Doncaster councillors extend funding for £1 adult swimming sessions
Three ward councillors have taken steps to extend funding to provide swimming sessions for adults for just £1 in Doncaster.
Bob Anderson, Ken Guest and Lee Sammut represent the Rossington, Bawtry and Austerfield wards, and are helping subsidise access to Rossington Leisure Centre until May this year.
This will be the third year the offer has been available.
Bob told the Free Press: “What initially started out as a ten week funding period back in March 2023 has just continued because of the amazing and moving feedback.
“We feel honoured to have been able to fund this and have been humbled and at times emotional with the incredible feedback.
“We have had messages telling us how it has helped with peoples fitness their mental health, confidence and loneliness.
“We all feel so proud that we have been able to help so many people in this way as we know the uptake for the £1 swim is very high."
He added: “We care deeply and are very passionate about our ward and to be able to help people in this way a lot who wouldn’t be able to afford to go regular means so much to us.
“We will continue as we say up until at least next May and hopefully well beyond that.”