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Change is coming to free swimming in Cardiff
Following
an independent nationwide review of the Free Swim initiative commissioned by
the Welsh Government, changes are being made to the provision of free swimming
across Wales, including Cardiff.
Based
on evidence from the review, new guidelines that place an increased emphasis on
free swimming for under 16s and over 60s from areas of deprivation, have been
laid out by Welsh Government and Sport Wales, alongside a significant 50%
reduction in their funding for the scheme.
In
order to meet these new criteria, changes to free swimming provision in the
capital’s Better Cardiff leisure centres, operated by GLL, will take effect
from October 1st 2019.
GLL
have put together a programme that ensures some free swimming sessions for the
over 60s will continue to be available in all seven Better Cardiff pools during
term-time, alongside substantially increased opportunities for young people to
access free casual swimming and learn to swim.
Details
of the new programme are available at https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/cardiff or by contacting your local leisure
centre directly.
Further
information on the nationwide changes to the Free Swim Initiative can be found
here: http://sport.wales/media/1975893/180704_free_swimming_report_final_eng_clean.docx
