The Sands Centre year 1

On the 14th November 2023, the refurbished leisure offering at The Sands Centre will have been open for a year.

The £27 million refurbishment has enabled us improve the delivery and standard of service to the Carlisle community. Over the last year we had some wonderful highlights that started with our fantastic opening weekend and culminated in The Sands Centre winning the UK Active award for Best New Build in late October.

Throughout the year there have been may highlights that we have listed below:

• 19^th November 2022: Opening weekend and hosted the finish of Brampton to Carlisle 10 miler, one of the oldest running races in the UK.
• 21^st January 2023: Hosted Cumbria Mohawks Wheelchair Basketball for the first time
• 11^th and 12^th February 2023: Hosted Cumbria Swim Association Masters Gala
• 17^th February hosted Key Steps Gymnastics Competition
• 23^rd March 2023: Hosted Carlisle Schools Swimming Gala
• April to August worked in partnership with PinC to deliver yoga to isolated women
• 17^th June 2023: Hosted Cumbria Diddy League Swimming Gala
• 19^th June Hosted Drowning Prevention Week
• 29^th June Hosted Cumbria School Games
• 16^th July Hosted Cumbria Swimming Association 100 years Gala
• 22nd July Celebrated GLL's 30th Birthday
• July and August Hosted a Holiday camp which had 360 children in attendance, 264 of which were HAF
• September 29^th- October 1^st Hosted Registration and start of the 39^th Great Cumbrian Run
• 7th and 8^th October 2023 Held the North Region Trampoline completion
• 14^th and 15^th October held the Carlisle Masters Badminton Competition with competitors from all over the UK

As well as these events we have been working with partners to deliver a high level of service to our customers and partners. We have worked with our co-located NHS IMSK to deliver: large group rehabilitation sessions, aquatic rehabilitation and workshops on health topics. As well as many community clubs to deliver their sessions to adults and children alike.

Our first year has set the foundation for things to come and we look forward to providing more value to the Carlisle community and being the partner of choice to deliver health and wellbeing in the area.