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15 October 2021

Wacky World comes to town

Wacky World also known as Britain’s largest indoor inflatable activity arena comes to our very own Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre next month on the 6th and 7th of November.

Wacky World provides a fun and safe indoor inflatable activity event that caters to all ages with their various sessions:

Session X (5+): A family session for kids aged 5+. Ideal for children and their friends.
Adults Only (18+): An Adults Only session for those aged 18 and over.
13 – 17-year-old session: A session that caters for teenagers.
Disabled/sensory session: Limited tickets for a session that provides more space, lights up and music down. Staff can also assist if a quiet area outside of the inflatable zone is required.

Due to the popularity of the event, we advise that you book your tickets early to avoid disappointment. All sessions are capped to 50 persons to ensure safety and enjoyment. Tickets are available to purchase online via the Wacky World website.

Further information on the event including FAQs on health and safety measures can be accessed via the following link: https://www.wackyworld.co.uk/products/brentford-6th-7th-nov

We look forward to seeing you there!

11 October 2021

Lampton Leisure facilities to get green upgrades

As part of an on-going commitment to a healthier, more sustainable environment, Lampton Leisure, in partnership with Hounslow Council, is set to undergo a green transformation, that will see the future proofing of its services and will support the Council’s mission to deliver greater energy efficiency across the borough.

Thanks to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), run by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy, all the Borough’s leisure centres will be undergoing phased work between now and March 2022.

The building works will include: the installation of Photo voltaic panels that turn daylight into energy, traditional light bulbs replaced with LED lighting and traditional gas-fired boilers will be replaced with modern Air Source Heat Pumps – supplying super-efficient, low-cost energy-saving heating and hot water.

We recognise the importance of our leisure facilities to the local community and will be conducting as much of this upgrade work behind the scenes as possible. Installation of PV panels will take place while centres are open, however the switch to LED lighting and the installation of Air Source Heat Pumps will require centre closures in order to complete the works. All of these planned upgrades will help reduce carbon emissions as part of the Government pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach the target of net zero emissions by 2050.

Works have been scheduled to be staggered between leisure centres to minimise impact on the borough and current proposed closure dates are as follows:

• Hanworth Air Park Leisure Centre & Library 20/11/2021 – 29/11/2021

• Heston Pools & Fitness 11/12/2021- 20/12/2021

Dates for works at Isleworth Leisure Centre, New Chiswick Pool and Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre will be announced at a later date for works in 2022. Osterley Athletics Track will not require closure during the project works.

We will be contacting all centre members via email to advise of the closures closer to the time of their respective closures. Memberships will be valid across all other Lampton Leisure sites to ensure you can continue to keep active while your centre is closed, alternatively you will be able to opt into a free freeze of your membership if using another centre is not suitable.

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Rowland Omamor, Managing Director of Lampton Leisure, said: “This grant scheme will provide really valuable upgrades to our centres ensuring they are fit-for-purpose for many years to come. We know that the closures will cause some disruption to our members and centre users, and we are committed to keeping this to a minimum.

“We hope local residents will understand the value of these works to help keep our borough as green as possible for years to come.”

Cllr Curran, Leader of Hounslow Council, said: Hounslow leisure centres are about to get a great green upgrade with this scheme, which will give us a huge boost in helping meet our net-zero carbon target.

“The effects of the climate crisis across the globe this year have been hard to ignore, and I am glad that in response to this we are taking swift action to make our Borough as sustainable and resilient for future generations.”

Cllr Samia Chaudhary, Cabinet Member for Leisure Services, added: “We all have a duty to do what is best for our environment as we head towards a future that is potentially threatened if we don’t act now on climate emergency.

“Staggering the temporary closure of our leisure centres to do these vital works will pay huge dividends in saving on our carbon footprint and ensure our leisure centres are fit for the future. It’s an opportunity the council has seized to ‘future-proof’ all leisure facilities in Hounslow with funding through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), which is run by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy”

6 October 2021

Young Hounslow runners cross the line in London mini marathon

The Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon took place on Sunday alongside the main marathon and saw 1056 young runners, aged 11-16, complete the last 2.6km of the marathon course. Young runners from Hounslow took part in the race to run the iconic last stretch of the main marathon along The Mall, each receiving a marathon medal and finishers t-shirt.

