maryport, Flimby, Seaton, Stainburn and
Workington) and brings the children back after a day at the
activity camp.
During the May half term holiday 61
children used the camp over four days with 24 or 39% using the free
transport service. The scheme will be repeated again during the
summer holidays.
Mountain Bike Hire
Keswick Leisure Pool in partnership with Keswick Mountain Bikes
is providing mountain bike hire from the centre on Station Road.
Please visit the Keswick Leisure Pool
page for further details.
Scuba Diving course
Keswick Leisure Pool in partnership with Derwent Divers will be
running a PADI scuba diving course in May. Please view the leaflet
at the bottom of the page or call the centre on 017687 72760 for
more details.
National Pool Lifeguard course
Workington Leisure Centre will be running a National Pool
Lifeguard (NPLQ) course from the 21st to 25th of July 2008 (8.30 -
5.30) with examinations on the 28th and 29th of July.
The cost is £220.00, please contact the leisure centre on 01900
61771 for more details and an application form.
Improving access to leisure
facilities
Allerdale Borough Council and its leisure
partner Carlisle Leisure Limited working in partnership with
Children’s Services is pleased to announce the
launch of a new scheme to improve access to sport and leisure
facilities.
This new scheme provides free Leisure Access
Cards to children who are being looked after, in care or who have
learning difficulties and their carers and
families, enabling them to enjoy sport and leisure activities at
the facilities operated by Carlisle Leisure at half the
normal price.
Participants in the scheme will be able to
access the leisure facilities which are owned by Allerdale Borough
Council and operated, managed and developed by Carlisle Leisure
Limited through a 15 year partnership arrangement.
- Cockermouth Leisure Centre.
- Keswick Leisure Pool.
- Workington Leisure Centre and Pools.
In addition the cardholders will be able to us
the leisure facilities operated by Carlisle Leisure Limited on
behalf of Carlisle City Council:
- The Pools Swimming and Health
Centre.
- The Sands Centre.
- The Sheepmount Athletics Track and Playing
Fields.
- Stoneyholme Golf Course.
- Swifts Golf Course and Driving Range.
- Morton Pool and Fitness Centre.
- Trinity Leisure centre.
- Bitts Park Recreation and Tennis Centre.
The Children's Services team are promoting the scheme and
recruiting participants through their care network.
MEND programme
Carlisle Leisure Limited
launched the MEND programme in the Carlisle Leisure facilities in
May 2007 and will extended it to the Cockermouth & Workington
Leisure Centres in early 2008. In September 2007 the MEND
scheme was launched at Netherhall Community Sports Centre by
Carlisle Leisure Limited in partnership with staff from the sports
centre.
MEND stands for (M)ind, (E)xercise, (N)utrition…(D)o
it!
MEND will help overweight children in the Carlisle and
Allerdale areas to improve their health, fitness and well-being
through an active, fun based programme which is free of charge.
For more details please view the press release at the bottom of
this page or visit http://www.mendprogramme.org/
New Residents Scheme for Keswick
Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre
Residents in the whole of the
Borough of Allerdale can take advantage of off peak prices at
Keswick Leisure Pool all year round thanks to the new
Residents Leisure Access Card.
Carlisle Leisure Limited,
the not for profit organisation who took on the management of
the centre in April 2004 under a 15 year agreement with Allerdale
Borough Council, has devised the new scheme after listening to the
views of local residents who felt that the rise in prices over the
peak season made the facility less accessible to them.
The Residents scheme will run along
the same lines as the Leisure Access Card operated by CLL, with an
annual fee of just £4 which will then give access to all of the
included activities on offer at Keswick at the reduced price.
To take advantage of the Residents
Leisure Access Card offer, residents are urged to contact or visit
their nearest Centre for an application form. To process the
application all that is needed is proof of residency via a Council
Tax bill, 2 passport sized photos, the £4 fee and a completed
application form.
Newsletter
Carlisle Leisure Limited publishes
the 'Leisure Partnership News' every six months
and this is available to view and download below.
Allerdale Borough Council
