Free offer to use Aquasplash facilities this weekend

AN opportunity to sample the Aquasplash, Minehead, leisure pool’s newly refurbished facilities free of charge is being offered to residents and visitors at the weekend.
People can try out the facilities between 11 am and 3pm on Saturday, May 5, without having to pay.
The centre’s health complex has recently undergone a £30,000 refurbishment, while the pool area will be hosting live music from 'Strawberry Jam', a bouncy castle, and Quaywest fm will broadcast live from the event.
Aquasplash operations manager Paul Morgan said: “Sports enthusiasts and amateurs are welcome to sample some of the new equipment, such as X bikes which, unlike usual ‘'fixed’ exercise bikes, offer a full body workout while cyclists watch the ‘route’ they take on a television screen.”
The swimming pool with its new inflatable, 'Big Blue', will also be open, and there will be gym workouts, demonstrations, and competitions, while the health suite will be open to people aged 16 years and older.
More information is available by telephoning Aquasplash on 01643 708000.
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'Big Blue' wins Matthew a year 's free swimming in Aquasplash

SCHOOLBOY Matthew Legg, aged nine, has won a year’s free junior membership to the Aquasplash leisure pool in Minehead.
The prize was given for choosing the best name for the pool’s new inflatable attraction in a competition run during the February half-term holiday.
Matthew, who is a pupil in Minehead First School, named the challenging new fun inflatable ‘Big Blue’.
He was presented with his membership by Aquasplash operations manager Paul Morgan, and said: “It is great to win. I am going to get really fit now.”
Mr Morgan said: “There were a lot of good entries, so we listed the suggestions and kept the names secret so that the winner could be fairly selected.
“We are delighted with the name and look forward to welcoming Matthew as a regular to the pool.”
Matthew will, under the terms of his junior membership, also be able to enrol on junior X bike sessions in the gym which are planned for half-term at a reduced rate for members.
Mr Morgan said: “The gym at Aquasplash has recently undergone a fantastic £30,000 refurbishment and Matthew will have the opportunity to enjoy the pool and, if he wishes, the brand new X bikes and television screens which bring the biking experience to life.”
Big Blue is in use at the Aquasplash pool every weekend between 12 noon and 3 pm.

• Our photograph shows Paul Morgan presenting Matthew Legg with his Aquasplash membership certificate in front of Big Blue. Photo submitted.