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Vale of Clwyd AM welcomes free swimming at weekends

Children and young people in the Vale of Clwyd will now be able to enjoy free swimming and other leisure centre activities at the weekends.

Vale of Clwyd AM, Ann Jones, welcomed changes announced by the Labour-led Welsh Assembly Government to extend the scheme and said it encouraged tens of thousands of young people to take regular exercise free of charge.

A change to the minimum criteria of the current scheme, means that local authorities will now offer free swimming sessions or other leisure centre activities for children aged 16 and under on weekends as well as school holidays.

Ann Jones AM said: “Free swimming has been an extremely popular policy since it was introduced in 2004 by the Labour-led Welsh Assembly Government.

“These changes will make the scheme even more widely available so young people can benefit all year round.

“Free swimming allows youngsters to learn an important skill, enjoy themselves and keep fit at no extra cost – I hope kids in the Vale of Clwyd can make the most of this great scheme!”

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