What are they and what do they involve?
Leisure centres are venues in which you can practice sport, but they are generally casual in their practices and don’t require visitors to have much prior knowledge of the sport or equipment. Leisure centres often have swimming pools, gyms and halls for sports such as basketball, and often have organised activity sessions that you can attend.
What are the benefits?
Participating in more casual sport can be great for those less confidence in their physical abilities, as there is a lot less pressure to perform well in more relaxed surroundings. Leisure centres are great for this, especially swimming; students can improve confidence and fitness in a calm environment!
What students is it suitable for?
Younger students will need careful supervision when practicing sport, especially if they are unfamiliar with it, but leisure centres are generally suitable for pupils of all ages and interests!
Costs?
The costs of visiting leisure centres are usually reasonably low, with admission into a swimming pool often under £5 per person!
Safety Implications?
Leisure centre activities do have some hazards and will need to be supervised by someone with the correct qualifications (such as swimming) – be aware that these staff should be on duty!
National Organisations?
We are committed to encouraging sports development to help you to enjoy sport as part of a healthy lifestyle as well as developing talent for the future. Work out in our gym or at one of our classes, play Badminton and Dodgeball, or take part in one of our courses.
We also have a number of junior sports clubs that hire our facilities available for adults and children to join.
Enjoy our leisure pool, gym, courts, events arena and sports hall. Or enjoy our cafe or hire a room for your event.
Junior Gym
We also offer supervised junior gym sessions.
Competition style pool, 5 metre and 3 metre diving boards, 1 metre spring board, brine pool and children's gym.
The specially sized and designed Fitzone Gym sessions are aimed at children between the ages of 8 to 16 years old.
Silver Blades with its friendly atmosphere and popular location, is fun for all the family.
Silver Blades currently has a selection of skating sessions for you to choose from.
They have Public and Disco Sessions, Birthday Parties, Ice Hockey Basics courses, as well as practice time for figure skaters and Ice Hockey teams of all ages.
WaterWorld attracts over 400,000 visitors a year making it a leading visitor attraction in North Staffordshire & the UK’s No.1 indoor tropical aqua park!
A tropical water paradise 65m dragon slide, plus rapids, fountains, spas, whirlpool, cascade pools and lots more!
We offer the following in our swimming pools:
Leisure swim - A tropical water paradise with "Dino", our 65 metre dragon slide, rapids, fountains, spas, whirlpool, cascade pools and lots more fun for everyone.
Fun pool with flume, bubble beds and more features; heated outdoor pool and kiddie gym.
Aqua Vale Swimming and Fitness Centre has an excellent range of facilities including: 25 Metre, 8 Lane Competition Swimming Pool; Leisure Waters (Flume, Spa, Bubble Beds and Lazy River) and 20 Metre Heated Outdoor Pool.
Pool open all year round but varies in temperature depending on winter or summer season. Swimming lessons available.
Newly resurfaced courts with the option of floodlights. The multi court is marked out for tennis, netball, football and basketball
25 metre swimming pool plus leisure pool with flume and interactive play features.
A popular Lido located in the centre The Rye. The 2 heated outdoor pools and changing facilities have just been refurbished. The Lido has also been expanded to include gym, exercise studios, soft play and a cafe.
Facilities overview
Indoor soft play area suitable for ages 0 to 8 years that includes a large ball pool, two slides and a three level exciting play frame plus toddler area with features.
Includes a large ball pool, 2 slides and an exciting 3 level play frame with all the classic fun softplay stuff kids love, from tunnels and bridges to nooks and crannies! Great for physical and social play.
Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre is located in the heart of Blackbird Leys. The centre offers; a gym, indoor cycling studio, large sports hall, 2 exercise studios, cafe, creche and much more.
NOW OPEN - New soft play area.
Work has also started on a brand new swim complex which is due to open late 2014.
Barton Leisure Centre is a treasured local leisure facility with great facilities. Refurbished and extended in 2011, the centre includes a large gym plus a four lane swimming pool and offers a wide range of group exercise classes including indoor cycling. Parking is free.
We work in partnership with Oxford City Council to manage your local leisure facilities.
We are located in Cowley, about 2.5 miles south east of Oxford City centre. We are a large, multi-purpose centre with facilities including a 25 metre competition standard pool, gym, health suite and learning pool.
We are a large multi-purpose centre, located in Summertown, to the north of Oxford city centre. We have a wide range of facilities including a 2 heated indoor pools, sports hall, new large gym, group exercise studio, squash courts and the Terrace Cafe.
Sport and physical activity are important for all of us, whatever our age, whether it's a toddler learning to swim, or a senior citizen doing yoga - the benefits in terms of health and well being are worth a little effort!
Ward Freman Pool is set in the town of Buntingford, Hertfordshire and provides the local community with a range of water based activities.
Offering a range of water based activities including our award winning swim school, Swim 4 Fitness, Swim 4 All and fitness classes such as Aqua Fit, there is always something going on in the water at Ward Freman Pool.
Chafford Sports Complex in Rainham, Essex provides the local community with both indoor and outdoor facilities.
One of the biggest in the county at 33 metres long and has 6 lanes, 3 diving boards, a 50 metre flume and spectator gallery. The outdoor padding pool is available from June until September and is free to use.
Easton Leisure Centre in Bristol offers its members a range of sports and activities under one roof. From the gym to group exercise studios, swimming pools to sports hall there is always something going on at Easton Leisure Centre.
With indoor and outdoor sports facilities to pre-book, crazy golf and pitch n putt to drop in on, and a playground, paddling pool and skatepark to access for free, this place has loads to do for kids of all ages!
Oadby Swimming Pool in Oadby, Leicestershire offers local people a full range of aquatic activities throughout the week. From Swim 4 Everyone sessions to our award winning swimming lesson programme we are proud to offer a full range of water based action.
Offering teaching, flume and middle pools plus diving and standard lane swim facilities. Also home to a great indoor play zone and a sensory room.
Public swimming
All ages welcome for public swimming. Children under 8 must be accompanied.
Pool fun sessions
Great fun for kids, floats, rafts, balls etc.
Parents and toddler
Develop your child's water confidence when the pool is quiet – toys and floats available.
Diving pool offers 3m and 1m springboards, and also 5m and 1m platforms as well as the standard pool. Great disabled access and facilities.
The Bushcraft Company offer residential school trips with a difference, taking students into the wild and giving them real back-to-nature experiences they will never forget.
A 15-year-old boy fell 60ft over the edge of a cliff whilst on a geography school trip, miraculously only suffering minor injuries.