Leicestershire and City Swimming Pool Accessibility Guide 2019 With thanks to the following Leisure Centres for their support with producing this guide. Please note that this information is intended as a guide only and although there has been every attempt to ensure that it is as accurate as possible, please contact individual centres to check that facilities and equipment are suitable for your particular requirements and needs.

South Leisure Centre Parkstone Road, Syston, Hinckley and Enderby Leisure and Golf Centre LE7 1LY Bosworth Mill Lane, Enderby, Tel: 0116 264 0057 Hinckley Leisure Centre Leicestershire LE19 4LX www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/south- Argents Mead, Hinckley, Tel: 0116 275 0234 charnwood-leisure-centre/ Leicestershire LE10 1BZ www.everyoneactive.com/centre/enderby- Tel: 01455 610011 leisure-and-golf-centre/ Harborough www.placesleisure.org/centres/hinckley-leisure- Harborough Leisure Centre centre Charnwood Northampton Road, , Leisure Centre Leicestershire LE16 9HF Melton Brown’s Lane, Loughborough, Tel: 01858 410115 Waterfield Leisure Centre Leicestershire LE11 3HE www.harboroughleisure.co.uk/harborough Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray Tel: 01509 611080 Lutterworth Leisure Centre Leicestershire LE13 0BG www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/loughborough- Coventry Road, Lutterworth, Tel: 0116 563550 leisure-centre/ Leicestershire LE17 4RB www.everyoneactive.com/centre/waterfield- Soar Valley Leisure Centre Tel: 01455 200800 leisure-centre/ Kingfisher Road, Mountsorrel, www.harboroughleisure.co.uk/LUTTERWORTH Leicestershire LE12 7FG Tel: 0116 237 5267 www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/soar-valley- leisure-centre/ Ibstock Leisure Complex Leisure Centre and Wigston Central Avenue, Ibstock, Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester LE5 6LP Wigston Pool and Fitness Centre Leicestershire LE67 6NE Tel: 0116 299 5575 Station Road, Wigston, Tel: 01530 265836 Leicestershire LE18 2DP www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport- www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/ibstockcc and-leisure/find-an-activity/sports-and-leisure- Tel: 0116 288 5346 centres/evington-leisure-centre/ www.everyoneactive.com/centre/wigston-pool- Leicester City and-fitness-centre/ Leisure Centre Leisure Centre St Oswald Road, New Parks, Leicester LE3 6RJ Parklands Leisure Centre 2 Knighton Lane East, Leicester LE2 6LU Tel: 0116 233 3080 Washbrook Lane, Oadby, Tel: 0116 233 3040 Leicestershire LE2 5QG www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport- www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport- and-leisure/find-an-activity/sports-and-leisure- Tel: 0116 272 0789 and-leisure/find-an-activity/sports-and-leisure- centres/new-parks-leisure-centre/ www.everyoneactive.com/centre/parklands- centres/aylestone-leisure-centre/ leisure-centre/ Spence Street Sports Centre Braunstone Leisure Centre Spence Street, Leicester LE5 3NW 2 Hamelin Road, Leicester LE3 1JN North West Tel: 0116 299 5584 Tel: 0116 229 3229 www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport- Leicestershire www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport- and-leisure/find-an-activity/sports-and-leisure- Hermitage Leisure Centre and-leisure/find-an-activity/sports-and-leisure- centres/spence-street-sports-centre/ Silver Street, Whitwick, centres/braunstone-leisure-centre/ Leicestershire LE67 5EU Leicester Leys Leisure Centre Cossington Street Sports Centre Beaumont Way, Leicester LE4 1DS Tel: 01530 811215 Cossington Street, Leicester LE4 6JD Tel: 0116 233 3070 www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/hermitagelc Tel: 0116 233 3060 www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport- Hood Park Leisure Centre www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport- and-leisure/find-an-activity/sports-and-leisure- North Street, Ashby De La Zouch, and-leisure/find-an-activity/sports-and-leisure- centres/leicester-leys-leisure-centre/ Leicestershire LE65 1HU centres/cossington-street-sports-centre/ Tel: 01530 412181 www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/hood_park Poolside changing room facilities

Variable Fold Accessible Larger Safe height Accessible Shower down large sized changing room Support Swimming pool Hoist storage for changing shower chair shower lockers for for transfer rails wheelchairs bench seat equipment to a pool chair

