Willink Leisure Centre

Have you collected many raffle tickets from our giveaway yet? 🎫

Alongside the giveaway, we are doing a best dressed competition on the 31st. Come into centre showing off your spookiest costumes and you might win a raffle ticket or two depending on how spooky our staff find you! 👻

Good News! We have extra general swims on. 🏊‍♀️

You don't need to book these swims, you can just turn up and pay when you are here. We do reccomend turning up before the swim starts to make sure the swim isn't full.

For our normal swim timetable you can click the link below to be taken to the website. 🔽

https://www.leisurecentre.com/willink-leisure-centre/swim/swimming-pool-timetable

🎉 Well done to Kobra 🎉

He has worked very hard in all areas this month, improving his overall ability and has done it with a big smile each session! ⭐

🎃 It's amost that time of year 🎃

Keep an eye out for what could be coming in the next few days 👀

The team have gone to hand out more flyers for 'Fit Street' and this time they've gone to Acorn Gardens. 🎫

If you have received a flyer for one of our '7 day free passes', contact our reception team by phone or come into centre to activate it. ☎️

A perfect gift for yourself if you want to have a little relaxing time in the pool or for someone else as a present. 🎁

We welcome Luca to the team here at Willink. 🎉

Luca has worked his way up over the last two years starting as a lifeguard to now becoming part of the management team. We're glad to have you as part of the team 😁

📣 Just a notice to members, the School will be using the gym for a small class on a Tuesday morning. 📣

Members will be able to use the gym at the same time, though it may be a little busier.

Congratulations to Jemma for becoming the second person to win the award twice. ⭐ Jemma's hard work has not gone unnoticed this month with her extra shifts and attention to detail.

Do you enjoy playing Badminton, or have you ever wanted to have a go? 🏸 Come down to for the Pay 'n' Play session and meet a community of players!

For a limited time only, you can bring a friend for FREE. 🧑🧔

Here is another snap from one of our fitness classes! This is one of our Aqua sessions we have running during the week. 💦

The ladies do love to have a boogie to the music. 🎶

Credit to Gail for the photos, she is also one of our Aqua teachers on a Monday morning.

For real this time.

We are saying goodbye to Ashley. He is moving on to his new exciting career and we wish you the best moving forward! 🤞

A true Willink icon. ⭐️

This is taken from one of our 'Clubbercise' classes with Gail. It's an awesome class that involves dancing to great music with flashing lights and glow sticks. 🕺

It gets better now that were closer to Winter and its even darker inside! 🚦

This class goes ahead on Tuesday's at 19:45 - 21:00. Plese do book in advance as this class is one of our most popular classes! 📞

Just a friendly reminder for anyone looking to book a badminton court moving forwards. 🏸

☎️ Call us on 0118 943 4845 if you would like to book a court or come into centre and we can book it here.

Fitness gives us mental strength as well as physical strength; it can make you happier, improve your sleep, help you switch off, connect with other people, raise your energy levels and increase your productivity.

Let’s talk about the hidden benefits of physical activity and take time to invest in our health.

Join us this Wednesday 21st September and use the Gym free of charge!

This week, one of our duty managers - Alex - took a trip to Birch Road, handing out flyers for our fit street campaign. 🏃

Anyone who has recieved one can activate it by coming into the leisure centre and talking to our receptionist who will be more than happy to process it for you! The pass can be used for an entire week on a plethora of activities offered by the centre: swimming, gym or badminton etc.. 🏊‍♀️

Let us know in the comments where we should visit to hand out flyers next! 🔽

In 2022, we are all faced with our own personal challenges, but by uniting through fitness we can find mental strength to help us cope. It’s easy to feel
overwhelmed by events at home and abroad – from the cost of living crisis and rising energy bills, to global conflict and war, or environmental concerns.

In the UK, social and health inequalities increased during the COVID-19 pandemic – and this included the gap in physical activity levels. The pandemic has taken a mental toll on the nation, as well as physical.

That’s why this year, National Fitness Day can help remind all of us to prioritise our health and wellbeing, whatever the challenges we face each day. By investing in our health and connecting with other people through physical activity, we can improve our mental strength and feel more positive.

Use the Gym free of charge Wednesday 21st September and feel the benefits of staying physically active! 💪

Monday 19 September will be a bank holiday to coincide with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral and the last day of the period of national mourning.

