Free Swimming for young people all year round

Manchester Labour has ‘taken the plunge’ and opted in, providing under-16s and over-60s with free swimming all year round.

The Labour Government’s £140 million free swimming programme has been designed to extend opportunities to swim and to maximise the health benefits of wider participation in swimming. You can swim for free at any local leisure centre pool, including Wright Robinson Sports College.

Labour Councillor Mike Amesbury, Executive Member for Culture and Leisure, said: “For several years now, Labour run Manchester City Council has been providing free holiday swimming for young people, and last year – in partnership with Manchester NHS – it also started to provide free swimming for the over-60s.”“Now the Labour Government is introducing free swimming nationally, which will enable Manchester to develop its swimming programme even further, helping those who haven’t yet benefited from free swimming to be able to do so, and with the tough financial crisis we are all facing, helping to ease the burden on the family budget. The health benefits of swimming are endless, for young and old alike.”

The Government is aiming to get 2 million people more active by 2012.

Be a part of it…………….For more information on how to “swim for free” simply visit your local leisure centre or phone Leisure Services Community Activity Section on 0161 232 3104.Getting more people; more active; more often!