New discounted leisure cards are coming!

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, in partnership with Parkwood Community Leisure, is launching a new leisure card to replace the existing Creating Leisure Card it currently administers.

As from the 1st December 2010, the new Parkwood Community Leisure Card will be available from Parkwood leisure centres across Southend.

The new card will be available to residents over the age of 60 and will work on a 'Pay as you Go' basis to enable users to receive up 50 per cent discount on specific leisure activities.

Existing Creating Leisure Card holders will have their card arrangements honoured until April 2011 when new fees and charges will be introduced.

The following activities involved in this scheme are shown below with the designated times:

Activity                       Group                                     Time

Swimming                   Over 60s                                 6.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Table Tennis               Over 60s                                 6.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Fitness Suite               Over 60s                                 6.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Times of these activities may vary in accordance with opening times.

The card will cost £20.00 per annum, but there is the option of paying £5.00 per quarter to spread out the cost.

Councillor Derek Jarvis, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's Executive Councillor for Culture, said: "This is a great new way for people to be able to afford to participate in the leisure activities they want without it breaking the bank.

"These new leisure cards will help to encourage the older generation of our community to keep active!"

For more information about the Parkwood Community Leisure Card please contact 01702-215011.