Jesmond Community Leisure
2014 Annual Report and Accounts
Presented June 2015
Contents
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Chair’s Report
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Building Development Group
2
Communications Group
3
Personnel Group
4
Looking Ahead Group
5
Finance and Fundraising Group
5
Finance Director’s Report
6
Financial Accounts
8
Chief Executive’s Report
10
Our Customers
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Who’s Who
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Jesmond Community Leisure is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England
and Wales with registered No. 2645699. It is also a registered charity, No.1010563, with
registered office at St. George's Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 2DL.
Telephone Number: 0191 281 2482 ; Website: www.jesmondcommunityleisure.co.uk .
Chair's Report
I am pleased to report that Jesmond Community Leisure has enjoyed another
successful and busy year. That is to not say that the past 12 months have been
without their challenges, far from it. But, what has hugely impressed me has been
the way in which our staff, volunteers and trustees have taken on and met these
challenges. The evidence is clear to see, the continued improvements to our
building, our increased and improved range of activities, and the work we continue
to undertake with other community groups, most notably our blossoming
relationship with Jesmond Library, the support we offer to Fenham Pool and our
continued participation in the Jesmond Community Festival, to name but a few.
The economic climate is still far from being ideal and this in itself has, and will
continue to have, a major impact on our City and Region and ultimately on our
activities. But there are signs that things are beginning to change for the better, and
with this change I am sure that there will be plenty of opportunities which will allow
us to continue to grow and flourish in the coming years.
We have in recent times been able to ride the economic uncertainties. Our
continued investment in our facilities has to allow us to provide our loyal customers
with the environment and equipment that they expect and deserve. During the past
12 months, thanks to Mike and Lorna Miller and Dave Rushforth, we have continued
our programme of refurbishment as the foyer walls, doors and frames have all been
repainted, along with new notice boards which now proudly display our new themed
posters designed by the Chair of our Communications Group, Paul Rea. The new
extension, opened back in December 2012, is now well established and well used,
as is Jala Therapies, which has also expanded its range of therapy treatments. All
the showers have undergone refurbishment and the toilet area in the female
changing room has also been fully refurbished. Being ever conscious of our carbon
foot print and our impact on the environment, we are currently in the throes of a
programme that will see us replacing all our existing lights with low energy LED flat
panel lighting.
I am very pleased to report that our website continues to receive positive feedback
and the number of ‘hits’ that it has received over the past 12 months has been
extremely healthy and continues to grow. Our social media activity has also
increased, as I am sure a good number of you will have witnessed. In this regard, I
would like to say a big thank you to Donna and Julie who have been the driving
force behind our Facebook, Twitter and website activity. Supported by the
Communications Group, they have used these communication channels to regularly
update our customers with general news items as well as information them about
new classes and sessions. I can also report that there are exciting plans afoot to
increase the use of these communication channels in the future, so stay tuned for
news of future developments.
My personal highlight of the year has been the launch of Jesmond Aqua School and
Jesmond Aqua Academy which took place in October 2014.This exciting initiative
was conceived at our Strategy Day following suggestions made by members of staff
led by Phil Drape. Through their hard work, Phil and his team have totally revamped
our approach to the swimming lesson programme that we offer to children. The
launch has been very well received and the good news is that we now hold waiting
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lists for courses, as on Saturday mornings we have over 40 children in the Pool,
with their parents watching them. Moving forward we have very high hopes that this
success will continue and that it will ultimately lead to the formation of a thriving
group of competitive junior swimmers – well done to Phil and his team!
It would be remiss of me not to mention that in September 2014 we received with
much sadness the resignation of our long serving Finance Director Jane Gibbon.
Jane has been a stalwart of the trustees for a good number of years and she will be
sorely missed. Her experience and expertise of all things financial have over the
years been hugely invaluable. The dedication she has shown in the preparation our
Annual Accounts, budgets, management accounts as well as her pioneering work in
the area of our Social Accounts has been immense and greatly appreciated. I would
therefore like to go on record and thank Jane for all her dedication and hard work in
keeping us on the financial ‘straight and narrow’ – thank you Jane!
