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PenActive Christmas Party!

December 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Next Tuesday the 17th December from 1:30-3:30pm is our PenActive (Youth Club for Older People!) Christmas Party! Tacky Christmas jumpers and festive apparel are actively encouraged…

We’re arranging music and dancing (thanks to group members for leading the dancing), along with party food and plenty of time to socialise as usual… We are also getting the NERF GUNS OUT, at the special request of certain group members, so if you’re 50+ but feel like a big kid at heart, then come on down and play!

The group then breaks up over the Christmas Holidays until Tuesday January 7th at 1:30-3:30pm.

We’d like to take the opportunity to look back on what PenActive has achieved this the last year. It has brought people together and given them the chance to forge new friendships, and it has also given lots of people the opportunity to try new activities which they may not have done otherwise. Only last week one of our group members was telling us that he had tried Pilates at PenActive and now goes to a weekly class which he is really enjoying.

The continued success of PenActive is largely down to our wonderful volunteers, Louise and Meghan who have given their time to facilitate the group, and volunteer Gym Instructor Alison, who has made sure anyone wanting to use the gym has been inducted and has help to use the gym safely. Meghan has recently gone to Australia for 3 months, so we will be welcoming Christine after Christmas to help at PenActive. Without the volunteers this group could not run, and we are very proud of what they have achieved as the sessions go from strength to strength. I’m sure you’ll join us in saying a massive ‘Thank You’ to them!

PenActive was able to start up, thanks to funding from Penistone Ward Alliance and BMBC. This funding runs out in the new year, so from February 2020 the group will operate a ‘suggested donation’ of £3 per person. This will go into a kitty to cover room hire, refreshments, and getting coaches to come and teach classes. If you haven’t been before, why not come along in January to try a session for free, and see if it’s a group that can benefit you!

Christmas Gym Opening Hours!

December 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

This year, in order to give our volunteers, trustees and staff some hard earned time off, Penistone Leisure Centre will be closed from Christmas Eve (24/12) to New Years Day (01/01) inclusive. Please note that this closure doesn’t affect pre-booked parties- they will of course, go ahead as planned!

We do have a few EXTRA gym sessions planned during holiday skating sessions though- please see the poster below for more details!

Very best wishes for a peaceful Christmas!

Don’t Miss Out on Our Christmas Party…

December 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

… We have a really special visitor lined up to come to our Christmas Roller Skating Party! Can you guess who it is? Father Christmas has taken some time out of his extremely hectic schedule to come and see our Party skaters and check if they’re on his ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’ list…

This year our Christmas Party is on Sunday 22nd December from 3:30-6pm.

Book your tickets today by clicking HERE

The Refurbishment Work has Begun…

December 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

We’re delighted to say that we’ve had builders on site this week, making a start on the refurbishment work!

Their first task is to install the framework (pictured) to support some acoustic curtaining which will allow us to partition the hall, meaning more than one class can take place simultaneously. This partitioning will mean that we have much greater flexibility for instructors (as most don’t use the whole hall!), and also allow us to offer a wider range of different classes (so if you are an instructor interested in working with us, please do get in touch!)

The builders are working in the daytime, and are leaving the centre ready to use in the evenings, so there shouldn’t be any disruption to classes at the moment. Rachel, along with the project manager and the builders have worked together very closely to ensure that disruption is as minimal possible. Please bear with us throughout the refurb!

The builders will move from here on to beginning to transform the gloomy back room into a bright and beautiful new Gym with lovely big windows looking down into the treetops of the field below… More photos of this once work has started there.

The Last of the Bikes…

December 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

We still have some Bikes available for sale. These are a real mixture of shapes/sizes and styles of Bike, so if you’re interested and would like to come and have a look what we have left- The Bikes will be available to view in the back room gym during skating sessions on Saturday 7th Dec between 12-2pm or Sunday 8th December between 10am-12noon.

This is your last chance to view/buy bikes. Any left on Monday will be going for Scrap, so please pop down if you can! There are also a few spares parts/bike accessories available for sale too.

We are just asking you to make a donations for bikes, so please bring along some cash for our ‘Big Build Fund!’

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PenActive Christmas Party!

Next Tuesday the 17th December from 1:30-3:30pm is our PenActive (Youth Club for Older People!) Christmas Party! Tacky Christmas jumpers and … [Read More...]

Christmas Gym Opening Hours!

This year, in order to give our volunteers, trustees and staff some hard earned time off, Penistone Leisure Centre will be closed from … [Read More...]

Don’t Miss Out on Our Christmas Party…

... We have a really special visitor lined up to come to our Christmas Roller Skating Party! Can you guess who it is? Father Christmas has … [Read More...]

The Refurbishment Work has Begun…

We're delighted to say that we've had builders on site this week, making a start on the refurbishment work! Their first task is to … [Read More...]

The Last of the Bikes…

We still have some Bikes available for sale. These are a real mixture of shapes/sizes and styles of Bike, so if you're interested and would … [Read More...]

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