West Wight Sports Centre
West Wight Sports and Community Centre is a registered charity (reg number 273334) providing sports, health and fitness to the West Wight and beyond. Based in Moa place, Freshwater, on the Isle of Wight, the sports and community centre has swimming pools, sports hall, gym, cafe, meeting rooms, exercise classes, community kitchen, IT suite, hair salon, hydrotherapy and lots more. It hosts numerous events including the Needles XC Half Marathon, Solent Swim and Needles Swim as well as its ordinary functions.
The History of the West Wight Sports and Community Centre is a story of real community spirit, triumph over adversity and sheer determination. It is the efforts of those people that have left the legacy of the sports centre which has become an integral part of the West Wight way of life and will do for generations to come.
It employs more than 50 full and part-time staff making it one of the largest employers in the West Wight. It is also a stop off station for events including the Randonnee.
Facilities and Courses
The sports complex facilities are as follows; a 25 metres (27 yd) swimming pool with diving boards, a 10 metres (11 yd) swimming pool, a fully equipped fitness suite, a 52 metres (57 yd) sports hall, a meeting room (named in honour of Lord Louis Mountbatten), a sports field, community centre with IT room and community kitchen and a cafe which hosts many community events.
There is a diverse range of activities on offer including over 40 adult exercise classes and a wide range youth activities plus extensive summer holiday activities. Classes and activities include Swimming Lessons, Youth Football Training, Five-a-side Football, Circuit Training, Yoga, T'ai chi, Boot Camp, Kettle bells, Boxfit, Volleyball, Pilates, Seated exercise sessions, Zumba, Walking Football, TRX Suspension Training, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Trampolining, Sub Aqua, Waterfit Sessions, Walking Group, Line Dancing, Seniors Table Tennis, Heart Care Club, Canoeing, Indoor Skateboarding, Fencing, Karate, Girls Football, Junior Gym, Junior and Senior Youth Clubs, Dance, Archery, Kickboxing, Rifle Shooting.
The Centre also offers training courses: Lifeguard Training, Emergency Pool Procedures, Emergency First Aid at Work.
History
In 1977, the local village committee managed to obtain the funding to build a 25 metres (27 yd) swimming pool in Freshwater for the local swimming club to train. This was originally a primitive site with portable changing rooms, however after a few years, the building was refurbished. In 1991, a 10 metres (11 yd) pool was added to the facilities. Then in 1999, the biggest overhaul yet was planned. The committee made a successful bid for a multi-million pound grant from the Sports Council and the National Lottery, which was invested in creating what stands today. The history of the Centre can be found at www.westwightsportscentre.co.uk
Trivia
The Commonwealth medalist swimmer Darren Mew trained in this pool as a rookie.
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Coordinates: 50°40′55″N 1°31′26″W / 50.682°N 1.524°W