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APPENDIX Aii. OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCEThe anticipated usage levels of the new leisure centre facility werecalculated at the planning permission stage of the project (2006)and incorporated in the local traffic plan and survey as follows:Casual swimming pool attendance 40,000Swimming Lessons 23,000Swimming Club Use & Pool Bookings 8,000Main Sports Hall 38,000Activity Rooms 8,000Outdoor Activities 10,000Creche 3,000Health & Fitness Suite 50,000TOTAL180,000 per annumThis equates to an average throughput of 3,462 visits per week.These figures were revised in 2008 and at this time it was thoughtthat an annual throughput of 230,000+ could be achieved within 24months of operation. This reflected research at the time and inparticular the Alnwick Leisure Centre experience, used as a casestudy example. An annual usage projection of 230,000 visits,equates to 4,600 visitors per week & 660 daily visitors.Appendix 2 provides details of the week by week actual usagestatistics. 272,119 visits have been recorded at MLC up to 28.11.10.This equates to an average of 6,479 per week, 926 per day. Theprojected first year usage is now estimated at 336,000. This isdespite the cessation of the national governments Free Swimmingprogramme at the end of July 2010. (Appendix 3 details the FreeSwimming patronage figures).Louth Swimming Pool recorded 91,864 visits in 2008/09 – it’s lastfull year of operation. As a result of MLC opening usage hastherefore increased by 266%. The Sports Facilities Service Planidentified a service wide usage target of 500,000 visits in 2009/10with a projection of 600,000 by the end of 2011/12. This has nowbeen increased to 700,000+ throughput for the current year2010/11.Louth Swimming Pool recorded 4,742 Leisure KeyCard holders.Following the opening of MLC the number of KeyCard holdersregistered in Louth has now increased to 13,114.MLC currently has 285 children enrolled on its “WaterWise”Swimming Lesson programme. (average 75% lesson occupancy).7Page 23