Blaby Enderby Leisure and Golf Centre 4 8*** 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 Charnwood Loughborough Leisure Centre 8 8 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 Soar Valley Leisure Centre 8 8 4 4 4 8 4 4 4 South Charnwood Leisure Centre 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Harborough Harborough Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 Lutterworth Leisure Centre 8 8 4 4 4 8 4 4 8 Hinckley and Bosworth Hinckley Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Melton Waterfield Leisure Centre 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

*Audible only **Available at disabled sessions only ***Bench available but not variable height Please note that a radar key is required for some changing places style changing rooms. Poolside changing room facilities

Variable Fold Accessible Larger Safe height Accessible Shower down large sized changing room Support Swimming pool Hoist storage for changing shower chair shower lockers for for transfer rails wheelchairs bench seat equipment to a pool chair

Oadby and Wigston Wigston Pool and Fitness Centre 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 4 Parklands Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 8 North West Leicestershire Hermitage Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Hood Park Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ibstock Leisure Complex 4 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 4 Leicester City Aylestone Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Braunstone Leisure Centre 8 4 4 8 4 8 4 4 4 Cossington Street Sports Centre 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Evington Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 New Parks Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 8 4 Spence Street Sports Centre 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 Leicester Leys Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 Poolside changing room facilities Additional centre facilities Unisex can be Changing Swim Visual Playpen used by male place toilet in Hearing bouyancy Emergency and Swimming pool for small and female at the building (not loop at aids pull cord audible children same time e.g direct access reception available fire alarm husband and wife to the pool) to borrow Blaby Enderby Leisure and Golf Centre 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 Charnwood Loughborough Leisure Centre 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 Soar Valley Leisure Centre 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 South Charnwood Leisure Centre 8 8 4 4 8 4 4 Harborough Harborough Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 8* 4 Lutterworth Leisure Centre 8 8 4 8 8 8* 4 Hinckley and Bosworth Hinckley Leisure Centre 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 Melton Waterfield Leisure Centre 8 4 4 4 4 4 4

*Audible only **Available at disabled sessions only ***Bench available but not variable height Please note that a radar key is required for some changing places style changing rooms. Poolside changing room facilities Additional centre facilities Unisex can be Changing Swim Visual Playpen used by male place toilet in Hearing bouyancy Emergency and Swimming pool for small and female at the building (not loop at aids pull cord audible children same time e.g direct access reception available fire alarm husband and wife to the pool) to borrow Oadby and Wigston Wigston Pool and Fitness Centre 8 4 4 8 8 4 4 Parklands Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 North West Leicestershire Hermitage Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Hood Park Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ibstock Leisure Complex 4 4 4 8 8 4 8** Leicester City Aylestone Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 4 8** Braunstone Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 Cossington Street Sports Centre 8 4 4 8 8 4 4 Evington Leisure Centre 8 4 4 8 4 4 4 New Parks Leisure Centre 8 4 4 4 8 4 8 Spence Street Sports Centre 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 Leicester Leys Leisure Centre 8 8 4 4 8 4 8

*Audible only **Available at disabled sessions only ***Bench available but not variable height Please note that a radar key is required for some changing places style changing rooms. Transfer from changing room to poolside

Staff support to Direct access Colour and Waterproof transfer to pool from changing Hand rails tactile long pool Poolside Swimming pool pool chair at all sessions room to along route edge for visual benches available - no need to book pool side impairments

Blaby Enderby Leisure and Golf Centre 4 4 4 8 8 8 Charnwood Loughborough Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 Soar Valley Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 8 8 South Charnwood leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 8 4 Harborough Harborough Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 Lutterworth Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 8 Hinckley and Bosworth Hinckley Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 Melton Waterfield Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 Transfer from changing room to poolside

Staff support to Direct access Colour and Waterproof transfer to pool from changing Hand rails tactile long pool Poolside Swimming pool pool chair at all sessions room to along route edge for visual benches available - no need to book pool side impairments

Oadby and Wigston Wigston Pool and Fitness Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 Parklands Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 8 North West Leicestershire Hermitage Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 8 Hood Park Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 8 Ibstock Leisure Complex 4 4 4 4 4 4 Leicester City Aylestone Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 4 4 Braunstone Leisure Centre 4 4 4 4 4 8 Cossington Street Sports Centre 4 4 4 4 4 8 Evington Leisure Centre 4 4 8 8 8 4 New Parks Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 Spence Street Sports Centre 4 4 4 8 8 4 Leicester Leys Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 4 4 Access to the water