Again, we held our annual 555 Aquathon in 2014 and whilst the number of entries
was not as high as in previous years, we did still receive positive feedback from all
those who took part. So I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to Scott
Armstrong for his continued drive and enthusiasm in organising what has always
been a well organised event.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those individuals connected and
involved with Jesmond Community Leisure, especially our hard working staff and
volunteers. I have always been hugely impressed, and continue to be so, with their
commitment and dedication without which we would not be the success we are
today. I am especially grateful to Glenn Armstrong, Chris Clarke and Mike Miller for
their support and guidance over the past year –thank you!
Finally, it goes without saying that I wish my successor, Mike Miller, all the very best
as he takes over as Chair - have an enjoyable and successful year Mike!
Paul Ryder, (Chair of Trustees, 2014-15)
Building Development Group
2014 has seen continued efforts to keep on top of the wear and tear associated with
a well- used public building.
The remaining shower valves in both the Ladies and Gentlemen’s showers have
now been changed and hopefully everyone will have noticed an improvement. We
continue to modernize the lighting in the building by replacing existing units with
LED units, which are far more cost effective and do not give off heat, which can be
a problem during warm periods.
A further survey of the building has been carried out by Dave Rushworth and myself
to look at the condition of the building. With this survey we will draw up a list of work
to be carried out during the next year. It is always a balance on what we do due to
budget constraints.
We are currently in the process of getting estimates and designs for new heating
systems in the basement. The existing equipment predates our Lottery Bid work by
some 3 years, so has served us well, but it is now less efficient than modern
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alternatives. We are hoping that once the decision on the equipment is made it will
be possible to obtain grant money for some if not all of the costs.
We will be scheduling a short closure of the pool some time in December 2015 to
carry out essential maintenance work including:
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Re-grouting of the pool tank;
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Remedial work to portholes in the pool;
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Painting of pool hall in part;
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Filter refurbishment and valve replacement.
There will be other work but the list is still to be confirmed. Customers will of course
be given advance notice and the Gym and Activity room will remain in use
throughout.
I would like to again thank Dave Rushworth and my wife Lorna for all their hard
work. I am always looking for volunteers, so if you are interested, shout out loud!
Mike Miller (Chair, Building Development)
Communications Group
As a result of our bi-annual Strategy Day the Group focused on two areas of the
organisation that we felt needed addressing and improving – Swim Classes and
Social Media.
The Communications Group was asked to assist the staff in launching a newly
restructured programme of swimming lessons in October 2014, branded as
JESMOND AQUA SCHOOL and JESMOND AQUA ACADEMY. The school would
offer coached swimming classes from infancy to adult-hood, from complete
beginners to Master swimmer levels.
Each level would be clearly identified by an aqua-inspired icon, for example
Shrimp/Shark/Swordfish etc. Individual swimmers are presented with clear targets
and regular assessment is given through a system of professionally designed
assessment cards clearly outlining those targets and any achievements gained.
Parents can now see how progress is achieved as their child progresses through
the School/Academy. To date, the new courses are proving very popular, with
increased uptake at all levels. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank staff,
volunteers and fellow Communication Group members for their input and hard work,
without which this success wouldn’t have been possible.
In addition to swimming, there has been a focus on promoting various ‘wet’ and ‘dry’
activities by a series of branded posters and a more structured means of displaying
these posters to best advantage within the building. A regular programme of
promotional offers has been created to increase activity attendance which is being
monitored and evaluated by staff.
The year has seen the Communication Group discussing the use of social media
via Facebook and Twitter, to engage with our customers, particularly students. I
thank Julie and Donna for their help in managing our social media and also
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Charlotte Ryder of Vixen Media for her invaluable knowledge and assistance in
helping the Communication Group and our social media managers to better
understand this new media. We are constantly looking to increase our online
engagement with our customers and therefore continue to keep social media at the
forefront of our agenda.
As in previous years, the Communications Group had steady membership
throughout the year with everyone contributing to the tasks at hand. May I take this
opportunity to thank the Group members for their continued support and
contributions throughout the year: namely Phil Drape, Russell Deane, Liz McAlpine,
Jane Lowden, Chris Clarke, Les Hodgson and Paul Ryder.
