Cornwall leisure centres giving away free gym passes and swim sessions

Annette Belcher

18 November 2024 at 9:40 am·2-min read

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Leisure centres in Cornwall are giving away free gym passes to mark Social Enterprise Day. On Thursday (November 21) all Better leisure centres in Cornwall will be giving out free one-day passes entitling non-members to a wide range of free activities during a celebratory open weekend on Saturday and Sunday (November 23 and 24).

The deal includes gym sessions, a variety of fitness classes, family swimming and swimming taster sessions for all ages. Operating under the Better brand, GLL is a not-for-profit worker’s cooperative that runs nine leisure centres on behalf of Cornwall Council.

These are situated in Bude, Saltash, Liskeard, Bodmin, St Austell, Newquay, Truro, Helston and St Ives. James Curry, head of service for GLL in Cornwall, said: “The open weekend is a wonderful opportunity to visit your local leisure centre for free and discover what’s on offer.

“As a social enterprise, we are a community service that promotes and delivers the many benefits of being more active. Healthy bodies and healthy minds are synonymous so we cater for all ages – from the very young to older, more mature people who may be living with long-term health conditions. The importance of learning to swim in a county like ours cannot be underestimated and that’s why we’ll be providing free swim school tasters for adults and children throughout the weekend.

“Almost all our centres have just been refurbished with brand new equipment, vibrant colour schemes and a much-improved look and feel. Fitness shouldn’t be left until January – especially when it can be kickstarted in November for free.”

For more information and booking, go here or visit https://www.better.org.uk/open-days

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