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We shall be closed Tuesday 24th December – Wednesday 1st January 2025

Our last day open is Monday 23rd, with our usual timetable. We re-open at 07:30am on Thursday 2nd January 2025.

We would like to thank all our members and customers for their support and loyalty this past year and we look forward to welcoming you all back in the New Year

From the team at Shirley Pool

Christmas Party Week Has Begun!

Yesterday marked the start of our annual Christmas Party Week, and we’re so excited to see all our members having fun in the pool and enjoying the festive games we’ve planned!

Goodie Bags are ready and waiting for everyone who joins in with their best fancy dress costumes, so don’t forget to dress up!

And don’t miss the free mince pies and biscuits available in reception to make your visit even sweeter.

Let’s make this week full of festive cheer and great memories!

Sign up for swimming lessons to start in January 2025 and get your first month for free!

This offer is open to Parent & Child, Toddler, School-Aged Beginners and Adult lessons.

Monthly memberships start from £49.80 per month, which covers your weekly lesson. You will be given a time and day which will become your regular class, our reception team will arrange this with you to find a suitable slot for yourself.

Members also benefit from free entry into our Public swimming sessions

Our USP is that we have a make-up policy, so you never need to pay for a missed lesson. Anytime your child cannot make their lesson, log on to their account online, and mark them as absent before their lesson starts. A token will be applied to your account within 24 hours and you can use this to view our schedule online and find another class on an alternative day and book in!

Our small pool is set to 32 degrees so is lovely and warm and parents can watch their lesson from the Reception area via our screens.

All swimmers (except babies) should bring goggles for all their lessons and if they have long hair please ensure it is tied back. Babies are required to double up on either two swim nappies or a swim nappy and a costume.

To get this offer simply, give us a call on 023 8078 1901 and say you’d like to book your child in for lessons under the 1st-month free 2025 promotion.

Monthly memberships work on a rolling card payment and fees will be automatically taken on the 1st working day of each month.

Terms & Conditions:

• A late fee will be incurred if your monthly payment can not be taken for any reason and the balance is not cleared by the 5th of the month
• £5 admin fee is chargeable when signing up
• Classes are subject to availability
• When signing up you will be asked to pay for the 2nd month and the admin fee, this will cover all lessons for 2 months
• If the class time/day is not available, to not miss out on this promotion, we recommend booking for an alternative day and going on the wait list for your preferred choice
• Management decisions are final

Thank you to our swimmers for completing their Sponsored Swims!

Each members received a medal upon completion and their total distances were…

Darcie Tapley – 100m – raised TBC

Levente Pasztor – 400m – raised £13

Edith Birts – 1km – raised £150

Arthur Tong – 1050m – raised £110.42

Elliott Meys – 1 mile – raised TBC

Elliot Burton – 2km – raised TBC

Erik Rossiter – 2.5km – raised £140

Christmas Market & Father Christmas

Whilst we had our swimmers inside, outside we had local market stallholders, the Big Red Bus Café and of course…Father Christmas!

A massive thank you to everyone for attending and for the stall holders, the aim was to raise as much money for charity as possible for Action Medical Research – we are a UK-wide charity funding vital research to help sick and disabled babies and children. We fight for answers that can lead to cures, treatments and medical breakthroughs for some of the toughest fights our children face.

Our total raised so far is £771.83 and still counting!

We recently welcomed BBC Radio Solent to our pool to experience one of our Aquatfit classes with Pernel.

These classes have become more and more popular and often sees them being sold out

Listen to what they had to say! Going through the paces with water aerobics – BBC Sounds

Our Aqua classes run on Tuesdays & Fridays 10am-11am, Thursdays 10:30am-11:30am & Friday evenings 7-8pm, all of which can be booked online

Sign your child up for our School-aged Beginner lessons from September 2024 by the 24th of August 2024 and get your first month for free!

Monthly memberships are £49.80 per month, which covers their weekly 1/2 hour lesson. You will be given a time and day which will become your regular class, our reception team will arrange this with you to find a suitable slot for yourself.

Members also benefit from free entry into our Public swimming sessions

Our USP is that we have a make-up policy, so you never need to pay for a missed lesson. Anytime your child cannot make their lesson, log on to their account online, and mark them as absent before their lesson starts. A token will be applied to your account within 24 hours and you can use this to view our schedule online and find another class on an alternative day and book in!

Our small pool is set to 32 degrees so is lovely and warm and parents can watch their lesson from the Reception area via our screens.

All children should bring goggles for all their lessons and if they have long hair please ensure it is tied back.

To get this offer simply, give us a call on 023 8078 1901 and say you’d like to book your child in for lessons under the 1st-month free promotion.

Monthly memberships work on a rolling card payment and fees will be automatically taken on the 1st working day of the month.

Terms & Conditions:

• A late fee will be incurred if your monthly payment can not be taken for any reason and the balance is not cleared by the 5th of the month
• £5 admin fee is chargeable when signing up
• Classes are subject to availability
• When signing up you will be asked to pay for the 2nd month and the admin fee, this will cover all lessons for 2 months
• If the class time/day is not available, to not miss out on this promotion, we recommend booking for an alternative day and going on the wait list for your preferred choice
• Management decisions are final

Congratulations to all our swimmers this week on their swimming achievements

All our Instructors passed their exams and are now qualified STA Award Instructors

Inflatable Fun Sessions at Shirley Pool this February 1/2 term!

Tuesday 28th May, Thursday 30th & Friday 31st May

2-3 pm

Max 20 bookings per day, book at reception

£5 per child per session

I-hour Inflatable fun session. Must be confident in the main pool and deep end (2 metre depth). The Inflatables will be out and there’ll be 2 Lifeguards on the poolside. Please note there will be no instructors in the pool.
For Ages 5 years – 14 years (no adults) who are swim confident 

To coincide with National Siblings Day on the 10th of April, Shirley Swimming Pool is launching a brand new Members discount scheme.

The offer will apply to eligible current members as well as new members

Families with 3 or more children learning to swim will be entitled to the following offer,

3rd Sibling – 10% off their membership every month

4th Sibling – 15% off their membership every month

5th sibling goes FREE!

*The discount is applied to the youngest sibling/s

If any siblings stop swimming lessons, the discount is removed/amended accordingly from the youngest sibling/s

In June this year, Shirley Pool managing director, Luke Perry, will take part in a team endurance race on the Jurassic coast to raise money for this vital charity. ‘Race the Sun’ is a triathlon style, dawn to dusk off-road race, tackling the rugged coastline by bike, hike and kayak.

All funds raised will be donated to Action Medical Research; the leading UK charity dedicated to funding vital research to help sick and disabled babies, children, and young people. Action has been funding medical breakthroughs for 70 years now and has helped to beat polio, fight meningitis, prevent stillbirths, and develop ultrasound scanning in pregnancy.

By supporting Luke and Action Medical Research, you are helping to find ways to reduce premature birth, supporting children facing a lifetime of challenges caused by disabilities, and driving forward the development of cutting-edge therapies for rare and incurable diseases.

You can support Luke and the team by donating through the Just Giving page here.