Swinton - Salford Community Leisure

Swinton
Neighbourhood
Quarter 2
July - September 2014
salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
Salford Community Leisure (SCL) is responsible for the
provision and management of sport, leisure and cultural
services in the city. SCL manage a wide variety of facilities
across the 8 neighbourhood areas within the city, including
sport and leisure facilities, community centres, libraries
(plus 2 books@home libraries), museums and community
use high schools.
SCL’s vision is ‘Everyone Active’ and all SCL
employees work towards achieving this vision.
Welcome
to the 2nd quarterly report for 2014 for the Swinton
neighbourhood area
Within the Swinton neighbourhood area, Salford Community Leisure (SCL) provides the following sport, leisure
and cultural facilities and officers:
•
Geoff Hodges – Sport and Leisure Manager
•
Neil Gittins - Assistant Sport and Leisure Manager
•
Sarah Hall - Neighbourhood Library Manager
•
Tommy Curran - Sport and Leisure
•
Gareth Davies - Active Lifestyles Development Officer
•
Stephen Keefe - Community Librarian
•
Lynne Ashworth - Community Children’s Librarian
•
Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre
•
Clifton Community Centre
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Wardley Community Centre
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The Valley Community Centre
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Clifton Library
•
Swinton Library
The aim of this quarterly report is to highlight the work that
has taken place during July, August and September within
the Swinton neighbourhood area and demonstrate how
Salford Community Leisure is performing.
Neighbourhood Sport and Leisure Manager:
Geoff Hodges
e. [email protected]
Neighbourhood Library Manager:
Sarah Hall
e. [email protected]
salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
Swinton Neighbourhood
Quarterly Report July – September 2014
Introduction
Quarter 2 (July – September 2014) has been a very successful quarter, some key highlights
include:
 Brand new spin cycles added to Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre’s fitness suite to
further enhance the offer to customers
 Very successful delivery of programmed summer activities
 Successful free swimming programme offered during the summer holidays
 Fitness suite attendances more than double compared to the same period last year.
 Participation at the annual Fair trade citywide sports festival
 Delivering an early evening engagement programme on The Poets estate and Victoria Park
 Enabled and supported a group of young volunteers, design and deliver a charity fun day
event.
 Work continues to progress on the new Swinton Gateway centre. The library will move into
here early in 2015.
 Mythical Maze summer reading challenge was a great success with 440 children taking part
at Swinton and Clifton Libraries.
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Quarterly Report July – September 2014
Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure
Community Centres
Centre
Clifton Community Centre
General update
Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre has
experienced a very busy and successful
summer period with over 60,000 recorded
attendances. Free swimming was again very
busy with all sessions at capacity throughout
the summer.
The fitness suite continues to be a credit to
the facility and the class programme
continues to grow to cope with demand.
General update
Overall attendances
Over 61,000 attendances were recorded at
the facility this quarter; a rise of 24%
compared to the same quarter last year.
Fitness suite
Over 16,000 attendances were recorded in
the fitness suite this quarter, more than
double attendances to quarter 2 last year;
further showing the value and quality of the
improvements made to the facility last year.
The introduction of a new retention scheme in
quarter 3 will allow gym instructors to have a
more structured and efficient way of
interacting with customers and their needs.
General swimming
Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre
continues to deliver a busy and full swim
programme with over 6,800 general swims
recorded this quarter, a 26% increase
compared to quarter 2 last year.
The number of children and adults learning to
swim at the centre continue to increase;
showing the quality and consistency of the
programme.
Class programme
The class programme at Swinton and
Pendlebury remains the flagship of the city.
The recently opened studio has been a great
success and the demand for daytime classes
has been overwhelming, most classes are full
to capacity sometimes a week in advance.
Early in the period, Slimming World attracted
quite a lot of new members who were trying
to loose weight and get into shape for their
summer holidays.
Lets All Join Hands were not in during the
school holidays but have returned in
September.
Salford Bridge Club is a very friendly and
popular club with a strong membership.
Since their return the Clifton Group have
gained some new members who come along
to enjoy meeting people and playing games.
Table tennis is very popular at the moment.
The cheerleading, drama and street dance
groups are very well attended. They took a
break at the end of July for the school
holidays; returning on the 2nd September.
Mother and toddlers was very busy during the
school holidays with older brothers and
sisters coming along too.
Attendances
Attendances have dropped slightly due to the
summer period and some groups cancelling
for the 6 weeks holidays.
The Valley Community Centre
General update
Cheerleading finished their Thursday evening
booking early July. They have a regular
booking at Wardley Community Centre but
were using The Valley short term to help
prepare for a competition.
