York leisure Centre opens to the public on Monday 21st December 2020
York Leisure Centre Open from Monday 21st December 2020
We are excited to announce that York Leisure Centre is NOW OPEN.
We have the following facilities available: Gym, Fitness Classes, Sports Hall, Outdoor Pitches, 25m Swimming Pool, Leaner Pool, and Toddlers Splash Pad
Health and Fitness Memberships:
- Gym, Swimming and Fitness Class Memberships
- Swimming Only Memberships
For membership prices and offers please visit our joining page:
https://www.better.org.uk/join-membership
To book sessions please download the BETTER UK APP. Memberships are monthly Direct Debit, we require 30 days notice to cancel memberships, freeze requests also available for certain circumstances. This can be done at: https://www.better.org.uk/contactus
Senior and Concessionary memberships are Off Peak Hours, which are Monday-Friday 9:00 - 17:00, weekends 13:00-18:00
To comply with physical distancing regulations and to ensure a fair allocation of time for each customer we will be allocating time slots for gym workouts. The one hour time slot will include the allowance for safe arrival, movement through the facility, and leaving the premises.
Junior Gym: 11-17 year olds can attend our Junior Gym sessions. These are overseen by an instructor and are currently run: Tuesday to Friday 15:30 – 17:40 and weekends 12:00 - 15:00. Juniors must attend an induction first. Junior Gym and Inductions can be booked online or via the Better UK APP
Junior Membership is available, which includes Junior Gym Sessions, Swimming and one Court Booking per day. www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/york/york-leisure-centre
Swimming:
How to book: To book a swimming session please use our APP Better UK, or you can book via our website, at the top under 'book activities'. Sessions are 1 hour. The booking time represents your entry time, as these are staggered to comply with social distancing. Lockers take £1 coins or shopping trolley coins.
Swim For Fitness Sessions: are for lane swimming only for competent swimmers over 11 years old.
Swim For All Sessions: are for general swimming for all ages and abilities. In the Main Pool there will be one double lane available. In the Learner Pool Swim For All Sessions also include use of the Splash Pad which can be used by children under 8 years under supervison.
Swimming Lessons: Our swimming lessons will start from Monday 18th January. Booking is open now.
Our current program is Monday and Tuesday’s from 15:45 – 18:15 More information about our lessons, classes, covid secure procedures as well as to book lessons please visit: https://www.better.org.uk/what-we-offer/lessons-and-courses/swimming
Fitness Classes
Fitness class program can be booked and seen online.
Classes are included in our Health and Fitness membership package, or you can pay per visit online, or via our Better UK App.
The majority of our classes are scheduled in our large sports hall currently
Badminton and Table Tennis: Courts are pre booked on our website: www.better.org.uk click ‘Book Activities’, or via the Better UK App.
Currently only support bubbles can play together.
Clip n’ Climb (Currently closed in Tier 3)
Clip ‘N Climb Arena provides a number of colorful and adventurous climbing walls designed to be multi-generational, appealing to both children and adult climbers. These exciting state-of-the-art climbing wall systems create fun experiences in a safe, supervised environment, from ages 4 and up. Sessions include a quick induction so you’re ready to scale the heights. And each 7.5m climbing panel has auto belay (think of it as an automatic safety rope) to take up the slack as you climb then lower you gently and securely to the floor. Once available for bookings we will update the website and social media. We are currently not taking birthday party bookings, however will run a birthday program once allowed.
5 A-side Pitches Pitches can be booked online at: https://www.playfootball.net/venues/york-stadium/hire-a-pitch
How we are Covid Secure Your safety is of the utmost importance to us. And while we’re so excited to welcome you to our leisure center’s, to make sure your visit is as safe as possible, we’ve put new hygiene measures in place at our gyms, pools and fitness classes in line with coronavirus regulations. Your cooperation, along with the safety measures and all the efforts from our staff, will help keep our leisure center’s safer, better and stronger than ever. We have spaced out all of our gym equipment, moved classes into our large sports hall, and allocating time slots for entry, we also have one way systems in place. For more information please visit: https://www.better.org.uk/coronavirus
Feedback
Feedback is welcome, if you have any comments to help us improve please message us on our Facebook page, or contact us online at: www.better.org.uk/contactus