Tag: swimming

Women-only swimming sessions at John Charles Centre for Sport

South Leeds has a particularly large Asian (predominantly Pakistani and Bangladeshi) community along with a highly transient population new migrants. The area also has high rates of the four largest health issues: smoking; obesity; diabetes; and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) as well as larger than average numbers of severe

Sign up now for free sport and fitness activity scheme

  South Leeds residents interested in taking advantage of free daily sport and fitness sessions can now sign up to take part. The pre-registration phase for Leeds City Council’s new sport and health pilot ‘Leeds Let’s Get Active’ has now started for anyone keen to take part in free sessions

John Charles Centre for Sport Open Day

  The John Charles Centre for Sport is holding an Open Day tomorrow, Saturday 7th September 2013. The Council is showing the great range of facilities on site including the Aquatics Centre, The Indoor Athletics and Indoor Bowls centre, The Tennis centre as well as South Leeds Stadium athletics track

Free swimming as Leeds bids to be most active city

  On Wednesday the Council’s Executive Board is considering recommendations, which will provide two hour a day free use at the John Charles Centre for Sport and Middleton Leisure Centre.  The timeslots that have been allocated to the leisure centre free offer are mainly during the daytime and are all

Chinese Olympic swimmers make a splash in south Leeds

China’s Olympic athletes have begun arriving in Leeds as they begin their pre-Games training camp ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games – and they’ve alrready been making a splash at the John Charles Centre for Sport. Approximately 220 athletes, coaches and support staff will be based in Leeds over