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Leyland community group seeks local pool to help children tackle water fears

A Leyland community group is searching for a local swimming pool that can offer free, two-hour hire sessions to teach children how to combat their fear of the water. Community […]

2 years ago
West View and Fulwood leisure centres to offer £1 children’s swim sessions

The pool at West View Two Preston leisure centres have launched £1 children’s swim sessions over the summer holidays to help reduce the pressures of the cost of living crisis. The ‘Kids for a Quid’ […]

2 years ago
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Children’s Appeal benefits from charity swim event

A quartet of outdoor swimmers have raised £4,280 for a local hospital charity fundraiser during a swim event. Barry Leahey MBE, appeal fundraiser Lucy Clark and supporters Sarah Knowles and […]

2 years ago
Penwortham swimming teacher heads to Bali to teach lifesaving water skills

A swimming instructor is heading to Bali in August to teach children drowning prevention skills and clean water stewardship. Amy Holden will be working with the charity Swim Tayka which […]

2 years ago
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UCLan sports team to swim length of Ukraine for refugee fundraiser

A Preston swimming team will cover 346.4 miles over 22,000 lengths this weekend to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. The UCLan team will swim for over 203 hours in pools at Fulwood Leisure […]

3 years ago
Preston Paralympian shares experience of haemophilia A for Rare Disease Day

A Preston swimmer who represented Team GB at London 2012 has opened up about living with haemophilia A for this year’s Rare Disease Day. Jack Bridge is a former Hutton […]

3 years ago
100-length swimming challenge raises funds for Preston mental health service

Two fundraisers swam over 100 lengths of their local pool to raise funds for mental health service Holland House. On 16 September, Lisa Quigley and Donna Nolan swam the distance […]

3 years ago
Charity event to be held in memory of Jordan Grant

West View Leisure Centre A charity event in honour of Jordan Grant will be held at West View Climbing and Leisure Centre, raising money and awareness for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Jordan was […]

9 years ago
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