We’ve had to have a swap around of gym opening hours to accommodate a change to staffing and new commitments upcoming at the centre.
Please note the following changes-
Wednesdays 4-6pm Gym session has been cancelled, as is the after school skate session.
Thursday Mornings Gym session now starts at 8am-12noon
Friday we have a new extra Gym session from 1-3pm
We are always on the lookout for more volunteers to allow us to extend the opening hours of our gym- could you help? Contact Nikki on info@penistoneleisurecentre.org.uk for more information about how to volunteer with us. We’d love to be able to carry on with our Thursday Morning early session? Are you an early bird? Could you volunteer 6-8am?
Please see our new gym opening hours poster, and SHARE with any gym goers you know!
We’d love to have a techie volunteer to be able to call on to help with occasional problems (updating software, installing printers, sorting out computers that are running slowly etc) we have at Penistone Leisure Centre. Are you good with technology and have the occasional hour of spare time to help us out? We’d love to hear from you!
We muddle through at the moment, but our staff and other volunteers could use their time much more productively if we had someone with the know-how to call upon!
Have you got the skills to share? Tag your Techie-Friends!
Today was the day of the big sponsored skate and our brilliant skaters didn’t let us down!
Here are the 3.5 milers at the start line, looking fresh and ready to go!
They set off from St Johns Community Centre Car park and blazed down the trail, practicing heel braking, T-stops, jumping, parallel turns and more!
Setting off
Setting off
Down hill!
Heel Braking
T-Stops!
They skated on with a break at the housing estate off Green Road to practice cool tricks like jumping and parallel turns.
The skaters continued down the trail to the bridge over Green Road where they met the group who were skating 1 mile! Here’s their start photo-
Still smiling!
As they set off from Green Road, the weather started to take a turn and so came the drizzle! Our brave adventurers carried on despite the puddles forming (it’s hard to skate in the wet!).
Puddle Skating!
The 1-mile crew finished and don’t they look victorious!
The 3.5 milers continued, and after some more hard work…. They made it!
They made it! Our superstar 3.5 milers at the finish line!
So, all our skaters have been being sponsored for doing this challenge. The aim was to raise as much money as possible towards installing picture windows between the hall and what will be the cafe area after the refurbishment. These windows will allow spectators to sit in the peace and quiet of the cafe whilst still being able to watch the skating or classes that are going on in the main hall. We really think they’ll add to the atmosphere in the new centre, but as they’re a luxury extra, we’re fundraising for them rather than applying for grants for them!
Can you spare a few pounds to sponsor our skaters? They totally deserve it! They got soaked for us…
