Online booking launched ahead of Fife sports centres re--opening

Bosses of Fife’s sports and leisure centres have launched an expanded online booking service ahead of their big re-opening.

The facilities open their doors from Monday September 14 after nearly six months in lockdown.

Flagship centres in Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline and Glenrothes will open first in a phased roll-out which will take until late October to complete.

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust is launching its expanded online booking service – a requirement for entry to as part of its Covid-19 health and safety measures.

It is urging customers to register for its online booking service so that they can access its gyms, group fitness classes and swimming pools when doors open.

Leisure Active members, the trust low-cost membership programme, are also in for a bonus from the charitable trust as a thank you for their patience and support during lockdown.

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They will benefit from a month’s free membership as well as being reimbursed for two weeks in March prior to fees being suspended during lockdown.

Participants of the Learn to Swim programme can be expected to be contacted with full details of when lessons will resume.

Scott Urquhart, sports and physical activity team manager, said: “As part of our Covid health and safety measures, we will be restricting the number of customers in centres at any one time to ensure adequate social distancing, so, we are urging customers who may not already be registered with us to do so in order to access facilities and programmes.

“We are very keen to welcome customers back to our facilities and we have worked hard to deliver pool and group fitness timetables which can allow the best use of the facilities under the new measures. We have also prepared our gyms so that users can work out safely and get the best use of the equipment.

“Details of the booking system, programmes and what to expect from out Covid-ready centres will be uploaded to the website and social media pages.”

The trust will roll-out a phased re-opening programme beginning with ee Michael Woods Sports and Leisure Centre in Glenrothes, Carnegie Leisure Centre and Pitreavie Athletics Centre, in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre opening doors first on Monday, September 14.

They are followed on Septem,ber 28 by East Sands Leisure Centre, Levenmouth Swimming Pool and Sports Centre, Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre and Dalgety Bay Leisure Centre.

Phase three on October 12 will see the re-launch of Duloch Leisure Centre, Cupar Leisure Centre, Bowhill Swimming Pool and Waterstone Crook Leisure Centre, followed by the Beacon Leisure Centre on October 26.

The trust will be releasing details of its online booking system, programme timetables and new customer app over the coming weeks so that customers can easily access facilities with the new Covid measures in place.

https://www.fifeleisure.org.uk/coronavirus-update

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