Staff support Sessions Graduated Steps Pool Pool to enter and available Pool Portable Submersible ramped with hoist hoist leave the pool Learner with warm Swimming pool access slide or platform lift access with hand with with at all sessions pool water ladder shoot (pool pod) hand rail rail chair sling without the (at least 30 need to book degrees) Blaby Enderby Leisure and Golf Centre 8 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 4 8 Charnwood Loughborough Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 Contact centre 4 4 Soar Valley Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 8 8 South Charnwood leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 4 4 8 4 8 4 Harborough Harborough Leisure Centre 4 8* 8** 8 4 8 8 4 4 4 Lutterworth Leisure Centre 4 4 4 8 4 8 8 4 8 8 Hinckley and Bosworth Hinckley Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 4 4 8 Melton Waterfield Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 4 4

*Ramp no hand rail **Teaching pool only ***Hoist available but would need to bring own sling Access to the water

Staff support Sessions Graduated Steps Pool Pool to enter and available Pool Portable Submersible ramped with hoist hoist leave the pool Learner with warm Swimming pool access slide or platform lift access with hand with with at all sessions pool water ladder shoot (pool pod) hand rail rail chair sling without the (at least 30 need to book degrees) Oadby and Wigston Wigston Pool and Fitness Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 8 8 Parklands Leisure Centre 8 8 4 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 North West Leicestershire Hermitage Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 4 4 Hood Park Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 4 4 Ibstock Leisure Complex 4 8 4 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 Leicester City Aylestone Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 Braunstone Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 4 8 Cossington Street Sports Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8 8 4 8 8 Evington Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8*** 8 4 4 8 New Parks Leisure Centre 4 8 4 8 4 8*** 8 4 4 4 Spence Street Sports Centre 4 4 8 4 4 8 8 4 4 8 Leicester Leys Leisure Centre 8 No rails No rails 8 8 8 8 4 4 8

*Ramp no hand rail **Teaching pool only ***Hoist available but would need to bring own sling Disability Swimming Sessions Charnwood Hinckley Melton Loughborough Leisure Centre and Bosworth Melton Mencap Swimming Club Sunday: 6pm - 7pm Waterfield Leisure Centre, Melton Mowbray, Autism family Swim Leicestershire LE13 0BG South Charnwood Leisure Centre Bosworth Academy, Leicester Lane, Desford, Monday: 7.40pm - 8.30pm Wednesday: 1.30pm - 2.30pm Leicestershire LE9 9JL For ages 14+ with a learning disability Dolphin Swimming Group Saturday Afternoons Contact Melton Mencap for more information Iveshead School, Forest Street, Shepshed, For Leicestershire Autistic Society members only. Tel: 01664 564237 Leicestershire LE12 9DB Visit www.leicestershireautisticsociety.org.uk to Meet on Saturday mornings. see about becoming a member. Email: [email protected] Tel: 07739 760725 FIDDS (Friends of Ibstock and Desford www.melton-mencap.org.uk/ Email: [email protected] Disability Swimming) Oadby and Wigston shepsheddolphins.org.uk Bosworth Academy, Leicester Lane, Desford, Leicestershire LE9 9JL Wigston Pool and Fitness Centre Tuesday: 9am - 10am Harborough Wednesday: 6.15pm - 7.15pm Harborough Leisure Centre Sunday: 8pm - 9pm Parklands Leisure Centre Monday: 2.30pm - 4.00pm Monday: 8pm - 9pm Contact Richard Grudgings Tel: 07807 121372 Email: [email protected]

/FIDDSswimming Aylestone Leisure Centre North West Leicester City 2 Knighton Lane East, LE2 6LU Aylestone Leisure Centre Leicestershire Tel: 0116 2333 3040 Tuesday: 8pm - 9pm Hermitage Leisure Centre Thursday: 6.30pm - 7.15pm New Parks Leisure Centre Thursday: 7pm - 8pm Contact: David Morley Friday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm Hood Park Leisure Centre Email: david.morley@ Saturday: 6.30pm - 7.30pm Leicester Leys Leisure Centre specialolympicsleicestershireandrutland.org.uk Friday: 11am - 12noon FIDDS (Friends of Ibstock and Desford Disability Swimming) Leicester Saffron Swimming Club Ibstock Leisure Complex, Central Avenue, (A partner Organisation to Leicestershire, Ibstock, Leicestershire LE67 6ME Leicester and Rutland Special Olympics) Friday: 6pm - 7pm Evington Leisure Centre, Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester LE5 6LP Contact Richard Grudgings Monday: 7.15pm - 8pm Tel: 07807 121372 Email: [email protected]

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