On Thursday 31 May the Olympic Torch Relay passed through the town, signalling the start of the local countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Tens of thousands of residents lined the damp streets and entered into the spirit of the Games.

The town’s new leisure and lifestyle trust, LiveWire, is making every effort to meet this demand and encourage even more people in Warrington to get fit and active:

• Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub

This summer the new £32 million hub is continuously reaching its maximum capacity for swimming sessions in both pools.  Additional badminton and volleyball sessions are now being scheduled in due to huge increase in demand.

• Great Sankey Leisure Centre

Daily bookings for badminton and spinning have increased in the past two weeks by 20% and 30% respectively on comparable weeks.  The centre also re-opened its gymnastics waiting list at the end of July and there are now over 300 budding Beth Tweddles on it!

• Culcheth Leisure Centre

Badminton usage at Culcheth has increased by 48% from the start of July to mid-August against the same period in 2011. The centre has also been receiving regular enquires about table tennis which have been accommodated.

• Broomfields Leisure Centre

Junior swimming has reached its highest take up in the last two years and bookings for gymnastics courses have gone through the roof with the largest increase being in 3-5 years.  All classes are now full with a waiting list of over 100 and growing.

• Birchwood Leisure and Tennis Centre

There has been a 30% increase in outdoor tennis bookings and spinning classes have also increased by 20%.

• Woolston Neighbourhood Hub

The hub has seen a dramatic increase in swimming and fitness suite use by juniors since the start of the Olympics.

Jan Souness, managing director of LiveWire Warrington said: "We hope that the successes of Team GB will encourage everyone to take advantage of all the exciting sporting and physical provisions available across our LiveWire sites.  There has been a noticeable rise in demand for Olympic sports in the area over the last four to six weeks which is fantastic, but we want even more people in the town to get fit, healthy and active which is why we’re putting on a try an Olympic sport for free day on Sunday 2 September.  We’ll also be trialling 6am gym openings in September in response to requests from regular users.”

Try an Olympic sport for free in Warrington !

On Sunday 2 September LiveWire will be running a ‘Try Olympic Sports For Free’ event across all of its sites from 10am – 4pm.   

Activities on offer include tennis, gymnastics, swimming, basketball, trampolining, badminton, football and much, much more!  Individuals and families are welcome throughout the day at their local LiveWire site to go for gold and try something new:

Free activity timetable

LiveWire facility	Free activity	Time
Birchwood Leisure and Tennis Complex, Benson Road .	Tennis (Indoor courts) Tennis (Outdoor courts)	11am – 4pm 11am – 4pm
Broomfields Leisure Centre, Broomfields Road , Appleton .	Swimming (lane Swimming) Netball Hockey Outdoor Rowing Basketball Children Badminton Wheelchair Basketball Football AWP Outdoor Badminton Short Tennis Indoor Trampolining Juniors Volleyball	12pm – 2pm 10am – 11am 10am – 12pm 11am – 1pm 11am – 1pm 11pm – 1pm 1pm – 2pm 1pm – 3pm 2pm – 4pm 2pm – 3pm 3pm - 4pm 3pm - 4pm
Culcheth Community Campus, Warrington Road .	Football Badminton Table Tennis Basketball	10am – 2pm 12pm - 2pm 2pm - 3pm 3pm - 4pm
Great Sankey Leisure Centre, Barrow Hall Lane .	Trampolining Climbing Wall Swimming Little Kickers  Football Badminton Outdoor Football Basketball Karate Badminton Mini Table Tennis Gymnastics	10am – 4pm 10am – 4pm 10am – 3pm 10am - 11am 11am – 1pm 12.30pm - 2.30pm 1pm – 2pm 1.30pm – 2.30pm 2pm - 3pm 2pm – 4pm 3pm - 4pm
Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub, Jubilee Way.	Tae kwon do Athletics Football Badminton Gymnastics Table Tennis Water Polo Triathlon Swimming Volleyball	10am – 11am 10am – 12noon 10am – 1pm 10am – 2pm 11am – 12pm 11am – 12.30pm 12noon – 1pm 12noon – 3pm 12pm – 3pm 2pm – 4pm
Woolston Neighbourhood Hub, Hall Road .	Swimming Squash	10am – 4pm 10am – 4pm

 Family membership package

Due to overwhelming demand LiveWire will be launching its first flexible family membership package on Sunday 2 September, it includes:

·        Access to all six LiveWire sites

·        No joining fee

·        No fixed term contact

·        Family fitness sessions.

Plus everyone who signs up for a LiveWire Fitness Membership on the day will be entered into a draw to win a free gold membership which is valid for 12 months, a silver for six months or a bronze for three months.

The prize draw will be held on Tuesday 4 September.  

To find out more visit http://www.livewirewarrington.co.uk/