Check here for the latest updates on Sport and Physical Activity’s response to the coronavirus.
- Update: 04 January 2021 – Facility Closure due to National Lockdown
- Update: 15 December 2020 – Membership Freezing Update
- Update: 08 December 2020 – The Edge Reopening Update
- Update: 02 December 2020 – Outdoor Facilities Reopening Information
- Update: 27 November 2020 – Update on swimming lessons
- Update: 18 November 2020 – Update on facilities reopening
- Update: 12 November 2020 – Membership update from November 2020
- Update: 11 November 2020 – Membership update: Refunds from the first lockdown
- View previous updates
04 January 2021: Facility Closures due to National Lockdown
Following the government’s announcement of further restrictions it plans to introduce throughout England from tomorrow, 5 January, it is with regret that we shall temporarily close all of our facilities for general use until further notice in line with government instruction.
Our priority remains to protect the safety, health and wellbeing of our staff and customers. On reopening we will continue to provide a COVID-secure environment and to deliver the best possible experience. We will continue to update you about our reopening at sport.leeds.ac.uk/reopening
Since reopening in December, we have been delighted to see so many of our community return and to have been able to help you to keep active, which we believe is so important for our health and wellbeing. We want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding during this difficult period and for your continued support.
We want to help keep you active during the closure period, so we will provide a wide variety of online activity for you to get involved in, including live streamed exercise classes, Get Out Get Active classes and Health & Wellbeing activity.
Which facilities are closing?
All our University of Leeds Sport & Physical Activity facilities will temporarily close from tomorrow, 5 January, until further notice. These include The Edge, Cromer Terrace, Sports Park Weetwood, Bodington Playing Fields (including the Brownlee Centre), and Selside Outdoor Centre.
What will happen to my Edge membership?
We’ve loved seeing our members come back and use the facilities since December and tried to provide the best possible experience possible in a safe and COVID-secure environment. We’ve outlined for each membership type below what will happen to your membership, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you as we appreciate it is a difficult time for everyone.
All monthly memberships and payments will be frozen for the time that we are closed. If you have already made a payment for January, this will be waived from a future membership payment. Annual memberships will be frozen and extended for the weeks that we are closed. If you would like to discuss your membership, please get in contact with edgemembershipservices@leeds.ac.uk.
What will happen to swimming lessons?
Our swimming lessons programme will not start as scheduled on the 15 January due to the closure. Your credits will carry over until we reopen and we are able to recommence our swimming lessons programme. We will be in touch closer to reopening to let you know about an expected restart of the programme.
What will happen to my course or booking?
Sessions already paid, including swimming lessons and personal training, will carry over until re-opening and any block booking payments will not be taken during this time. We will be in touch once these are able to recommence.
I am part of a LEED module, will I still be able to attend planned face-to-face sessions?
Following government guidance, all LEED modules shall now be delivered online. Your tutor will be in touch with you to discuss this.
Can elite sport still continue to take place?
In their latest guidance, the government has confirmed ‘elite’ athletes (for example, athletes on elite development pathways) are able to continue sporting activities. We will get in touch with all relevant groups regarding this and the potential use of our facilities.
Please make sure to look after yourselves and your loved ones during this difficult time and please keep checking sport.leeds.ac.uk/coronavirus for further updates.
15 December 2020: Membership Freezing Update
We are now providing the option to freeze your membership until the end of April 2021.
- To request to continue freezing your membership please visit sport.leeds.ac.uk/freezing.
- If you have already requested to freeze up until the end of January but wish to extend this, you will need to resubmit a request to freeze.
08 December 2020: The Edge Reopening Update
We hope everyone is keeping safe and well and looking forward to Christmas. We’re busy planning our reopening and we’re looking forward to seeing you all back training with us at The Edge soon.
As you are aware, The Edge has been used as an asymptomatic COVID student testing centre in order to support the University with helping students to travel home safely in time for Christmas. The testing is due to come to an end on Wednesday 9 December, and we originally planned to reopen the facility on Friday 11 December. We have since made the decision to reopen on Monday 14 December. This is to ensure that our staff have enough time to ensure the facility is ready for members’ return. This includes removing and dismantling equipment required for the testing centre such as booths, barriers and PPE. In addition, our staff will be conducting a deep clean of the facility and reinstating all the correct COVID signage around the building.
In preparation for re-opening, we’ve provided some information below so you know what to expect upon your return.
