Chesterfield leisure centres ready to re-open

Queen’s Park Sports Centre and Staveley Healthy Living Centre have been prepared ahead of Saturday’s reopening in line with the guidelines issued by Government and the leisure industry to ensure customer and staff safety.

Customers will need to book sessions in advance in order to visit the leisure centres and sessions will be time-limited to allow for regular cleaning to take place.

Customers’ contact details will also be retained as part of NHS test and trace requirements.

Customers who are not already a member of the leisure centres will need to become registered users in order to visit.

This can be done free of charge by contacting either of the leisure centres by email or phone.

Both venues have been deep cleaned, equipment in both gyms has been moved to make it easier for customers to social distance and signage has been installed throughout the centres to remind customers of expected behaviours.

There will be limited access to changing rooms and lockers for customers wishing to swim and swimmers should arrive ‘beach-ready’ by wearing their swimming costumes under their clothes.

After swimming customers are asked to towel themselves dry, put on their clothes and shower at home.

New cleaning stations have been installed in the gyms and customers will be asked to clean equipment before and after use.

Customers should also bring pre-filled water bottles for their personal use when visiting the centres.

Customers will notice that screens have been installed in reception areas and one-way systems introduced to support customers to maintain social distancing when visiting the centres.

Fitness classes will be running on a changed timetable and with reduced class sizes.

For further details on classes and how to book your place, click here.

Membership payments will recommence from the start of September.

Should customers wish to continue to suspend their memberships they should contact the leisure centre where they are registered.

For customers who pay their leisure centre memberships on an annual basis, the weeks during which the leisure centres were closed will be added on to their memberships at the end of the 12-month period.

Plans to restart swimming, gymnastics and trampolining lessons for children are currently being made and the council expects to announce more details in the next few weeks.

A comprehensive guide to frequently asked questions about the council’s leisure centre reopening plans is online here.

For further help, contact the Queen’s Park team on 01246 345555 between 8am and 5pm or email [email protected] and the Staveley team on 01246 345666 between 9am and 5pm or email [email protected].

You can stay up to date with all the latest announcements at the coouncil’s dedicated coronavirus information hub here.