Summer Aquatic Programme 2025
Prior booking required for all the following sessions.
To book onto any of these sessions, please contact your preferred facility directly via phone, or visit the reception team at site.
Swimming session descriptions
Crash Course
Aimed at children aged 5yrs plus that are non-swimmers or with limited swimming ability (5 to 10 metres).
Take the first steps of learning to swim with our Stage 1 Crash Course swimming Lessons.
Lessons run 30 minutes a day over a set period, with aim of developing aquatic skills and stroke development through fun games and activities. This will then provide the foundation skills to move into our mainstream lessons. These are subject to availability of space on the individual facilities Learn to Swim programme.
Prior booking is needed via reception at site.
Stroke Booster Session
Suitable for children working towards a Stage 4 or above of the Swim England Learn to Swim Pathway. Stuck of a stroke and want to improve?
Dive into one of our stroke booster sessions to practice and improve your technique on a specific stroke.
Sessions are aligned with the Swim England Learn to Swim Pathway.
Stage Booster Session
Suitable for children working towards their current stage of the Swim England Pathway who would like to practice and improve on their skills and stroke technique. This will help them to progress further and quicker.
1-2-1 Booster Lesson
One to one tuition with one of our expert swimming instructors to help achieve outcomes. They will also practice and improve skills within our learn to swim programme.
FREE Water Safety Awareness Session
Learn the basics of water safety and personal survival techniques. Don’t forget to bring your shorts and T-Shirt with you!
Pre-school Drop in Advice Session
An instructor will be poolside during the session to give essential advice and guidance to new parents on introducing water skills.
SEND Drop In Session
An instructor will be poolside during the session to give essential advice and guidance to parents with SEND children on introducing water skills.
Junior Seal Lifeguarding Camp (2 Days)
This is suitable for children who can swim 10m on their front and backs or those working towards their Stage 4 or above. Wet and dry slide elements will be covered. This includes: water based rescues, personal survival, CPR, and basic first aid.
Shorts and a t-shirt will be required for this session along with swim wear.
FREE Swim Tests
15-minute swim assessment to help establish which stage your child needs to join before enrolling onto the programme.
Aspire @ The Park (Pontefract)
Prior booking required for all the following sessions.
To book on any of the courses or classes below, please call Aspire @ The Park at: 01977 722188
Beginners Crash Course
Course dates and times
- Monday 4 August to Friday 8 August (9:30am to 10am)
- the lesson on 7 August will take place at 10am to 10:30am
- the lesson on 7 August will take place at 10am to 10:30am
- Monday 4 August to Friday 8 August (10:30am to 11am)
- the lesson on 7 August will take place at 11:30am to 12pm
- Monday 11 August to Friday 15 August (9:30am to 10am)
- the lesson on 7 August will take place at 10am to 10:30am
Cost: £35
The course will take place over 5 consecutive days.
1-2-1 Booster Lesson
Course dates and times
- Monday 18 August
- 9:30am to 10am
- 10am to 10:30am
- 10:30am to 11am
- Tuesday 19 August
- 9:30am to 10am
- 10am to 10:30am
- 10:30am to 11am
- Thursday 21 August
- 9:30am to 10am
- 10am to 10:30am
- 10:30am to 11am
Cost: £23
Featherstone Sports Complex
To book on any of the courses or classes below, please call Featherstone Sports Complex at one of the numbers below:
Water Safety Awareness Session
- date: Tuesday 5 August
- time: 1:15pm to 2pm
- cost: FREE
Learn the basics of water safety and personal survival techniques *don’t forget to bring your shorts and T-Shirt with you!
Stage 3 Booster Lesson
- date: Thursday 7 August 2025
- time: 1:15 to 1:45pm
- cost: £7.20
Participants working towards Stage 3 criteria of their learn to swim programme and require additional practice/support on a specific outcome, skill or stroke
Butterfly Stroke Booster Lesson
- date: Friday 8 August 2025
- time: 1:30 to 2pm
- cost: £7.20
Participants working towards Stage 4 and above criteria of their learn to swim programme and require additional practice/support on Butterfly
Breaststroke Stroke Booster Lesson
- date: Friday 8 August 2025
- time: 2pm to 2:30pm
- cost: £7.20
Participants working towards Stage 4 and above criteria of their learn to swim programme and require additional practice/support on Breaststroke
Stage 5 Booster Lesson
- date: Tuesday 12 August 2025
- time: 1pm to 1:45pm
- cost: £7.20
Participants working towards Stage 5 criteria of their learn to swim programme and require additional practice/support on a specific outcome, skill or stroke
Pre-school Drop in Advice Session
- date: Thursday 14 August 2025
- time: 1:15pm to 2pm
- cost: FREE
Instructor on poolside during the session to give essential advice and guidance to new parents on introducing water skills
Stage 2 Booster Lesson
- date: Friday 15 August 2025
- time: 1pm to 1:30pm
- cost: £7.20
Participants working towards Stage 2 criteria of their learn to swim programme and require additional practice/support on a specific outcome, skill or stroke
1-2-1 Booster Lesson
- date: Tuesday 19 August 2025
- times:
- 1pm to 1:30pm
- 1:30pm to 2pm
- 2pm to 2:30pm
- cost: £23.00
Junior Seal Lifeguarding Camp (2 Days)
- dates: Thursday 21 August and Friday 22 August 2025 (2 consecutive days)
- time: 1pm to 2pm
- cost: £14.00
Suitable for children who can swim 10m on their front and backs or those working towards their Wet and dry slide elements covered e.g. water based rescues, personal survival, CPR and basic first aid. *Shorts and t-shirt required for this session along with swim wear. Stage 4 or above.