Opening Hours
Our planned opening hours upon re-opening will be as follows:
| DATE | OPENING HOURS |
|---|---|
| 14 December 2020 | 06:30 – 14.30 |
| 15 December 2020 | 14.30 – 22.30 |
| 16 December 2020 | 06:30 – 14.30 |
| 17 December 2020 | 14.30 – 22.30 |
| 18 December 2020 | 06:30 – 14.30 |
| 19 December 2020 | 10.00 – 17.00 |
| 20 December 2020 | 10.00 – 17.00 |
| 21 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 22 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 23 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 24 December 2020 | 07.30 – 11.00 |
| 25 December 2020 | CLOSED |
| 26 December 2020 | CLOSED |
| 27 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 28 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 29 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 30 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 31 December 2020 | 07.30 – 11.00 |
| 1 January 2021 | CLOSED |
| 2 January 2021 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 3 January 2021 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
Gym, Swim & Exercise Classes
In line with tier 3 restrictions, upon reopening members can book to use the gym and the pool. However, face to face exercise classes, squash or climbing will not resume. We are continuing to offer many online classes, including both live streamed and on demand content. Classes include some of your favourites such as Les Mills Bodyjam, Zumba, legs, bums & tums and lower impact workouts such as Pilates. Check out The Edge hub to see what is on each week.
Membership update
We can now confirm how our delayed reopening, whilst we have been supporting the University to facilitate COVID testing for our students prior to the Christmas break, will impact your membership.
Annual members – For our annual members we will still extend your membership by the number of days that we have been closed. If your membership was due to expire in our closed period, we will add the days that you were not able to use due to our closure onto your membership to begin when we reopen.
Monthly Members – We will waive the December payment for monthly members as payment for November has already been taken. If your membership has been active (unfrozen) since 1 November, we will also waive 50% off your January membership fee due to the closure continuing into mid-December. If for any reason your payment for November was unsuccessful you will be notified by email and we will require this to be made when we reopen. If you paid for November, but have frozen your membership for December, we will waive your first month back. E.g. if you paid in November, but have frozen for December and January, we will waive your February payment.
If you would like to discuss your membership arrangements, please get in touch with us at edgemembershipservices@leeds.ac.uk.
Please note: Halls members, including those who have purchased an upgrade, are not classed as annual members, as their membership lasts for the period of their halls contract only.
Swimming Lessons
Unfortunately due to current restrictions, all swimming lessons will now return in January. Please contact swimminglessons@leeds.ac.uk to make an enquiry.
02 December 2020: Outdoor Facilities Reopening Information
We are excited to open our doors and welcome you back to our outdoor facilities on Thursday 3 December. In preparation for reopening, we’ve provided some information below so you know what to expect upon your return.
Opening Hours
We shall be operating full opening hours at both Sports Park Weetwood and Bodington following reopening on 3 December. Both sites shall then be closed over the Christmas period, from 20 December until 4 January. Take a look at the opening hours for both Sports Park Weetwood and Bodington Playing Fields.
Student Club Sport
Following government guidance, club sport for students will not return until January 2021.
Safety Measures
All safety measures shall remain in place and we kindly ask you continue to follow these when using the facilities to keep everyone safe.
27 November 2020: Update on swimming lessons
Due to The Edge now reopening on Friday 11 December, we have made the decision to wait until the New Year to bring all swimming lessons back. Therefore Swimming Lessons will resume in January 2021. Exact dates will be confirmed over the next few weeks.
Before the closure, the Aquatics Team started contacting customers to book in new lesson times. The team will continue to get in contact with people once the facility re-opens on 11 December.
Should you have any questions in the mean time, please send them through to swimminglessons@leeds.ac.uk.
18 November 2020: Update on facilities reopening
We hope everyone is keeping safe and well during this second national lockdown. We’re busy planning our reopening and we’re looking forward to seeing you all back training with us at The Edge soon.
You may be aware that the government has stipulated that as a University we need to facilitate mass COVID testing for students in order for them to travel home safely for Christmas. To support the University with this, the Edge will be used fully as a testing centre, with no access for any sporting activity from 30 November until 9 December.
Therefore, subject to no further government restrictions, we now plan to reopen the facility on Friday 11 December. In preparation for reopening, we’ve provided some information below so you know what to expect upon your return.
Opening Hours
Our planned opening hours upon re-opening will be as follows:
| DATE | OPENING HOURS |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2020 | 06.30 – 14.30 |
| 12 December 2020 | 10.00 – 17.00 |
| 13 December 2020 | 10.00 – 17.00 |
| 14 December 2020 | 06:30 – 14.30 |
| 15 December 2020 | 14.30 – 22.30 |
| 16 December 2020 | 06:30 – 14.30 |
| 17 December 2020 | 14.30 – 22.30 |
| 18 December 2020 | 06:30 – 14.30 |
| 19 December 2020 | 10.00 – 17.00 |
| 20 December 2020 | 10.00 – 17.00 |
| 21 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 22 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 23 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 24 December 2020 | 07.30 – 11.00 |
| 25 December 2020 | CLOSED |
| 26 December 2020 | CLOSED |
| 27 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 28 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 29 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 30 December 2020 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 31 December 2020 | 07.30 – 11.00 |
| 1 January 2021 | CLOSED |
| 2 January 2021 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
| 3 January 2021 | 10.00 – 13.30 |
We plan to reopen both Sports Park Weetwood and Bodington on Thursday 3 December following the current end of national lockdown, with the facilities closing for the Christmas period on Sunday 20 December. Both sites will operate full opening hours once they reopen.
