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Rural Life magazine INSIDE THIS WEEK
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by Faiza Afzaal • jiTHOUSANDS of pensioners
'- and young people in the Kibble. v; iValley
are.to be allowed to use 'the local swimming pool for free.-;
- t .From ApriL6th, everyone, over.. .‘ the age,of 60 and young people V under 16 can benefit'from swim-.v
. ‘■ining at Ribbledale Pool in Edisford ; Road, Clitheroe, without charge
-mittee on Tuesday evening.. Mr
- Chris Hughes, community develop- ment manager of the.-borough, council, said: “We have to treat this •-
■ as very good news. This is fantastic .; for the over-60s and under-16s, a s ' the free s-wimming scheme will start; on the first day of the school Easter holidays.”
:r' Mr Colin Winterbottom, leisure-
- and sports development manager,.; -'added: “The Government has grant-
■ ; v The.rnove is part of the Legacy ■ ' Ac t ion Plan - ;a ' Government- backed scheme in partnership with ■
::-RibbleiValley: Borough: Council to ' encourage people to adopt more healthy lifestyles.
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4 ‘'<It is also part of-a package of :• measures to
ensure.the lasting'- sporting:legacy-from the London .
'2012 iOlyinpic.'and; Paralympic Games. - : It is also hoped that by 2012 there :
., aided the delivery of free swimming ; to cover the costs that would nor mally be generated from these user ; groups and it amounts to a total o f ;
; £48,191 for 2009/10, . - - y.-‘This ju s t about matches the::;
’ ; amount of revenue income generat- - - ed in a normal year. There will also ■ be £13,152 available for the council
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: will be free s-wimming not just for - the over-60s andjinderrl6s,-but for > everyone.
-.- ';.5The thumbs up was given to the .'£61,343 scheme during a meeting ,
B of:; the -Ribble' lYalley-Borough:; --■Coun'cilCommunity- Services Com-;..':
' to spend on capital related improve-' '. ment work to the swimming pool, . He added:: “This national-initia--. tive will hopefully have the desired- :
' impact of increasing physical acti-v- ! '- , ity. levels among these user groups - /
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I personally would like to think' have to show proof of age and'chilr . /vOur.picture shows the Deputy, u— — i i-. u-— :— f — c -• jjigjj- mjder eight years bf age will i- Mayor of the Ribble-Valley,Coun.
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,i and in raising participation levels in ./'mo'ra new -visitors are attracted to --^swimming particularly; as an enjoy-'/the pbol and those' who'do already .. able and effective way of keeping fit -: swim will attend more frequently.’’' aiid healthy.
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have to be'accompanied by an/-Bey;J^ones/'ahd'Mr/'Winterb'ottbiiiB adult.-'-Personalisedleisurecards will'-: ehcouragihg j>edple; to take the : be'.issued to'swimmers'who attend V'-plunge and swim for free. , " - . on a regular basis.'
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