Culture and Leisure

Erewash is a vibrant and diverse borough with an abundance of leisure opportunities for residents and visitors alike.

We are proud of our sporting and leisure facilities and offer four quality leisure centres, Erewash museum, Pewit Golf Course, 260 hectares of urban parks and open spaces, and over 1000 allotments.

Erewash is predominately rural in character, and it's this which epitomises many of the best features of the traditional English landscape.

Erewash offers some of the best lowland walking routes in the region.

Check out out latest events (opens in a new window) to see what's happening in Erewash.

Latest news

Friday Vibe

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Aged 12-19 Years?

Every Friday, FREE activities including: Climbing Wall, Street Dancing, DJ'ing, Computer Games Room, Sports Activities and Gamelan, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Smoke Tent plus much, much more!

Activities vary each week, full details are available from the registration desk inside the Tennis Centre.

Visit www.erewashextreme.com (opens in a new window) for more details.

Victoria Park Leisure Centre Swimming Lessons - places available NOW.

Lessons start 15 February 2010. Please contact the centre on 0115 9440 400 to enrol now.

Great News for New and Existing Gym Members

Fantastic news for new and existing members - Buy a gym swim and sauna membership (individual, couple and family memberships available) and get free workout classes included in your membership until 31 March 2010 at no extra cost.

You can pay by direct debit at just £28.10 a month or buy an annual membership at £337.20. If you already have an all inclusive membership we will reduce your monthly payment until the end of March too - great news for everyone!

Leisure Card and Adult Swimming Prices Slashed!

Buy a Leisure Card in January or February and save even more money. Your leisure card can save you money on leisure activities at all the leisure centres and on events throughout the borough, such as swimming, gym, golf, swimming lessons, workout classes, tennis etc.

New prices:

£5 Adult resident (was £10.00)
£5 Adult non resident (was £15)
£2.50 Junior resident (was £5.00)
£2.50 Junior non resident (was £7.50)
FREE Concessionary resident (was FREE)
£2.50 Concessionary non resident (was £7.50)

Adult Swimming

Adult Swimming has been rolled back to just £2.90 for leisure card holders and £3.40 for non leisure card holders until 28 February 2010. So what are you waiting for – come on in the water’s lovely!

Put Yourself in the Picture!

Take out an ALL INCLUSIVE ONE MONTH MEMBERSHIP in January for just £27.50 (there’s no VAT increase either) – your membership includes gym, sauna, swimming, gym at all 4 leisure centres.

(Please note not all leisure centres have all facilities)

Your membership also includes a FREE leisure card which is valid for a whole year and free orientations at all leisure centres.

The offer is available from 1 – 31 January 2010 - so don't miss out.

Dilute the Cost

Budding swimmers can now pay by Direct Debit and spread the cost of learning to swim. Swimming lessons with a concessionary leisure card now cost £8.20 a month or £16.40 with a leisure card.

When you sign up to Direct Debit you will also automatically be entered into a fantastic competition where you can win a year’s FREE swimming lessons.

And don’t forget that, under 16’s and over 60’s can swim for free at both West Park Leisure Centre and Victoria Park Leisure Centre! Visit www.erewash.gov.uk/swim4life (opens in a new window) for more information.

Free swimming

Anyone aged 16 and under or 60 and over, regardless of where you live can swim forfree in casual swimming sessions at West Park Leisure Centre (opens in a new window) , Long Eaton and Victoria Park Leisure Centre (opens in a new window) , Ilkeston until 31 March 2011.

To get access to free swimming, you’ll need to get your own Swim 4 Life card. Application formsare available from any of our four leisure centres or from Ilkeston and Long Eaton Town Halls.

West Park Leisure Centre
Tel: 0115 946 1400
email: wplc@erewash.gov.uk

Victoria Park Leisure Centre
Tel: 0115 944 0400
email: vplc@erewash.gov.uk

Leisure Card

Discounts on activities for everyone - our leisure card is now available

The card entitles you to savings on activities at our four leisure centres; discounts on selected events; and other great benefits.

Anyone can apply for a leisure card, no matter where you live.

Visit any of our four leisure centres to pick up an application form today or download one.

Example of savings (up to28 February 2010)

Activity	Without Leisure Card	Leisure Card Holder	Leisure Card Concessionary
Adult Swim	£3.40	£2.90	£1.65
Gym	£6.05	£5.55	£2.75
Fitness Class	£5.00	£4.50	N/A
Junior Swim Lesson	£4.60	£4.10	£2.05

MACCA!

MACCA is our programme of children's activities, taking place during the Derbyshire school holidays. Our February 2010 MACCA programme is now available.

Activity guides

Download the activity guide for each of the leisure centres from the related documents section.

Essential Erewash!

Download our Essential Erewash! guide.

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