Welcome for Free Swimming in Gwynedd

Children and young people in Dwyfor Meirionnydd will now be able to enjoy free swimming and other leisure centre activities at the weekends.

 

Alun Davies welcomed changes announced by the Labour-led Welsh Assembly Government to extend the scheme and said it encouraged tens of thousands of young people to take regular exercise free of charge.

A change to the minimum criteria of the current scheme, means that local authorities including Gwynedd County Council will now offer free swimming sessions or other leisure centre activities for children aged 16 and under on weekends as well as school holidays.

Alun said:

"Free swimming has been an extremely popular policy since it was introduced in 2004 by the Labour-led Welsh Assembly Government.

"These changes will make the scheme even more widely available so young people can benefit all year round.

"Free swimming allows youngsters to learn an important skill especially in a coastal county like Gwynedd. Swimming is an enjoyable leisure activity and this new measure will encourage a healthy lifestyle at no extra cost."

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