National Free Swimming Scheme Cancelled but Participants Can Still Swim and Learn for Free in Bury and Haverhill

The Government may have cancelled the national free swimming scheme for children and pensioners but Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill Leisure Centres have pledged to continue offering free swimming for scheme participants.

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Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre Highly Commended in Prestigious National Award Scheme

Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre has been awarded the prestigious Quest Award for management of the centre within the ‘highly commended’ category. The centre was awarded a score of 83% score and joins the top 6% of leisure facilities in the UK. It is also the highest scoring in Suffolk.

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High Commissioner Visits Bury St Edmunds Ahead of Rwanda Athletes Pre-Olympics Training Camp

The High Commissioner for Rwanda visited Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre on Sunday (11 July) to open the 2010 Redrow Suffolk Youth Games.

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Haverhill Athlete Unveils New Disabled Facilities

New facilities for people with disabilities have been opened at Haverhill Leisure Centre by Haverhill athlete Caroline Maclean.

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Riverwalk School Pupils Unveil New Disabled Facilities

New poolside facilities for people with disabilities will be officially opened at Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre by pupils from Riverwalk School on Wednesday 23 June.

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Abbeycroft Leisure Receives Prestigious Social and Environmental Award

Abbeycroft Leisure has been awarded the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark, which identifies the company as trading for social and environmental purposes.

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Duty Managers Gain National Sport and Recreation Qualification

Duty managers from Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centres have gained a national qualification in supervisory management from the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM).

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Abbeycroft Leisure Appoints News Trustees

Abbeycroft Leisure has appointed brand manager Selina Austin and health improvement specialist Sally Hogg as trustees to its board.

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Taster Sessions Mark National Falls Prevention Week

Members of the Gently Does It exercise group for the over 50s will be taking part in a free PowerPlate taster session on Tuesday as part of National Falls Awareness Week.

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West Suffolk Swim Club Gala Masters Meet

At Bury Leisure Centre we will be hosting the West Suffolk Swim Club Gala – Masters Meet on Sunday 27^th June. The main pool will be closed to the public on this day. Teaching Pool, Pirate Pool and Flumes open as normal 10am - 1pm and 1.45pm - 4pm.