This half term, BH Live is launching Wet & Wacky fun pool sessions across the city’s public leisure venues. This is to encourage more young people and their families to spend time and have fun together in the pool.
Weekly Wet & Wacky sessions are aimed at children of all ages in both our adult and learner pools. Inflatable swimming pool toys and giant play mats create a playground in the pool atmosphere that can be enjoyed by all the family
They are launching this half term at Mountbatten Leisure Centre, Pyramids, Eastney Swimming Pool and Charter Community Sports Centre and are priced at £4 per child (aged 5-16), £5 per adult and £15 for a family ticket (3 children and 2 adults).
Children aged under five can attend for free when accompanied by a full paying adult.
“Wet & Wacky is all about kids, big and small, having fun with their friends and family, letting off steam while of course being active, says Claire Oatridge, BH Live’s Regional Head of Operations.
“Our aquatics programme is growing all the time with swimming lessons, training and pool group exercise classes. Wet & Wacky will add a brand new dimension to the programme and will encourage even more people to get into the pools and have a great time.”
Mark Woolnough, Portsmouth City Council’s recreation manager, said: “The Wet & Wacky sessions are a fantastic new addition to the existing programme offered at our centres across the city. They’re great for children and families and will hopefully encourage a wider audience of residents to take part and get active on a regular basis.”
Wet & Wacky sessions launched at BH Live Active venues across Dorset in 2011 and run all year round with extra sessions programmed in during school holidays.
Each year they attract more than 46,000 attendees of all ages and abilities.
Find out more about Wet & Wacky sessions in Portsmouth at bhliveactive.org.uk
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Notes to Editors:
- Wet and Wacky sessions begin at Pyramids on Monday 29 May 2017
- Sessions at Mountbatten and Charter begin on Tuesday 30 May 2017
- Sessions at Eastney begin on Wednesday 31 May 2017
- Visit bhliveactive.org.uk for details and social media for updates to the activity programme.
Photo-caption:
Wet & Wacky at a BH Live Active venue in Bournemouth.
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About BH Live
BH Live is the south coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
With more than three million visits a year and over £36.5 million turnover, the organisation is changing lives – placing it at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2015/16 BH Live hosted more than 500 events, sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment tickets. They had 2.6 million visits into its leisure centres and welcomed 118,000 conference and exhibition delegates into its venues. This contributed an estimated £66.3 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism. For more visit bhlive.org.uk
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BH Live operates, in partnership with Portsmouth City Council:
- Pyramids Centre – One of Portsmouth’s leading entertainment and leisure complexes with views of Southsea beach and the Solent. It has fun pools, flumes, waves and a three-level soft play adventure world. There is also a multipurpose gym, more than 60 weekly fitness classes and a spa. Regular live music performances, conferences, exhibitions and private events are hosted in the venue.
- Mountbatten Leisure Centre – Portsmouth’s flagship leisure and event venue with a national-class 50m swimming pool, 150 station gym, 8 court sports hall, 2 squash courts, spin and dance studios, a cycle velodrome, athletics track, function suites, and an onsite café
- Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre – consists of a state-of-the-art gymnastics hall, physiotherapy room and meeting room
- Portsmouth Tennis Centre – consists of 4 indoor tennis courts and 6 floodlit outdoor tennis courts
- Eastney Swimming Pool – 20m swimming pool and a spectators’ area
- Wimbledon Park Sports Centre – 20 station gym, 5 badminton courts, basketball court and sports hall
- Charter Community Sports Centre – 20m swimming pool, 20 station gym, sports hall and an outdoor multi-use games area