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Summer Holiday's At Britannia Leisure Centre

Swim For All

Enjoy the Easter Holidays with a fantastic swimming offer for children, allowing under 18s to swim for free (accompanying adults usual admission applies). The offer is available on all Swim for All sessions.

Bookings are recommended to guarantee admission.

Swim for All sessions are great for family and friends to have fun spend some casual time together during the school holiday mornings and on the weekends during term time.

Sessions subject to availability. Swim Safely rules apply.

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Holiday Club

The Holidays are fast approaching we're hosting a jam packed week of swimming, gymnastics, football and more for children aged 5-11 years (school years 1-6). 

  • Febuary Half Term:

Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February 2025

  • Easter Monday

Monday 21 April to Friday 25 April 2025

  • May Half Term:

Monday 26 May to Friday 30 May 2025

  • Summer Date TBC

 

Please note space will be available at list 1 month in advice for each holiday.

 

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Leisure Water

This space provides the opportunity for children and adults of all ages to play safely in the water. There are different types of bookings available for this area:

Family Fun Swim

Booking this gives access to the Toddler’s Water, Splash Deck and Flume.

Timings are:

Monday, Tuesday & Friday - 9am-6pm (Wednesday 9am-6pm)

Wednesday 9am-6pm

Thursday 9am-10.30am & 3.30pm-7pm

Saturday – 9-11.30am

Sunday – 9am-2pm

 

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Junior Gym

Junior gym is a supervised session where 11-17 year olds can access the gym and get active. Sessions take place after school and on weekends and are a great way to keep fit and make friends, as well as a way to build independence!

Join in every day during the Summer Holidays:

Term Time Sessions

Monday-Friday 12:00pm-2:00pm & 3.30pm-5.30pm

Saturday 11:00am-2:00pm

Sunday 12:00noon-4:00pm

 

Holiday Sessions

Monday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm & 3.30-pm-5.30pm

Saturday 11:00am-2:00pm

Sunday 12:00noon-4:00pm

 

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Intensive Swimming Lessons

Whether you want to get a headstart on your swimming before heading back to school, if you need extra tuition getting the basics down, or simply want a sample of what our swimming lessons have to offer - our Summer Intensives are a great way to teach pupils essential swimming skills while ensuring they know how to stay safe in and around the water.

Foundation Lessons 

Who is it for?
Children aged 4 years and over who are non-swimmers and beginners.

What do they learn?
Teaching pupils the essential swimming skills to ensure they learn to be safe in and around water. Learning the basic techniques for all 4 strokes, achieving 10 metres on Front Crawl and Backstroke by the end of their Green milestones.

Development Lessons

Who is it for?
Children aged 5-12 years who are able to swim 25m

What do they learn?
Teaching pupils advanced swimming skills, developing their techniques on all 4 strokes to create efficient and effective swimmers. Lessons focus on a wide range of skills across all aquatic sports. Pupils will learn basic water survival and rescue skills as part of the milestone awards. Here we will also work with other partner clubs to assess each pupil's ability to progress in talent pathways.

Each session lasts 30 minutes and costs £4.50 per session.

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