Gym, Swim & Exercise Classes
Provided there is no updated government guidance, we shall be operating as we were before closing. This means members will need to book slots to use the gym or pool, and book onto exercise classes as normal. All safety measures shall remain in place and we kindly ask you continue to follow these when using the facility to keep everyone safe.
New Live-streamed Classes
We know we will be closed a little longer than first expected but we are excited to announce that we are now offering some of your favourite classes live online! Expect to see Les Mills GRIT, Bodyjam and Body Combat as well as Zumba, P90X and low impact workouts such as yoga and Pilates. Check out our online timetable to see what’s on and when each week – we shall be updating it every Friday for the week ahead.
Membership update
Due to the delayed opening whilst we support the University to facilitate COVID testing for our students prior to the Christmas break, we can confirm how this will impact your membership.
Annual members – For our annual members, we will still extend your membership by the number of closed days.
Monthly Members – We will still waive the December payment for monthly members as payment for November has already been taken. However, in addition, we will also waive 50% off your January membership fee due to the closure continuing in to early December. If for any reason your payment for November was unsuccessful you will be notified by email and we will instead require this to be made when we reopen but you will still get 50% off your January membership fee. If you paid for November, but opt to freeze before we reopen, we will waive your first month back. E.g. if you paid in November, but have frozen for December and January, we will waive your February payment.
If you are unable to make use of the extension offered to annuals please get in touch with us at edgemembershipservices@leeds.ac.uk.
Please note: Halls members, including those who have purchased an upgrade, are not classed as annual members, as their membership lasts for the period of their halls contract only.
Freezing your membership
Freezing is now allowed until the end of January 2021.
You can request to continue freezing your membership.
If you have already requested to freeze up until the end of December but wish to extend this to the end of January 2021, you will still need to resubmit a request to freeze until the end of January.
We will again review this closer to the time and announce any extension to this to our members as we review the situation.
Swimming Lessons
Unfortunately due to current restrictions, group swimming lessons will not return until January however, one-to-one sessions will be available to book. We appreciate our swimming lesson customers will be disappointed as we were also so excited to see you back, and we will organise the return of the programme as soon as possible in the New Year. Please contact swimminglessons@leeds.ac.uk to make an enquiry.
Student Club Sport
Following government guidance, club sport for students will not return until January 2021. Upon return, we will aim to provide the same space provision in our facilities as we did in Semester 1. We will keep clubs updated with any further developments.
12 November 2020: Facility closures due to national lockdown
We hope you are keeping well at this time.
As a result of the new national lockdown and Edge closure, we are once again offering members an extension to their annual membership and to freeze monthly members’ payments throughout the duration of the close period.
Your membership during the second lockdown
- On the 4th November, we updated you on our plans for members during the second national lockdown. Specifically:
- Annual Memberships – will be extended by the closed period
- Monthly Memberships – we will waive the December payment for monthly members as payment for November has already been taken. If for any reason your payment for November was unsuccessful you will be notified by email and we will instead require this to be made when we reopen. If you paid for November, but opt to freeze before we reopen, we will waive your first month back. E.g. if you paid in November, but have already frozen for December, we will waive your January payment.
- If you are unable to make use of the extension offered to annuals please get in touch with us at edgemembershipservices@leeds.ac.uk.
- Please note: Halls members, including those who have purchased an upgrade, are not classed as annual members, as their membership lasts for the period of their halls contract only.
Freezing your membership
- Freezing is now allowed until the end of January 2021.
- You can request to continue freezing your membership.
- If you have already requested to freeze up until the end of December but wish to extend this to the end of January 2021, you will still need to resubmit a request to freeze until the end of January.
If you have any questions about your membership, then please get in touch with us at edgemembershipservices@leeds.ac.uk
Opening Hours
Our planned opening hours upon re-opening will be as follows:
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11 November 2020: Facility closures due to national lockdown
After the closure in the first lockdown in March 2020, some of our members were unable to take advantage of our offer to extend their annual membership for various reasons, such as leaving University. In these instances we have provided a refund for the closed period, as we approach the 8 month point since the first lockdown began, we are now no longer providing refunds from the first lockdown.
