Life in Salford 30 24 • August March 2019 2020 12
Salford Community Leisure Leisure centres and venues are re-opening and services restarting after the spring lockdown. Salford Community Leisure (SCL) staff have been working hard to welcome back visitors and members safely. Dive in or get back to the gym
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If you need to shift some lockdown pounds, keep fit or re-start your fitness regime Worsley, Irlam and Cadishead, Eccles, Swinton and Pendlebury and Broughton leisure centres are now open. They offer gym sessions, group exercise classes and swimming. Pre-booking online or via the SCL app is now essential for all activities on offer. Existing members need to unfreeze their membership before they can pre-book classes or attend the centres. Simply complete a request to unfreeze form online and look out for a reply confirmation. If you’re not already a member, you can join online now. Find the right membership for you from the range of options available including All Inclusive, Daytime, Over 70s or Junior Memberships. The Pay and Play option enables non-members to use the gym, enjoy a group exercise class or go for a swim. Family swim sessions are also back on across the pools in the city and already proving popular with young families. Check out the timetable for your local pool.
If you’ve never tried paddleboarding, kayaking or wake boarding, head down to the Helly Hansen Watersports Centre at Salford Quays. The open hire sessions give you the chance to try stand up paddleboarding or kayaking. You can book online and get the whole family out on the water together (children must be eight years old or older). The centre is also home to Greater Manchester’s only cable wake park which is 160 metres long. It’s perfect for beginners or more experienced wakeboarders who can reach speeds of up to 37 kilometres per hour and the range of cutting edge obstacles enable riders to complete air tricks. There’s also supervised open water swimming for experienced swimmers, with wetsuits to hire to combat the cold if you don’t have your own.
