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Ashfield District Council is one of only a small number of local authorities throughout the country to have three fully accredited IFI sites supported by Sport England.
The IFI (Inclusive Fitness Initiative) is a Sport England lottery-funded project which works with fitness facilities to support them to become accessible to disabled and non-disabled people.
As a result of a research project commissioned by the Gary Jelen Trust it was identified that there was a lack of provision in fitness for people with disabilities, a lack of disability awareness among facility staff and a lack of knowledge amongst disabled people of the benefits of exercise. The IFI came into existence to counter these issues through the provision of inclusive equipment, addressing access issues within fitness facilities and providing the appropriate level of training for staff.
Co-operation between Ashfield District Council and the leisure centres' management company Sports and Leisure Management has led to successful applications at Festival Hall Leisure Centre in Kirkby in Ashfield, Hucknall Leisure Centre in Hucknall, Nottingham, and Lammas Leisure Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Chris Easton, the IFI Regional Co-ordinator said:
"Ashfield District Council and SLM have been proactive in ensuring that both the service and facilities become accessible to disabled people through the district and I have no doubt that many people through the district will benefit from the facilities on offer."
Every aspect of the a visit to the fitness facility has been covered, from the provision of accessible car parking spaces, a warm and friendly greeting at reception and perhaps more importantly staff who have been trained on how to include disabled people in sports and gym programmes.
In addition to the fitness facilities inclusive sessions have been organised in the studios including Tai Chi, yoga, seated exercises, circuit training and swimming.
If you are interested in more information please contact the Leisure Performance Officer or contact the leisure centres directly on:
Festival Hall
Tel: 01623 457101
festivalinfo@slm-ltd.co.uk
Hucknall Leisure Centre
Tel: 0115 956 8750
hucknallinfo@everyoneactive.com
Lammas Leisure Centre
Tel: 01623 511177
lammasinfo@everyoneactive.com
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