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APPENDIX AThe Leisure Centre has provided 159 one to one swimming lessonsand also serviced 26 local schools (16,203 sessions) to deliver theprimary/junior school swimming programme since opening inFebruary.The Louth Dolphins Swimming Club has also been able to increaseits water time from 16 to 27 hours per week, representing asignificant increase and opportunity for squad training to beconsiderably improved.A new dry side sports course programme (now incorporating 10different sports) was introduced from 01.09.10. This programme isgaining in popularity and numbers are increasing all the time. Thiswill assist in creating a pathway for junior sports participants intothe local sports club structure.The Leisure Centre currently hosts the following sportingorganisations:• Louth Dolphins Swimming Club• Disability Swim Club• Special Olympics Swim Team• Akura Shin (Karate Club)• Kick Boxing Club (x2)• Yom Chi Tae Kwon Do• Louth Cricket Club• Louth Old Boys Junior Football Club• Grainthorpe Cricket Club• Louth Storm Basketball Club• Jetz Gymnastics Club• Grainthorpe Football Club• “Back to Netball” ClubOriginal membership target figures were estimated at 1,200members. This was believed to be challenging and calculated onactual membership achieved over the first 24 months of operationat Alnwick Leisure Centre.In order to ensure the target was achieved a third party salesconsultancy (Alliance Leisure Ltd) was employed for 6 months (upto June 2010). Their contract was based on them taking commissionon the number of sales achieved. Approximately £60K cost wasincurred for this but this was critical to the very successful salesmembership levels achieved to date.8Page 24