Bircotes Leisure Centre
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Bircotes Leisure Centre
Whitehouse Road
Bircotes
Doncaster
S. Yorks
DN11 8EF
Telephone: 01302 743979
Bircotes Leisure Centre is a joint use Centre,
sharing it's excellent facilities with Serlby Park School (3-18
Business and Enterprise Learning Community). Originally
constructed by Nottinghamshire County Council and opened in 1976
the Centre offers a wide range of wet and dry sports activities for
both adults and children.
Bircotes is a community based leisure centre
providing facilities for the people of Bircotes and Harworth and
the many surrounding towns and villages. It’s loyal following
of customers who enjoy the friendly, informal atmosphere of the
centre can enjoy the 20-metre, 4 lane swimming pool, 4 court sports
hall, 19 station fitness-suite, squash courts, dance studio/meeting
room and 7-a-side multi-use games area.
Playing a major role in the community, the
centre has close liaisons with various sports clubs and charitable
enterprises including Bircotes Penguins Swimming Club and the
Kipper Club, a local disabled swimming group, which both operate
from the site.
Swimming, gymnastics and trampolining,
gym-tots, football, squash, badminton and Rookie Lifeguards are all
available as 8-10 week courses for those active youngsters together
with karate, ballet, tap & many more with ‘Dance 4
Dance.’
The Centre is currently an official partner of
the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and follows ASA guidelines
during delivery of all swimming lessons, including lesson plans and
award schemes.
Together with the vast array of children’s
activities, there are also many activities for adults. The
Centre has adult swimming lessons available as a course and casual
swimming offered at various times throughout the week including
public swims, lane swimming, adults only, ladies only, family
swimming and, for the early birds, two early morning swimming
sessions.
Bircotes, which has been accredited as an
Inclusive Fitness Initiative Centre, has a fantastic fitness suite
compromising CV machines, resistance weights and free
weights. The 19-station fitness suite is offered, following
an induction, on a casual basis or on a membership scheme, with 3
different options available. The fitness suite is complemented by 8
weekly fitness classes including circuit training, aerobics,
bums N tums, aqua aerobics and Salsacise.