Welcome to Heckington Community Swimming Pool
Operated by Volunteers from the
Community, for the Community
Open from June to September in
2011
Where is it?
Heckington Pool is situated to the right of St. Andrews
C of E School and the Children’s Sure Start Centre on
Howell Road, Heckington, Lincs. NG34 9RX
When are we open?
During school term time we are open to the public Monday
to Friday from 3.30pm and 5.30pm -
£2 per swimmer per hour.
Concession Swim Passes
Weekly Pass (5 consecutive days Mon - Friday) ~ £6 ~
Saving £4
Four or More concession card (max 6 people) ~ £6 ~
saving up to £6
Summer Swim Pass ~ £30 per person - unlimited hourly
swim access on all community swim sessions
2011 Baby and Toddler Splash sessions take place
on Monday and Friday afternoons between 2pm - 3pm
beginning Monday 27 June ~ each infant must be
accompanied by an adult and the cost is just £2.50
'Ladies Night'
swim evenings are held each Monday from 7pm - 9pm,
commencing Monday 20 June and offer
exclusive access to the pool for us girls! No children,
no men - bliss! Again, cost is just £2 per hour per
person, £3.50 if you'd like to stay for both
hours.
During the school holidays the pool is open for
Community swimming sessions on Monday to Friday from 1pm – 3pm at a cost of just
£2 per swimmer per hour.
Concession Swim Passes
Weekly Pass (5 consecutive days Mon - Friday) ~ £6 ~
Saving £4
Four or More concession card (max 6 people) ~ £6 ~
saving up to £6
Summer Swim Pass ~ £30 per person - unlimited hourly
swim access on all community swim sessions
Saturday swim sessions have been very poorly supported
during the past 2-3 seasons and so we will not be
opening to the public every Saturday as in previous
years. Instead, we hope to host Theme Party afternoons
on alternative Saturdays which will be open to the
Community and will be advertised locally. The pool will
be available for Private Party Hire when not in use for
Theme Parties.
When can it be hired for private use?
The pool is available to hire for private party or
community group hires whenever it is not in use for
school or public swimming sessions, providing we have a
volunteer Lifesaver available to provide essential
health and safety supervision. We usually require an
hour at the end of a public swim session to ensure the
pool is clean, tidy and ready for your use.
Private hire of the pool
costs just £49 for a two hour hire and now
includes free use of the gas barbeque we have on
site. If you would like to book the pool for longer,
each additional hour of hire costs £15. If you've
booked a two hour party and are enjoying it so much
you'd like to stay on, you can do so with our pleasure
for the additional fee of £15 per hour, providing the
pool is not booked for follow on events and that the
LIfesaver on duty is willing and able to stay on with
you to offer the necessary Lifesaver support. Please
speak to your duty staff member to discuss this.
Operated by Volunteers from the
Community, for the Community
Safe and supervised access to the pool is provided by
volunteer Lifesavers who
receive free training in exchange for their poolside
support. Training takes place every year, all we ask is
a commitment from you, to carry out at least 3-5
Lifesaver services poolside during open season. This can
be at after school sessions, school holiday
weekday sessions or at private hire functions.
We also rely on volunteers to support our Lifesavers in
their role, acting as valuable ‘Eyes on the side’ when
the pool is being used. You don't have to have any First
Aid training for this (although it's always welcome),
you simply need to be available to attend poolside and
keep an eye on our bathers when not in the pool and our
spectators to ensure they are behaving appropriately and
are safe.
Additionally, volunteers also run our Snack Bar, provide
essential Chemical and Keyholder duties and take care of
the general care and maintenance of the pool site,
buildings, weeding etc.
New volunteers of all ages and
skills are always needed and welcomed. If you can
help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us.
If you have just a few hours to offer, they would be
very gladly received.
Need to know more?
Once a school pool we are now a Community Pool and are
able to welcome all members of the Heckington and wider
community for private hire
bookings, swim sessions,
swimming lessons and use for Baby and Toddler Splash
sessions and Ladies Evenings.
During Summer Term school time the pool is used by
pupils of Heckington St Andrews
School and local preschool groups for swimming
lessons with a qualified swimming instructor.
As the pool is heated, is 12m x 7m and with a constant
depth of one metre it is ideal for young children to
gain confidence in water and to learn to swim.
But our pool is also ideal for our more senior members
of the community, to help with confidence building in
the water, provide gentle exercise, relief from tired or
stressed joints and to aid mobility.
And the pool and its surrounding seating/patio areas
with a wonderful 9m x 4 m gazebo, providing an ideal
venue for birthday celebrations,
family parties, and barbeques and summer gatherings
of community groups...and is great value for money!
Our Snack Bar sells and serves hot and cold drinks,
crisps, sweets and ices whenever the pool is in use.
For further information on Heckington Pool or to offer
help, please contact any of the Committee Members listed
on the Committee page. For
bookings contact our Bookings Clerk on 07768 736 658
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