Children can get active this summer with a wide range of activities available to get involved in at Wiltshire Council leisure centres. Whether your child is into swimming, gymnastics or trampolining, Wiltshire Council leisure centres are the place to be.
Parents can give their child a head start in the pool this summer with the council’s popular intensive swimming courses. These week-long programmes offer daily lessons (excluding bank holidays), designed to boost confidence, improve technique and help children achieve their swimming goals in a short space of time.
Whether a child is just starting out or already part of the council’s Aqualetes swim school, there’s something for everyone. A range of courses are being offered across the county including Ducklings, Stages 1-7, Diving, Water Safety and Rookies.
To explore the full list of courses and book a place, visit www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-swim-school.
For details on each swim school stage www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-swim-school-stages.
For a less structured session, the holiday swimming timetable launches from Friday 25 July, offering a range of sessions for all abilities from All Welcome, Fun and Floats to Family Swims.
Swimming session descriptions can be found at https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-swimming and many centres are now offering ticketed activity booking online, where registered Leisure Hub users can book multiple spaces in a single session.
Families eligible for the FUEL programme, plus children at secondary school who are in receipt of benefit-related free school meals can access up to 10 free swimming sessions at all Wiltshire Council leisure centres with pools this summer.
More information about the swim can be found: Wiltshire Council to pilot Free Summer Swimming for Children.
More information about the FUEL Programme can be found at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure/fuel-programme.
For children who prefer to take part in drier activities, the council has plenty of options.
The Activity Zone in Malmesbury and Lime Kiln Leisure Centre in Royal Wootton Bassett are offering gymnastics camps over the Summer. Aimed at five to 12 year-olds at a recreational level, children will have the chance to have a go on various equipment including bars, vault, floor, beam and rings. Both centres, plus Trowbridge Sports Centre are also running trampoline sessions.
Information on these sessions can be found at https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-events.
From Friday 25 July, Juniors (11 to 15 years) and Young Adults (16 to 17 years) keen to use the gym can join for free during the summer with no admin fee on the Junior Zone or Young Adult direct debit membership, saving £25. With no contract required, join for just the summer holidays and use our supervised junior gym sessions. Junior Zone also gives unlimited swimming for three to 15 year olds for only £16 per month.
Students (16 years and over with proof of student status) can also take advantage of our summer membership offer – unlimited gym, swimming and group exercise classes for £52. Find out more at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-promotions.
Alternatively, if people would rather be out and about, enjoying the fresh air, they are encouraged to take advantage of Street Tag. It’s a family friendly app, turning the streets into a virtual playground and getting people out exploring their local area. People can gain points by collecting virtual tags on their walk, run or cycle and compete in the Wiltshire leaderboard.
The app is free and there are prizes to be won, find out more at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/physical-activity.