Hounslow was represented by 18 young runners with some outstanding results. The top performance of the day came from Rory Forbes (Kew House) in the Under 17 boy’s race, who ran an impressive time of 08:02 and finished 7th in the age group and 9th overall.

The young runners all train at sites operated by Lampton Leisure, who manage leisure facilities in the borough. The team at Lampton Leisure worked with local schools and clubs to select the runners for this years’ entrance, as well as manage the teams on the day. Selected runners were given the chance to train at Osterley Sports and Athletics Centre with Dave Daniels, former coach of Hounslow London Mini Marathon winner Mo Farah.

Next year event is scheduled for Sunday 2 October 2022, anyone interested in taking part should contact Jonathan.Barbour@lampton360.co.uk from the Lampton sports development team, who can give you further details about the event.

The London Youth Games Cross country event will be taking place on Saturday 20 November 2021, trials and training for this event will be announced in due course.

Jonathan Barbour from the Lampton Sports Development Team, said: “We’d like to pass on a huge thank you to all of the runners who represented the Borough of Hounslow and their family and friends who supported them both in the run up to the event and on the day. It was great to get a team out today considering the sort time we had to get it sorted. Massive thank you to all the local schools who help by advertising the event and putting their runners forward for consideration for the team.”

The full results for young Hounslow runners were:

U15 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Chole Trew	118	11:33
Katerina Simakova	68	10:30
Isobel Grimes	123	11:38
Anna Kelly	51	10:14

U17 Girls

Name	Position	Time
Francesca Newbold	107	11:49
Lydia Loughran	61	10:40
Freya Fredriksson	75	10:56

U13 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Isacc Shaw	108	11:18
Michael Garica	71	10:24

U15 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Reggie Rock	47	09:14
Jonah Shaw	105	10:15
Taj Sandhu	134	12:37
Louis Moore	63	09:26

U17 Boys

Name	Position	Time
Mateusz Loughran	124	12:14
Matthew Knight	40	08:45
Daljodh Sandhu	77	09:19
Rory Forbes	7	08:02
Borys Malaczer	111	10:19

To find out more about youth running clubs in Hounslow please contact Jonathan.Barbour@lampton360.co.uk

15 September 2021

National Fitness Day 2021

National Fitness Day, set to be the most active day of the year, takes place on Wednesday 22nd September and to help encourage the community to get active Lampton Leisure will be hosting a cycle challenge for members and non-members throughout the day.

The challenge will take place at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, Hanworth Air Park Leisure Centre and Library, Isleworth Leisure Centre and Library, Heston Pools & Fitness, New Chiswick Pool and Osterley Sports and Athletic Centre.

Each centre will race to complete the most cycling miles in a day and local residents are encouraged to come down, jump on a bike and help their local leisure centre win the challenge!

Non-members can register here for a free gym pass to get involved and get a feel for their local centre.

National Fitness Day will see people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities come together to celebrate the fun and benefits of physical activity in day to day life. 2021 is the 10th anniversary of the campaign, which has already helped millions of people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to find or rediscover a fitness activity they love.

The theme for this year’s campaign is ‘Fitness Unites Us’, as communities across the UK unite to recognise our common interest in fitness and the social and mental power of being active and the positive change it can make to people’s lives.

People can also get involved by posting photos or messages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in the build-up and during the week, by using the hashtag #Fitness2Me to share what fitness means to them – whether it be beating stress, improving wellbeing, making friends or achieving a target.

Alongside the cycling challenge, Lampton Leisure will also be running free sessions on their brand new BodiTrax machines throughout the day. The machines are designed to help track users’ fitness journeys by monitoring metrics including weight, segmental muscle and fat, total intra and extracellular fluids, skeletal and abdominal cavity analysis, metabolic efficiency, metabolic age and cellular performance. The machines will help new visitors to the centre set targets and plan their fitness targets and goals.

Rowland Omamor, Managing Director of Lampton Leisure said: “National Fitness Day is a great opportunity to get the community active, encourage our existing centre users to come together in a challenge and introduce new visitors to the facilities we have on offer. We’re really excited about our new Boditrax machines and hope that giving people free access to them for the day will encourage even more local residents to get active and stay healthy.”

