Hoilday Activity
If you're looking for activities for your child this holiday, then Thornton Heath Leisure Centre has you covered. We run full day holiday camps throughout the break to help you whilst you're at work and also shorter acitivities if you're just looking to fill the odd gap. Thornton Heath has something to cater to your needs.
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Basketball Courses
At Better, we have a wide range of basketball facilities and activities to choose from, whether you’re a beginner or a pro.
Basketball has many benefits. It involves a lot of starting and stopping, keeping you active at all times. While not renowned as an aerobic sport, it is still a great workout that can help you:
- Cardiovascular Health
- Burns Calories (an hour of basketball can burn 630–750 calories)
- Builds Bone Strength
- Boosts The Immune System
- Provides Strength Training
- Self-Discipline
If you’re new to the sport, we offer lessons and courses taught by qualified instructors.These run every Monday at a time that depends your child's age.
- 16:00 - 5-10 years old
- 17:00 - 11-17 years old
Football Courses
Our football lessons are designed to put the fun into football coaching. We aim to create a fun environment that’s best designed to get children of all ages to learn the four core principles of passing, shooting, dribbling and control.
With a dedicated coach for every 16 participants starting out with fun technical drills and games then moving into small sided games your child will learn and develop not only their football skills but also create friendships, learn other social skills and develop their potential.
We can’t guarantee that your child will be the next Harry Kane but we can guarantee that they will receive top level coaching each and every week from our FA affiliated coaches and leave with a smile on their face.
Our lessons run every Thursday at a time dependant on your child's age.
- 16:00 -17:00 - 5-8 years old
- 17:00 - 18:00 - 9+ years old
Swimming Lessons
We want everyone to feel comfortable and confident in the water. That’s why we offer swim lessons that are:
- Taught by experienced, qualified teachers, following our industry-leading programme in a fun and progressive environment
- Flexible, affordable and convenient with prices starting from as little as £3 per class (dependent on location)
- Ability to track your child’s progress with our online tool - Home Portal.
Free access to Swim For All, Swim For Family and Swim fitness sessions with swim lesson memberships for your children in your home facility.
We run a variety of lessons on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