Minsthorpe Leisure
To book on any of the courses or classes below, please call Minsthorpe Leisure Centre at: 01977 722301
1-2-1 Booster Lesson
- Wednesday 6 August 2025
- times:
- 9:30am to 10am
- 10am to 10:30am
- cost: £23.00
SEND Drop In Session
- date: Thursday 7 August 2025
- time: 9:30am to 10am
- cost: £7.20
Instructor on poolside during the session to give essential advice and guidance to parents with SEND children on introducing water skills
Beginners Crash Course
- dates Tuesday 12 August to Friday 15 August (4 consecutive Days)
- times: 1pm to 1:30pm or 1:30p to 2pm
- cost: £28.00
1-2-1 Booster Lesson
- date: Thursday 14 August 2025
- time: 9:30am to 10am
- cost: £23.00
Normanton Leisure
Prior booking required for all the following sessions.
To book on any of the courses or classes below, please call Normanton Leisure at: 01924 302475.
1-2-1 Booster Lesson
Date and times
- Wednesday 30 July 2025
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm
- Thursday 31 July 2025
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm
- 1:45pm to 2:15pm
- Thursday 7 August 2025
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm
- 1:45pm to 2:15pm
- Thursday 14 August 2025
- 1:30pm to 2pm
- 2pm to 2:30pm
- Wednesday 20 August 2025
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm
- Thursday 21 August 2025
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm
Cost: £23
Sun Lane Leisure (Wakefield)
To book on any of the courses or classes below, please call Sun Lane Leisure Centre at: 01924 306001
Beginners Crash Course Lessons (5-8years)
- dates: Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August 2025 (4 consecutive days)
- *no lesson will take place on Wednesday 30 July 2025
- 1pm to 1:30pm
- £28
Beginners Crash Course Lessons (8 years+)
- Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August 2025 (4 consecutive days)
- *no lesson will take place on Wednesday 30 July 2025
- 1:30pm to 2pm
- £28
Beginners Crash Course Lessons (5 to 8years)
- Monday 4 to Friday 8 August 2025 (4 consecutive days)
- *no lesson will take place on Wednesday 6 August 2025
- 1pm to 1:30pm
- £28
Beginners Crash Course Lessons (8 years+)
- Monday 4 to Friday 8 August 2025 (4 consecutive days)
- *no lesson will take place on Wednesday 6 August 2025
- 1:30pm to 2pm
- £28
Beginners Crash Course Lessons (5 to 8years)
- Monday 11 to Friday 15 August (4 consecutive days)
- *no lesson will take place on Wednesday 13 August 2025
- 1pm to 1:30pm
- £28
Beginners Crash Course Lessons (8 years+)
- Monday 11 to Friday 15 August (4 consecutive days)
- *no lesson will take place on Wednesday 13 August 2025)
- 1:30pm to 2:00pm
- £28
Stage 4 Booster Lesson
- Tuesday 26 August
- 1pm to 1:30pm
- £7.20
Participants working towards Stage 4 criteria of their learn to swim programme and require additional practice/support on a specific outcome, skill or stroke.
Stage 5 Booster Lesson
- Tuesday 26 August
- 2pm to 2:30pm
- £7.20
Participants working towards Stage 5 criteria of their learn to swim programme and require additional practice/support on a specific outcome, skill or stroke.
FREE Swim Tests
Friday 29 August
- 1pm to 1:15pm
- 1:15pm to 1:30pm
- 1:30pm to 1:45pm
- 1:45pm to 2pm
Cost: FREE
15-minute swim assessment to help establish which stage your child needs to join before enrolling onto the programme.