The centre will be closed on 19 September as a mark of respect to Her Majesty.

The centre will reopen on 20 September as normal.

Thank you for your understanding.

Josh and Alex took a trip to Goodwood close to hand out the flyers for fit street this week. 🏃

We're over halfway with our fit street journey. If you have received a pass but don't know how to use it, come into centre to activate it and start enjoying the centres facilities today. 🎫

Timeline photos

⭐ Congratulations to Maddy for winning this months award! Keep up that excellent work and you'll carry on improving each lesson. 🏆

😭 End of an era!

It won't be the same without having Liam around. He's been an irreplaceable part of the team but we all wish him the best in his new role. 👏

Here is our new gym timetable moving forward from September 1st. 🤸‍♂️ Not many changes at all from last years timetable.

Just remember to book in for the classes if you would like to join in, otherwise all the other times are fully accessible for anyone looking to use the gym.

Well done Izzy! First receptionist to win the award and just before she goes to University as well. Great last month effort. ⭐

We have 2 extra general swims running on Monday 29th August. 🏊‍♀️ You don't need to book online for these swims just turn up and pay when you are here.

Do take into account these swims can get quite busy. We advise turning up before the swim has started to avoid any disappointment. 😁

Please note we are only open from 09:00 - 18:00!

Our Swim Manager Lianna took a trip to Boldrewood this week to hand out the leaflets for fit street. 🏃‍♀️

We have more people comment each week where we should visit. We are trying to get round as many places as possible. 😁

If we have missed somewhere so far, drop a comment below 🔽 and let us know where we should drop off some 7 day passes!

If you have a pass, come into reception to activate it and it can be used in any and all activities here in club. 👍

📢 Just a friendly reminder to everyone that it is your responsibility if you do leave items unnatended in the cubicles. We highly reccomend you pick up a locker token from reception if you have forgotten a £1 coin. 👍

For our final meet the team post, we have Josh. Many customers have seen this face in centre whenever they need a hand or sometimes just for a friendly chat. 😁

If you have missed any of the meet the team posts be sure to scroll through our profile to find out about the rest of the team.

⚠️Yellow thunderstorm warning issued ⚠️

Please take any extra steps in keeping yourself safe today as the bad weather could stretch out from early afternoon till late in the evening.

One of the final meet the team posts is Ashley, one of the managers and longest running staff members here in the centre. With a vast knowledge of the centre and great involvement with the team, Ash is a crucial and valued staff member. ⭐

This week our fit street flyers ended up down 'Abbey Park'. With a great pose from Ashley. 😂

If you have received a flyer through your door over the past few months, come into centre to redeem your free 7 day trial, giving you full access to everything the centre has to offer. 😮

Well done to little Kylan for winning our swimmer of the month for July! ⭐

🎊 Well done James! 🎊

First one to win the award twice. Setting the standard for the rest of the team. 😎

Another one from the management side for our meet the team, and this time it's Alex. Since starting as a lifeguard, he has worked his way up to DM and has proved a valuable asset to the team with his knowledge of the centre. 😁

The times for 'Junior Gym' are changing over the Summer holidays while school is out for the Wednesday and Thursday class. 🏋

Once school starts again in September the times will revert back to 15:30pm - 16:30pm.

A huge welcome to Lianna, who is our new swim manager. Lianna has been a fantastic addition to the management team but also for our swim department. With a fantastic background behind her, she has settled into the role quickly but also has got along with the team like she's been here for years. 😁

We have a brand new weights rack in the free weights area as well as a new look. 🏋️‍♀️ We have changed aorund some of the equipment to make it easier for people to access the different weights in the room. 😁

Every work team needs a Woj.

From cleaning to teaching swim lessons and everything in between, Woj is out star in the centre. ⭐

The face of Willink. 😁 This is our centre manager Liam. You may see him round from time to time.. 👀 He does an absolutely fantastic job in centre for customers and the team here too. 👍

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Nothing but smiles from this weeks Fit street, which took us to 'School Lane'. Where we handed out a ton of leaflets. 😁

There has been a lot of requests for us to head down school lane and hand these out. So if there is another place you would like us to visit, let us know in the comments below. 💬🔽