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Downham

Free taster swim sessions at Downham Health & Leisure Centre

Downham Health & Leisure Centre is offering free taster swim sessions for adults and children during the February half term.

  • The taster sessions are aimed at children, teenagers and adults
  • The session gives the opportunity develop some of the fundamental skills required for swimming
  • It also encourages participants to get involved in the Pool’s swim school programmes
  • Free taster sessions will take place on Monday 13th February for children aged 3-5 years from 10:30am – 11.00am
  • Children aged 5 and over are invited to two sessions on Monday 13th, non-swimmers at 11.00am and those who can swim at 11:30am
  • Children who can swim independently on their front and back in the main pool are invited to the session at 12 noon
  • Free adult taster sessions for beginners will be on offer on either Tuesday 14th at 1.00pm or Wednesday 15th at 6pm
  • Improvers can take to the water on Tuesday 14th at 1.30pm
  • For more information please contact clmdownham@harpersfitness.co.uk or call 020 8461 9200

Quotations

Danielle De Cruz, Community Liaison Manager at Downham Health & Leisure Centre, said:
This is an exciting opportunity for the local community. The sessions will be great fun and I’m sure the children and adults alike will thoroughly enjoy themselves. We feel that it is really important to get the local community active.

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Archive

Local leisure centre to host Spinathon with Jimmy Mizen Foundation

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Downham Health & Leisure Centre will be offering children free swimming lessons during the summer holidays following the success of the scheme during the Easter break. The centre, in conjunction with Lewisham Council, is offering Lewisham school children aged between 10 and 12 who are in years five, six and seven, free lessons in a [...]

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Downham Health & Leisure Centre hosts World’s Largest Coffee Morning

On Friday 28th September Downham Health & Leisure Centre took part in the World’s Largest Coffee Morning, raising more than £150 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Local residents were invited to come along to the leisure centre to be part of the World’s Largest Coffee Morning and sample tea, coffee and cakes brought in by two [...]

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