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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Member fees to rise at Leeds City Council-run leisure centres
Membership prices at council-run leisure centres in Leeds are set to rise by 11.5% as the local authority seeks to raise fees at Active Leeds, Leeds City Council's leisure arm, will increase by £3 to £28.95 from council, which must save more than £100m this financial year, said it would bring pricing into line with other pricing will not increase and there will no longer be a requirement to commit to a 12-month contract. A council spokesperson said it was still "exceptional" value for money compared with private said: "The last few years have also seen substantial investment into several of our leisure centres."This has brought new hi-tech equipment into our facilities as well as improved studio spaces and online classes."The council said it currently had more than 30,000 leisure centre memberships across its 17 sites, the highest ever, and junior membership had increased since the Covid pandemic. Standard membership pricing will increase from the current rate of £25.95 per month, the Local Democracy Reporting Service spokesperson said: "Alongside this, we have removed the 12-month contract requirement which gives members a saving and greater flexibility without any long-term commitment as we appreciate the financial situation people are facing."The council said reduced fees were in place for people with health conditions and those claiming some added: "The council continues to face significant financial challenges."We aim to meet those challenges while continuing to invest in our facilities to maintain an exceptional offer to our users at a time when other local authorities are making the difficult decision to close leisure centres." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Free period products on offer at Leeds leisure centres
Free reusable period products are being handed out at leisure centres across Leeds over the coming poverty charity Freedom 4 Girls and Active Leeds have teamed up to give out items such as reusable pads at centres across the city throughout May, June and will be encouraged to swap their disposable products for sustainable ones, with donated items used to stock the leisure centres' period two pilot events held earlier this year more than 200 free sustainable products were handed out and 100 packets of disposable products were donated. Leeds City Council said one in 10 girls in the UK cannot afford period products, and a lack of access can mean missing school, work and physical O'Byrne, from Freedom 4 Girls, said she hoped the events would help remove the barriers around talking about periods. She said: "The main reason [behind the initiative] is that it starts the conversation about periods, menstruation, what it means to be a menstruating person, and the fact that there should be period products available anywhere there is toilet roll"Its been so gorgeous the amount of people who have turned up [at the pilot events] and heard what was going on."It has been really well received. Not just by mums and adult women, but men, dads and young people have also got involved." Salma Arif, the council's executive member for adult social care, active social care, active lifestyles and culture said: "It's more than just access to reusable and sustainable period products, it's about normalising conversations, building confidence and ensuring no one is left behind because of their period." Events are taking place at the following locations: Kirkstall Leisure Centre – 21 MayArmley Leisure Centre – 22 MayGarforth Leisure Centre – 11 JuneRothwell Leisure Centre – 12 JuneMiddleton Leisure Centre – 25 JunePudsey Leisure Centre – 26 JuneScott Hall Leisure Centre – 9 JulyFearnville Leisure Centre – 10 JulyJohn Smeaton Leisure Centre – 16 JulyMorley Leisure Centre – 17 July Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
