LEARN TO SWIM AT CLIFTON LEISURE CENTRE
Nottingham Swim School is offering customers the chance to learn to swim and pay nothing for lessons until February 2013. Re-enrolment for the next course (Monday 7th January to Sunday 17th March 2013) started on Monday 3th December 2012. Any customers who sign up for the direct debit payment plan will pay nothing for lessons [...]
FREE SWIMMING LESSONS FOR OVER 50S
Nottingham City Council is continuing its offer of free courses of swimming lessons to city residents aged over 50. These swimming lessons, which continue in February and March, are funded in partnership with Age UK’s Fit as a Fiddle Programme. The lesson blocks are available at Clifton Leisure Centre on a Monday until 12th March [...]
NEW DISABLED CHANGING FACILITIES AT LEISURE CENTRE
Cotgrave Leisure Centre is one of eight across the county to benefit from new changing facilities for disabled children. The scheme has now been completed thanks to money from Nottinghamshire County Council’s Aiming High for Disabled Children programme. Councillor John Cottee, Nottinghamshire County Council’s cabinet member for culture and community, said: “Our aim is to [...]
CLUB CELEBRATES 35 YEARS
Rushcliffe Swimming Club celebrated their 35th anniversary this year. Established in 1976, the club is entirely run by volunteers and follows the ASA national programme for teaching swimming. It has over 200 members, aged from four to 80 years old, and lessons take place at Rushcliffe Leisure Centre on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays. All members [...]
RUSHCLIFFE LEISURE CENTRES: 2011 THE YEAR OF DECISION?
By Ian Machan Many will remember that at the time of the last borough election in 2007, the fate of our leisure centres was a live topic. The council panel now tells us that they will make a decision on the Rushcliffe Borough Councils’ leisure strategy this summer, just after the elections. The member panel [...]
RUSHCLIFFE LEISURE CENTRE REOPENS
Rushcliffe Swimming Pool has reopened after closing at the end of last year for a refurbishment. The work has been jointly funded by Parkwood Leisure and Rushcliffe Borough Council and the pool has undergone a number of changes… – The pool filters have been replaced in the plant room. This work includes the fitting of [...]
JOIN THE SPECIAL SWIMATHON TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER CHARITY
Swimmers in Rushcliffe will make a splash for charity on Saturday 9th April as they complete the Swimathon 2011 challenge at Bingham, Cotgrave, Keyworth and Rushcliffe Leisure Centres. The event is to help raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Swimathon Foundation. The four leisure centres are four of over 580 pools taking [...]
RUSHCLIFFE LEISURE CENTRE REOPENS
Rushcliffe Swimming Pool has reopened after closing at the end of last year for a refurbishment. The work has been jointly funded by Parkwood Leisure and Rushcliffe Borough Council and the pool has undergone a number of changes… – The pool filters have been replaced in the plant room. This work includes the fitting of [...]
BRIDGFORD SWIMMER TAKES PART IN DOWNS SYNDROME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
West Bridgford’s Clare Crawford was one of eight women picked to swim for the Great Britain team at the Downs Syndrome Swimming World Championships in Taiwan. Clare told The Local News: “In the first week I had plenty of rest before the big event. The opening ceremony was really overwhelming. I cried because I was [...]
LEANDER SWIMMERS AID PROMOTION
The annual National Inter-Counties Swimming Championships were held at Ponds Forge International Swimming Centre in Sheffield last month. Seven Nottingham Leander swimmers, including Lara and Peter from in West Bridgford, formed part of the 26-strong Nottinghamshire squad in the competition. In this Championship, the country is divided into 39 counties and Nottinghamshire were demoted last [...]