International Women's Day

nternational Women's Day is a global celebration dedicated to recognising the achievements and contributions of women . It's a day to honour their resilience, leadership, and commitment to creating a more equitable world. International Women's Day is observed annually on March 8th. 

The roots of International Women's Day can be traced back to the early 20th century when women began demanding better working conditions, suffrage, and equal rights. Since then, it has evolved into a day of celebration marked by various events, campaigns, and initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality and women's empowerment. 

On this day, people around the world come together to celebrate the achievements of women in fields such as politics, science, business, arts, and sport.  

At GLL, we endeavour to empower Women 365 days of the year! We work with partner organisations to reduce the barriers for Women participating in Physical Activity and are proud that our membership base across Reading is representative of both Males and Females. We are also passionate that our workforce is representative of the local borough and are proud that 56% of our local Workforce in Reading are Female.  

To celebrate this national day the centre's have got the following events running, you can sign up to all of them through the centre webpages:  

Rivermead Leisure Centre

10am - 2pm - Free drop-in gym sessions for ladies with Q&A's and exercise advise with Duncan, Rivermead's expert Fitness Manager! 12pm - 12.40pm - Ladies only Circuits 1pm - 3pm - Free Womens swimming alongside Swim for Fitness 2pm - 4pm - Womens only Badminton free drop in session and free coffee for Women 

 

Palmer Park Leisure Centre

  

Open Fitness Classes (All female instructors)

 2.15pm-1.15pm – Circuit Training (mix gender) 

1.15pm-2.15pm Pilates  (Women’s only)

6.15pm-7.00pm -  LBT (mixed gender) **SOLD OUT**

7pm-7.45pm – Yoga (mixed gender) **SOLD OUT**

 Gym / Swim 

All day - Women's Only Gym in the Programmable gym space!  

Open swim for women - 6.10pm-8.30pm (mixed gender session)

 

South Reading Leisure Centre  

Free Women's Only fitness classes:  

9.30-10.30 - legs bums and Tums  

10.30-11.30 - Zumba 

 

Meadway Sports Centre  

10:30 - 11:15 Free Body Conditioning Class with Amanda  

 

So come along and join in the celebrations!