Reopening information

No, to help us safely manage capacities and following government guidelines, we will require booking for all activities and visits to The Edge, including the fitness suite and the swimming pool.

If you would like to enquire about booking a tour please contact our Membership Team.

We will shortly provide a link on this page for you to book an appointment to activate your membership if you have a monthly membership. Annual memberships will be activated automatically.

For the latest information about your membership on reopening, please visit our Coronavirus update page. As this is a fast-moving situation and we continue to follow the relevant guidance, we will continue to update you about memberships on the Coronavirus page.

Once reopen, please follow the guidance below

Annual memberships will be activated automatically each day, if you are trying to book a session and require your annual membership activating just call 0113 343 5095 or email edgereception@leeds.ac.uk.

Monthly members will need to book an activation appointment in order to complete your membership. Please don’t visit the facilities without a booking to help us manage capacities within the building. On your visit please bring cash or card to pay your pro-rata payment, and your bank account details to set up your Direct Debit payments.

Before using the pool you will need to make a booking prior to your arrival. Our latest swimming pool timetable will be available here. This is subject to change but in the initial re-opening phase, there will be lane swimming only. When you book it will be for a 60-minute session, you will need to arrive on time and leave only at the end of your 60-minute session. This is so we can manage capacities in the changing village at the start and end of a session. You must be a competent and confident swimmer to use the swimming pool.

What you need to bring:

Please bring your booking confirmation. Your usual swimwear is fine, however, please be aware that no communal swimming aids will be available. Additionally, costume driers and vanity units will be cordoned off so please be prepared for this. No communal equipment such as hairdryers will be available for use during your visit.

We are following the University guidance on face coverings, which must be worn in all indoor communal areas on campus, for example, main public corridors and communal toilets. Face coverings can be removed once in the area for your pre-booked activity, for example, when leaving your cubicle ahead of entering the swimming pool area.

On your visit:

You will need to arrive and leave at the allocated time to allow us to clean the facilities before the next bookings arrive. Capacity has been reduced to ensure social distancing can be maintained in the pool and the changing room village. On arrival you will be allocated a cubicle and locker. Lockers will be allocated on arrival, meaning you will not be allocated a locker band that has been used by another person. Staff will disinfect all locker bands between sessions.

When you enter the changing village you will be required to follow the one-way system that has been put in place. A cubicle will be assigned to you which you must use to help us space out customers as much as possible. Everyone will have allocated arrival times which will ensure we are able to manage the flow of traffic safely & effectively.At the end of your session please wipe down the surfaces in your cubicle and leave the facility as soon as you are able to so that we can prepare for the next set of customers.

Please note: The sauna and the steam room are currently closed until further notice.

How we clean the swimming pool area after your visit:

The swimming pool area, and its touch points are cleaned using chlorine between each session to sanitise the area. The changing area and all touch points will be cleaned between each session. The pool area and the changing rooms are also fully deep cleaned each night.

Before using the fitness suite you will need to make a booking prior to your arrival, these will be available in 90 minute sessions.

What you need to bring:

Please bring your booking confirmation and arrive in your kit ready to workout. In the initial reopening phase you won’t be able to use changing rooms, lockers or showers before or after your use of the fitness suite. Please bring a small bag only with you, such as a drawstring gym bag as we cannot store larger bags.

Please do not bring a towel to the gym to help reduce contact with the equipment, cleaning stations will be provided to help clean the equipment following each use. To help reduce contact with the water fountains, please bring a pre-filled water bottle.

We are following the University guidance on face coverings, which must be worn in all indoor communal areas on campus, for example, main public corridors and communal toilets. Face coverings can be removed once in the area for your pre-booked activity, for example, once you have entered the fitness suite.

On your visit:

You will need to arrive and leave at the allocated time to allow us to clean the facilities before the next bookings arrive. When you arrive in the facility please be ready in your kit, changing rooms and showers will not be available in the first phase of reopening.

Capacity has been reduced and some machines will be out of use to ensure social distancing can be maintained. There will be a new overflow space in sports hall 2 available to book to accommodate people due to the reduced capacity. There will also be zones on the matted areas to ensure social distancing remains, and a one-way system around the facility. Certain items of equipment will be taken out of use such as mats and foam rollers

We will also provide cleaning stations around the fitness suite, to allow you to clean the equipment after your use so that is ready for the next customer. Water fountains will be available to fill water bottles, but please pre-fill water bottles where possible to reduce contact with water fountains. Please do not drink directly from the water fountains.

How we clean the Fitness Suite:

We have enhanced cleaning protocols in place which follow the latest advice from the relevant authorities. Customers will be advised to sanitize equipment before and after use but there will be a formal clean after each 90 minute session using a fogging machine.

Due to current restrictions, we are not running face to face exercise classes. We are running daily online live classes, including some of your favourites such as Les Mills Bodyjam, Zumba and Pilates.

Squash Courts is now available to book at The Edge.