The youth club have moved their day to a
Thursday so that their booking follows straight
on from Rainbows, this makes staffing The
Valley far more efficient.
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Quarterly Report July – September 2014
Two relief Community Centre Supervisors
have been assisting in covering at The Valley,
Stan Gittins and Anne Pinkney who was the
Supervisor there several years ago. A huge
clean up and clear out is now underway.
The arts and crafts group enjoyed a day out
to Blackpool early in September. They spent
time on the beach, ate fish and chips then did
a spot of shopping in the town centre.
Attendances
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Salford Foundation booked The Valley on 9
July for a planning day. This day brought
together children from Oakwood High School
and Chatsworth High School. The children
were split into three teams and visited The
Valley community gardens with a view to
what improvements they could make. The
three teams, Dragon’s Den style, sold their
ideas to Salford Foundation staff to try and
win money for their team to carry out the
ideas. The children had a fantastic day and
were very enthusiastic about what could be
done in the gardens. They returned the
following two days and carried out the
planned improvements within The Valley
community gardens.
The centre has seen an increase in
attendances compared to the same quarter
last year. This is due to the increased
numbers for the Slimming World session and
also the numbers attending the summer
programme.
Beechfield House used The Valley as a
meeting place for the residents of a local
block of flats. They were very impressed by
the facility and advised that they would like to
hold further meetings here.
Wardley Community Centre
Moorside Children’s Centre held a fun
activities afternoon aimed at parents and
toddlers. As the weather was so good, they
utilised the side garden and set up the
activities there. Unfortunately, this day wasn’t
very well attended with only six people turning
up.
AIR and summer kids club were run by
Salford Community Leisure and City West as
a joint venture. The clubs were very
successful attracting 133 children during
August. Activities were held both inside The
Valley Community Centre and outside on the
green. Whilst the children were being
entertained, Bootcamp was being held for the
parents. Anne Pinkney organised a trip to the
Funhouse in Swinton for 19 of the children
which was funded by Bonus Ball.
General update
Healthy Hips and Hearts continued to run
during the school holidays with all the ladies
enjoying their gentle morning exercise.
Tai-chi is still a favourite and popular class
offering relaxation and tai-chi techniques.
Wardley ladies group have got together to
produce a calendar girls type calendar to sell
in aid of Dementia. They all dressed up in
their finery to have their pictures taken, the
calendar will be ready for sale in the near
future.
The art club is still very popular with new
members joining on a regular basis.
The drama class is very busy with the
children starting to rehearse Shrek as their
new stage show.
Wardley concert band rehearsed for their 40th
anniversary concert, which was held in
September. They have also booked their
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Christmas concert for
December at the centre.
Wednesday
10th
appropriate means in which to engage other
locals from within that community.
Kurling is still very busy with fortunes in the
league up and down.
At the request of, and funded by; the wider
local community an action packed summer
school holiday programme was devised and
delivered by SCL staff utilising communal
assets such as Swinton and Pendlebury
Leisure Centre, The Valley Community
Centre; Wardley Community Centre, Victoria
Park and Beech Farm playing fields. The
programme was delivered in conjunction with
partners from Neighbourhood Management
Team, IYSS, Health Improvement Service,
Greater Manchester Police, City West
Housing, Salix Homes, Salford Foundation,
the National Citizens Service and others.
Budding Wood Day Nursery have hired the
centre to provide the free 15 hour pre-school
for 2-3 year olds introduced by the
government. They will use the centre Monday
am, Tuesday am, Thursday pm and Friday
am (times and dates to be confirmed once
they have their Ofsted registration).
Monday evenings are utilised by a flower
arranging group who started on Monday 8th
September on a ten week rolling course. This
group moved from Eccles College and are
very happy to be at the centre.
Attendances
Even though the playgroup no longer attends
the centre, attendances have increased
compared to the same quarter last year. This
could be due to the number of larger groups
utilising the centre such as Wardley concert
band.
Community Sport & Leisure
Attendance at a number of meetings enabled
SCL provision to be highlighted and promoted
to local agencies, directorates; 3rd Sector
providers and Salford Sports Network
affiliated clubs. The information cascaded
regarding activities and events taking place in
the various venues managed by SCL, assists
partner agencies, directorates; 3rd Sector
providers and Salford Sports Network
affiliated clubs to signpost their clients, local
residents and club members into positive and
constructive activity.
SCL attendance at these meetings also
ensures a co-ordinated approach is adopted;
enabling the most beneficial and cost
effective means of delivery to be agreed.
Attendance at these meetings also enables
local resident groups the opportunity to offer
SCL; advice and guidance on the most
Also devised and delivered on behalf of the
wider community by SCL staff was a twilight
programme of activity, engaging young
people on the Poets Estate and within the
boundaries of Victoria Park.