To take part in the challenge simply visit your local Lampton Leisure centre on National Fitness Day on 22nd September and join in the fun!

For more information on National Fitness Day, visit the National Fitness Day website.

26 August 2021

Learn to play tennis with Lampton Leisure & Bounce Tennis!

Lampton Leisure has partnered with Bounce Tennis to bring a community focussed tennis offering for all ages and abilities to our courts at Isleworth Leisure Centre and Hanworth Airparks Leisure Centre. With a range of options available, there’s something to suit everyone!
The team at Bounce Tennis have the following options available:

Junior group coaching from 3 years+
Adult group coaching, entry level and more
Private lessons
Tennis Membership
Community and free socials
Local leagues and tournaments
Racket re-stringing services

These sessions are launching at Isleworth Leisure Centre and Hanworth Airparks Leisure Centre on Monday 13th September. For more information on these, click here.

To get started and see what Bounce Tennis is all about, come along to our FREE open days on Sunday 5th September and Saturday 11th September! All ages and abilities are welcome, our professional coaches will be running taster sessions throughout the morning so come along for a hit.

SUNDAY 5th September at Hanworth Airparks Leisure Centre
9.00am – 9.30am tots
9.30am – 10.00am LTA Red (5-8 year olds)
10.00am – 10.30am LTA Orange (8-10 year olds)
10.30 – 11.00am LTA Yellow (11-14 year olds)
11.00 – 12.30pm Adults – Xpress, Drills & Cardio

SATURDAY 11th September at Isleworth Leisure Centre (Redlees park)
9.00am – 9.30am tots
9.30am – 10.00am LTA Red (5-8 year olds)
10.00am – 10.30am LTA Orange (8-10 year olds)
10.30 – 11.00am LTA Yellow (11-14 year olds)
11.00 – 12.30pm Adults – Xpress, Drills & Cardio

For more information or to enquire, please fill in the enquiry form at the bottom of the information page here.

16 July 2021

Free Outdoor Community Sessions with Lampton Leisure!

Come along and take part in our FREE outdoor sessions with Lampton Leisure! With a range of activities for all ages and abilities there’s something to suit everyone.

These sessions will be available every week for 6 weeks from Monday 26th July until Thursday 2nd September 2021 giving those in our local community the opportunity to take part in a range of activities free of charge.

Meet us at Osterley for some athletics, netball or a fun filled family sports day. Heston for an over 50’s health walk or an outdoor session or bring the kids down to Hanworth for a family fitness day. The choice is yours!

Everyone and anyone can take part, you do not need to be a member. Simply visit our website or download the Lampton Leisure app, register for an account and head to the relevant centre where the session is held book your sessions. Bookings are available 7 days in advance.

See you outside for some fun in the sun!

14 July 2021

What’s new from the 19th July 2021?

Summer is here and it’s time to feel amazing! Your health and wellbeing has never been so important and we’re here to help you along your fitness journey. Following the Government update regarding restrictions easing from 19th July 2021, we are pleased to let you know that some of our restrictions we had in place can now ease.

From next week, visits to your centre will look slightly different:
• Bookings for gym and swim sessions are no longer compulsory however will still be available for you to book in advance if you wish.
• Group exercise bookings remain compulsory.
• Our changing rooms and lockers will be open and available for use.
• Our opening hours have been extended.
• Family swim sessions have been added to our swim timetables.
• All Swim School sessions will return to the full time that is allocated to the lesson.
• At New Chiswick and Isleworth, parents no longer need to accompany their child in the pool for stage 1 lessons. For pre-school lessons, we ask that you stay in the pool for the meantime.
• At Brentford, Hanworth and Heston, parents no longer need to accompany their child in the pool for pre-school lessons.
• Spectator areas will be open.

We would like to reassure you that we will continue to operate cautiously and ask all members to do the same to ensure we are still doing what we can to restrict the spread of the virus. Where possible, please maintain social distancing and continue to wear a face covering in communal areas.

What’s new?

