Blairgowrie High School Recreation Centre
"LINKING THE SCHOOL TO THE COMMUNITY"
All aspects of the work in the Recreation Centre are aimed towards the achievement of the aims of the Centre. The Centre's aims are to:
- support the physical education needs of staff and pupils at Blairgowrie High School.
- anticipate and respond to community-wide needs in sport and recreation that improve health and enhance quality of lifestyle.
- nurture a caring approach that emphasises the worth of each employee, pupil, visitor or member of the community.
- provide a best value service by operating in the most effective, efficient and economic manner.
Swimming Pool
5 lane, 20 metre deck level design. Shallow end 0.9m. Deep end 1.8m.
Water Temperature 29 degrees centigrade.
Access
Lunch times, evenings and weekends during school term.
Open during school holidays (except between Christmas and New Year)
Programme includes:
- Swimming Lessons - Adults and Children
- Life-Saving Classes
- Fun Sessions
- Swimming Club
- Over 50's
- Children's Parties
Games Hall
32m X 23m (6 badminton courts) taraflex vinyl floor accommodating virtually all indoor sports:
badminton
- football
- basketball
- volleyball
- table-tennis
- cricket nets
- tennis
- trampoline
- short-tennis
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'ALL-4-1' classes
- Child Activity Holiday and School Term Programme
Access
Evenings and weekends during school term
Open during holidays (except between Christmas and New Year)
Gymnasium
18m X 12m purpose built hall with a semi-sprung pine floor. No ball games permitted because of the hazard of wall mounted equipment. Club and classes include:
- Karate
- Judo
- Aerobics
- Keep-Fit
- Spin-Biking
- Step Classes
- Gymnastics
- 'ALL-4-1' Classes
- Child Activity Holiday and School Term Programme
Access
Evenings and weekends during school term.
Open during holidays (except between Christmas and New Year)
Fitness Room
Emphasis is on healthy exercise and fitness rather than body building and muscle power. Mixture of aerobic machines and single stack weight equipment. The equipment has been selected to be used by anyone over 16 years.
Access
Daily - only restrictions when used by some classes during term time.
Induction programme must be undertaken for access.
Pricing
There is no membership system. The facilities are available to the wider community on a 'pay as you play' basis. The prices are set by Perth and Kinross Council and are subject to change. Saver discount prices available for regular users of the swimming pool and fitness room (10 admission tickets for the price of 8). Reduced entry charges for under 18s, senior citizens, registered unemployed, income support, students and registered disabled.
