High Life Highland manager 'excited' to extend summer opening hours at Alness Leisure
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IT's news sure to be welcomed by many hard-pressed parents and carers during the school summer holidays.
Alness Leisure is to extend its opening hours from Friday, June 30 until Friday, Augyst 11 every Monday through to Thursday.
New opening hours will include the halls, pitches, and swimming pool.
The centre offers lessons and sessions to keep families and children entertained, plus the pool’s six lane competition-style layout makes the experience a great workout for all those wishing to swim lengths too.
Catriona Fraser, High Life Highland’s leisure manager there, said: “We are really excited to be able to offer extended hours during what is typically one of the busiest times of year for the centre.
“Our halls are set up so that you can play badminton, football, basketball, netball, and more – the choice is yours!
“Full access to the centre is included as part of Highlife memberships, so if you are thinking of ways to spend the school holidays with the family, Alness Leisure awaits your booking at no extra cost.
“We encourage everyone to make their bookings well in advance, particularly if considering using the swimming pool, since it’s a much-loved facility that is sure to be busy throughout the holiday period.”
Extended opening hours for Alness Leisure (Friday, June 30 to Friday, August 11) are:
Monday 06.30-10.00 & 12.30-21.45
Tuesday & Thursday 06.30-21.45
Wednesday 06.30-13.00 & 16.00-21.45
Friday-6.30-08.30 & 16:00-20.45
Saturday & Sunday -10:00am - 13:30
Catriona Fraser added: “You can also find our extended opening hours available to the public posted up on our Facebook page and the High Life Highland website."
Private bookings at Alness Leisure
• 10am to 12pm on Tuesday, July 4 to Thursday, July 6
• 9am to 10:30am on Tuesday, August 1 to Thursday, August 3
• 2pm to 3:30pm on Tuesday, August 1
The centre is all ground-level and has additional accessible features to allow all members of the public to enjoy the space equally.
Steve Walsh, High Life Highlands CEO, said: “Ensuring that there is affordable access to leisure facilities is key for High Life Highland.
“We aim to support the wellbeing of our communities in any which way we can, particularly at peak times such as the school holiday period.
“High Life Highland’s hope is that members of the public will use their highlife membership to take advantage of these extended hours at Alness Leisure, where they can make a memorable summertime with their family and friends this year.”
To book your summertime slots, please call Alness Leisure on 01349 885975, or log in to the High Life Highland website with your highlife membership details: https://summer.highland.gov.uk/connect/mrmlogin.aspx