Before attending a session in the squash court you will need to make a booking prior to your arrival.

What you need to bring:

Please bring your booking confirmation and arrive in your kit ready to workout.

We are following the University guidance on face coverings, which must be worn in all indoor communal areas on campus, for example, main public corridors and communal toilets. Face coverings can be removed once in the area for your pre-booked activity, for example, once you have entered the squash court .

In the initial reopening phase, you won’t be able to use changing rooms, lockers or showers before or after your use of the fitness suite. To help reduce contact with the water fountains, please bring a pre-filled water bottle.

Please bring your own equipment for squash as we currently are not able to sell or hire out this equipment to customers.

A cleaning station is available outside the court for customers to spot clean the wall and floor if you come into contact with these surfaces.

On your visit:

Only one squash court will be available for use to allow us to maintain social distancing in our facilities. We have reduced the capacity for these activities and cleaning will be completed following each booking. The one-way system for the building allows for social distancing when accessing the courts.

We are working towards reopening the Climbing Wall and will confirm for customers nearer the time-specific details on our reopening webpage, including what sessions are available and how you can book.

To enquire about personal training sessions on reopening please contact edgefitness@leeds.ac.uk. More information about our personal training is available.

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.

Please see information below regarding how we plan to run lessons, what you will need to do before, during and after lessons and what safety measures we have in place:

How to book your lessons

• Once we reopen on 11 December the Aquatics Team will individually call all customers to discuss the new lessons times and transferring people over from their old class. This is quite a large task and we will work to get through to you as soon as possible so please bear with us and thank you for your patience and understanding.
• Once booked in, all swimming lesson customers will be sent an email confirming details such as new access routes, health & safety procedures and changing room arrangements.
• If you receive a missed call, the staff will follow this up with a voicemail or email. We will then make further attempts to call you later on in the week.
• Due to the new guidance and social distancing rules, we unfortunately cannot guarantee a specific lesson time or a particular swimming teacher.
• All payments for credits need to be done in advance of lessons, remotely over the phone. When we get in touch with you individually we will let you know how to do this.

Arriving at your first lesson back

• You must not attend your swimming lesson if you have tested positive, are experiencing symptoms of COVID or have been told to self-isolate. Please inform swimminglessons@leeds.ac.uk in any of these circumstances.
• It is advisable that all swimmers should have a quick shower and use the toilets before leaving home and arriving at your lesson. This is to minimise the need to use these facilities once you arrive on site.
• You will be given a specific arrival time for your lesson. It is vital that all customers only arrive at their allocated time to allow for social distancing
• All swimmers should arrive ‘Swim Ready’. There will be no changing facilities available BEFORE the lesson. Swimmers should arrive via the main Edge entrance, using the ramp. You will be directed through to the village, where you will queue at a 2 metre distances, until your swimming teacher calls your class/name forward. Swimmers need to be ready to swim by the time their teacher comes to collect them.
• Parents/guardians that are not required to enter the water, must then leave via the one way system, exiting through the side door back into the car park. There is no spectating allowed in the building during the lesson. Parents must stay outside or in their cars during the 30 minute lesson time.
• All customers must stick to social distancing rules at all times, using hand sanitiser on arrival.

During the lesson

• Swimming teachers will continue to take registers when swimmers arrive on poolside. This is how we will log attendance, and maintain track and trace information.
•  All swimmers must listen to the instructions from their teacher, social distancing themselves as much as possible.
• It is advised that swimmers bring their own equipment/aids to use during the lesson. However failing that, teachers will issue each swimmer with equipment to use, which should not be shared with other class members.

After the lesson

• Parents/Guardians should enter again through the main Edge entrance and queue in the village area to collect your swimmer. Teachers will supervise children until their parent or guardian is here to collect them.
• Each swimmer will have an allocated cubicle to use AFTER the lesson. This is your assigned cubicle that you must use each week.
• To help with cleaning/disinfecting, please minimise the time you spend in the changing village. Where possible, it is better to leave immediately after your lesson and shower/change once you get home.
• When leaving the village all swimmers must follow the one way system and exit through the side door, directly into the car park.

Staff will be on hand to greet all swimmers on arrival, directing them where they need to go. Other safety measures that are in place around the facility are:

• The amount of children per lesson has been reduced.
• The amount of classes running at the same time has been reduced.
• All touch points and cubicles are sanitised after each swimming lesson.
• Spectating areas have been removed to stop people congregating in this area.
• Pool chlorine levels are being maintained to ensure that the virus cannot be transmitted through the water.
• Swim lesson equipment and teaching surrounds will be cleaned using chlorinated water between lessons.

We are excited to welcome all of our swimmers back and we hope to see all of you very soon!

Sports halls for casual bookings will not reopen as planned on the 12th October due to updated guidance, we will communicate as soon we are able to when these can return for bookings.

We are currently looking at ways we can safely manage booking for pay as you go members and we will confirm when bookings will be available. This also applies to any 12-for-1o books of swim tickets.