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School Holiday Activities

Summer Holidays

Schools breakup on Friday 18th July and return on Wednesday 3rd September.

We have plenty of fun activities planned to get your kids active and moving this summer!

Unless otherwise stated, you can purchase drinks and snacks at the desk, and we are a card only centre.

Gymnastics Lessons & Courses

Our Gymnastics classes will continue throughout the summer, but there will be no sessions from Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th August.

Bank Holiday Opening Hours

Monday 25th August 8.00am - 4.00pm

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Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2025

Better National Open Weekend 19th and 20th July 2025

 

SATURDAY SUNDAY
9.30am-3.30pm Gym Taster Sessions  9.30am-3.30pm Gym Taster Sessions  
12.00pm-12.45pm Strength & Conditioning Class (Ladies Only) 1.00pm-1.45pm Free Roller-Skating Session (5+ years) 
12.45pm-1.45pm Dance Fitness Master Class (11+ years)  12.00pm-4.00pm Social Badminton (5+ years) 
1.15pm-2.00pm Gymnastics Taster Session (5+ years)  Come and meet our Personal Trainer Chris 
3.00pm -5.00pm Social Badminton (5+ years)   
Free Fruit Stall  
Health Checks   

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Activities this Summer

Inflatable Zone

From bouncing around, giant slides, soft play and an obstacle course; there is something to keep everyone smiling on Copeland’s feature-rich inflatable! 

These are age-specific 55 minute sessions; all participants must wear always socks, have no jewellery on, and no food and drink allowed near or on the Inflatable Zone. 

You will need to arrive 15 minutes before the start of their session to listen to a safety briefing before being asked to read the rules of play displayed on the wall and to then sign a register confirming you and the participant have understood the rules of play.

 
Thursday & Friday: 

12.00pm-12.55pm 4-7 years (no adults)

1.30pm-2.25pm 8-10 years (no adults)
  
Saturdays:

9.30am-10.25am Parent & under 4’s (Parents to go on with the child for this session)
11am-12pm 5-10 years (no adults) 
 
Sunday:             

9.30am-10.25am Family session 5+ years (paying adults supervising their children can go on this session)  

£6.00 per Child 

£8.15 per Adult, for the Family Session only 

£26.80 for Family Ticket (2xAdults 2xChildren or 1xAdult 3xChildren), for the Family Session only

 

Avaliable to book for private parties

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Gymnastics Training Camp

Our day camps are a fantastic opportunity for non-members to have a taste of what we do in our gymnastics classes and perfect for our existing gymnasts to perfect their skills.  

Gymnasts will be required to wear suitable clothing, preferably a leotard or shorts and a tshirt, and remove all jewellery and socks.  

Working on all 4 pieces of apparatus including bars, beam, floor and vault. We will also be using the hand equipment to create routines.

Gymnasts will be required to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink; no nuts, and we encourage the children to bring healthy snacks & non-fizzy drinks.

£36.00 per gymnast

9.00am-3.00pm

Wednesday 13th August 

Wednesday 20th August

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Junior Gym

We encourage juniors to get into the gym and start looking after their bodies, and gym workouts boost energy, increase lean muscle mass, improves mood and enables you to live longer.

Junior Gym

From age 14, provided the junior member has had a recent induction, they are able to come train unsupervised with their friends.

Monday – Friday 10am-6.00pm 

Saturday & Sunday 10am- 4.00pm 

Adult & Junior Gym

From age 11, as long as they attend alongside and are supervised by a parent and have had an induction.

Monday – Friday 10am-6.00pm 

Saturday & Sunday 10am- 4.00pm

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Junior Fitness Classes

We have Junior Fitness Classes every Wednesday and Thursday of the summer holidays

More information coming soon

 

Wednesdays

1.00pm-2.00pm

Thursdays

2.00pm-3.00pm

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Junior Multi Sports Drop In

60 minute drop in multi sport sessions; these include a choice of Badminton, Table Tennis, and Short Tennis.

For juniors aged 6+, all under 8's must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Mondays & Tuesdays

10am-11am, 11am-12.00pm, 12.00pm-1.00pm, 1.00-2.00pm 

 

£3.00 per junior

 

Racquet Sports are also available for private hire

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Rollerskating

Come along and let loose at the return of our Rollerskating sessions!

60 minutes of family fun where, regardless of ability or experience, both adults and children from 3 years old can participate, or walk with and assist a younger skater.

We have both inline and quad skates available to hire, which does include adjustable skates that go over the shoes of our smaller skaters; however if you have your own skates/blades, we do recommend binging them.

Skate around to popular music provided by the skate booth- maybe put a request in for your favourite?

Our Main Hall is available to hire for private Rollerskating parties, with an optional food room.

 

Tuesdays 4.00pm-5.00pm

Sundays 10.45am-11.15am

£4.00 per Child

£5.50 per Adult

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The Copeland Pool and Fitness Centre

You may also like more of our fun activities at the local Copeland Pool and Fitness Centre!

There are swimming sessions, inflatable sessions, swim school short courses, and junior gym sessions!

 

CPFC Bank Holiday Opening Hours

10.00am-7.00pm

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