To further enhance the programme, free
swimming for all under 17’s; funded by the
Clinical Commissioning Group; ensured local
youngsters had the opportunity to enjoy a
cool dip whilst maintaining or increasing their
levels of fitness.
A team of young people, representing
Swinton were identified from amongst those
who attended the various activities on a
regular basis and competed fairly at the
citywide Fair trade fair play sports festival. It
is at this festival where the emphasis is on
teamwork and sportsmanship above winning
and the main award is presented for fair play.
Also during the summer holiday period,
Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre
assisted a number of young people to engage
with the National Citizens Service via Salford
Foundation to design and deliver a charity fun
day in aid of ‘Quids 4 Kids’, attracting a large
number of family groups to the event.
Assistance from SCL staff is given to local
clubs and organisations affiliated to the
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Salford Sports Network. Regular bulletins
regarding potential funding streams, coaching
courses along with employment opportunities
are cascaded via the network.
Affiliation to the Salford Sports Network also
enables clubs the opportunity to nominate
members who have excelled in a variety of
roles including coaching, administration and
volunteering at award ceremonies held at
district, regional and national levels.
Libraries
Swinton and Clifton Libraries
General update
Quarter 2 has been a busy time for Swinton
and Clifton Libraries. Collectively both
libraries issued over 23,000 items. Over 400
people joined the library for the first time and
over 9,000 PC sessions took place.
Story-rhymetime sessions remain popular for
under 5s despite the usual break over the
summer period.
Computer classes at Swinton Library remain
popular and take place during term time. The
reading group at Swinton Library also
continues and is on the look out for new
members. Books read by members during
quarter 2 include: Blood Rites by S.J.Rozen
and The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming.
July was busy for the children’s team
promoting the summer reading challenge at
school assemblies.
The Mythical Maze summer reading
challenge was a great success this year with
440 children taking part at Swinton and
Clifton Libraries. Children from many different
primary schools came to their local library to
sign up to take on the challenge of reading six
books of their choice over the summer. As the
children read their books they collected
freebies and rewards along the way and
everyone who finished the challenge received
a certificate and medal. Many children also
completed a book review to receive an extra
prize and the chance for the first time this
year to be a published author.
Baby Story-rhymetime sessions (touch and
feel books, rhymes and songs) took place on
Thursday 7th and Thursday 21st August from
2pm-2.45pm at Swinton Library. 51 children
and carers attended the two sessions.
Family craft drop-in sessions took place on
Wednesday 13th and Wednesday 27th August
from 10am-11.30am at Swinton library. On
13th children were invited to join in making a
Monster book and on 27th, a robot puppet.
117 children and carers took part in the two
sessions.
In September, once schools returned after the
holidays, class visits to Swinton Library
started up again with the emphasis on finding
out about new fiction and authors. A local
Beavers group also visited Swinton Library
one evening to find out what the library has to
offer and to borrow books. The children’s
librarian helped them all make windmills
which linked well with the gardening topic that
they were working on.
Work continued on the new Swinton
Gateway, which is now due for completion in
February 2015 with a view to opening in
early/mid 2015. The new Gateway will see a
number of local services coming together
under one roof, including Swinton library.
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Case Study
Mr T was referred to the Active lifestyles Team after successfully completing a 6 week
Pulmonary Rehabilitation course. Before commencing the Pulmonary Rehabilitation course, Mr
T was physically inactive and was worried about exercising due to his lung condition (COPD).
His mood was low and he had concerns about becoming out of breath.
Mr T has now been attending the Healthy @ Heart Class at Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure
Centre for the past 3 months and has shown great improvements in his fitness. He has
reported that he's feeling more positive and is particularly happy that he's lost half a stone in
weight. He has come out of his shell so much so that he has recently been acting as a mentor
to someone new to the class who was feeling just as he was when he first started.
Inclusive Activities
Salford Community Leisure’s services and activities are influenced by the demographic profile
of local communities. SCL strive to provide inclusive services and activities to enable everyone
to be active in their chosen leisure pursuit.
Leisure Centres
Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre continue to deliver a disability swim within its
programme. Attendances for the session remain at a consistent level of around 20 participants.
Libraries
Chair based exercise sessions take place in the community room at Swinton Library for older
people and those with disabilities.
Story-rhymetime sessions at Swinton Library are aimed at all children of different religions and
nationalities.
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Forthcoming Events / Activities in Quarter 3 2014-15
 Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre to deliver a full programme of activities over the
Christmas period
 A sport activity programme will be held at a number of locations across Swinton and
Pendlebury during the October half term
 October half term family crafts at Swinton Library on Friday 31st October

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