Our Soft Play centres at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre and Heston Pools & Fitness will be open in early August. Bring the kids along for a fun filled session and burn off some energy! While you are there, grab a coffee and a meal from our brand new café, Snack Box by Lampton.

The café at Heston opened on the 1st July, Brentford’s café is opening on the 26th July and Isleworth’s and Hanworth’s will follow shortly after. We have a great range of healthy and delicious options available for everyone!

Our Health Suites are preparing to open in the next couple of weeks after being refurbished and deep cleaned. Hanworth and Heston will be open and ready for you to enjoy from the 19th July. New Chiswick will follow early August.

A full refurbishment is underway at Isleworth Leisure where you will see a brand new jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and loungers. This will be open again in a couple of months.

Stay tuned for more information!

14 June 2021

Drowning Prevention Week 2021

With summer fast approaching we’re sure everyone is keen to get out and enjoy the UK’s beautiful water sites after months of restrictions. But throughout 2020 and 2021, young people have missed out on the vital opportunity to swim, leaving a dramatic gap in school swimming and water safety education.

Drowning Prevention Week, this year running 19-26 June 2021, is a national awareness raising campaign that encourages parents, schools, leisure centres, community groups and businesses, to use the Charity’s free online resources to teach children and young people the skills they need, to enjoy a lifetime of fun in the water.

At Lampton Leisure, we are supporting this great campaign and will be hosting a range of activities at the end of Swim School lessons from 19-26 June. These will take place in the last 10 minutes of each lesson where there will be a variety of activities for each stage that aims to help with skills and knowledge to make the right decisions about water safety.

We ask that the children in stages 6-10 bring an old t-shirt and shorts to their lesson for the activity which you don’t mind getting wet. This will be a demonstration of a real-life scenario where you may get caught out with more on that just your swimmers!

This week will also be a great opportunity for our teachers to run assessments and progress pupils through to the next stage so stay tuned on the home portal for the fantastic progress your child is making at Swim School!

For more information on Drowning Prevention Week, visit RLSS UKs website.

31 May 2021

Team Hounslow finished 6th in the London Youth Games Virtual Run!

London Youth Games launched a Virtual Spring Run competition to help encourage young Londoners back to sport.

The Virtual Spring Run provided young Londoners with the opportunity to get active and represent their boroughs as they prepare for a return to face-to-face sport. The competition began on 10th May and ran until 24th May.

Participants could choose a distance between 0.5km and 5km to run. Their distance then went towards a borough total. The borough that ran the furthest collective distance at the end of the two-week competition were then crowned Virtual Spring Run champions.

Hounslow finished 6th out of all the 33 London boroughs!

Jonathan Barbour, from Lampton Leisure Sports & Community Development Team said: “We’d like to pass on a huge thank you to all of the runners who represented the Borough of Hounslow and their family and friends who supported them for the competition. We would also like to say a huge thank you to all the schools who got behind the competition.”

To see the final results table, click here.

12 May 2021

London Youth Games – Virtual Spring Run

Team Hounslow, do you have what it takes to win the Virtual Spring Run competition?

London Youth Games is launching a Virtual Spring Run competition for all Londoners aged 18 or under. The competition began on Monday 10th May and run for a two-week period until Monday 24th May.

How to get involved:
1. Choose a distance between 0.5km and 5km to run.
2. Submit your entry via the LYG website and the borough that runs the furthest collective distance will win.
3. Get your local squad involved to help back your borough and contribute to the furthest distance.

Whether entering as an individual, an Athletics club, a school, or a community group, the competition is open to all Londoners aged 18 or under. Distances can be completed running, walking, using a wheelchair, a frame or with assistance.

Individual prizes are also up for grabs as part of The 3km Challenge. Participants wishing to enter the 3km Challenge must submit a time for their 3km distance. The fastest male and female entrants will be awarded with some Nike running swag!

What’s new?

We ask that the children in stages 6-10 bring an old t-shirt and shorts to their lesson for the activity which you don’t mind getting wet. This will be a demonstration of a real-life scenario where you may get caught out with more on that just your swimmers!

Hounslow finished 6th out of all the 33 London boroughs!

Team Hounslow, do you have what it takes to win the Virtual Spring Run competition?

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