Moving forward, it is the Group’s intention to concentrate its efforts on continuing to
develop and build on the investment that has been made in the website and through
traditional promotional channels, by looking to better integrate this with our social
media activity.
Paul Rea (Chair, Communications Group)
Personnel Group
The staff group continues to be very stable.
Following Donna’s maternity leave, Terri was made part time duty manager. We
wish those who have left for University and elsewhere the best for the future. As
usual several people have joined us as well. A list showing current staff and
volunteers is at the end of this report. As regards the trustees, the main change was
in Jane Gibbon leaving her role as Finance Director, and we welcome Duncan
Davies as a new Trustee and her replacement.
The main issues which have been discussed within the personnel committee have
centred around transition planning with Glenn and his senior staff. Glenn has
completed appraisals with his senior staff, and Phil and Tim have completed
appraisals with the other staff. This has included discussions of where senior staff
have relevant interests and skills and could cover some of Glenn’s duties. We have
discussed working towards a model of an operational manager and Phil is gradually
taking on some of these roles at present. Following the appraisals this year, we are
looking at models of formalised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for all
staff.
In addition, we have written a code of conduct for trustees, identified skill gaps
within the trustees, discussed the chair’s rota for the next three years, and staff
bonuses. In this forthcoming year we intend working on devising and monitoring a
plan for CPD for all staff.
After many years as Chair of the Personnel Group, Joanne Kingsland has sadly had
to give up this role, due to other competing demands. She remains a member of
the committee and member of the Company and generously has offered to help and
advise us in the future, if we need this.
Annette Hames (Chair, Personnel Group)
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Looking Ahead Group
This year has seen a dramatic change in the way leisure facilities are provided in
Newcastle. The Trusts now running the City`s pools can be seen as more direct
competition than hitherto, with a more direct pricing agenda. This situation should
be of concern to us, and therefore an awareness of the need to be more competitive
in all services offered is paramount.
In the year, we have entered into a discussion with a group wanting to reopen the
now closed Turkish Baths at the City Pool. This has resulted in the provision of
advice on both physical reorganisation of the facility and arrangements to run it as a
separate entity from the Baths above. This work has resulted in a modest fee for our
services, and the ability to stay in touch with developments there.
As a continuing part of our `outreach`, and in collaboration with Jesmond Library, a
weekend of music was held in the Library during the Jesmond Community Festival
in May. The Pool is grateful to all the participants, who offered their services free of
charge. The result was a financial contribution to the Pool and Library coffers
of £450. It is hoped that a similar event will be possible during next year`s Festival.
Moves are afoot to develop more services within our current building, to broaden
the scope of our appeal, and to increase our outreach. Whilst this initiative is in it`s
infancy, I hope that in due course several proposals will be put forward to the Group
for consideration. These suggestions may well include `seed money` capital spend.
I look forward to another interesting year.
Les Hodgson (Chair, Looking Ahead)
Finance & Fundraising Group
Jesmond Community Leisure continues to thrive in a difficult economic climate and
again in 2014 we managed to produce a small surplus. We depend on our
customers and receive no subsidies or outside funding so it is important that the
Finance Group monitors the day to day running of the Pool on a regular basis. We
meet monthly to discuss income and expenditure during the previous month, and
monitor income from our subscribers and investments. We have to balance
investing in staff and new equipment to ensure that the facility continues to attract a
wide range of customers. In the year we have refurbished the Steam Room which
we hope will reduce some electricity costs and help remove some of the white
residue on the outside of the building. New spinning bikes were also purchased.
In 2014 Jane Gibbon, who had been our Finance Director for many years, resigned
due to pressure from other commitments. The Finance Group wishes to thank Jane
for all her work and advice both with the financial planning and governance and also
in setting up our Social Accounts. We are fortunate to have found an able successor
in Duncan Davies who joined the Group in early 2015.
During the year we agreed a small increase in admissions prices while remaining
vigilant about increasing competition from new gyms and pools close by. The
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number of students using the pool has fallen this year due to alternative
accommodation being built in other areas of the city. The offer to students is
monitored regularly as they are a major source of income and some of our weekly
subscriptions appeal to them, especially at the beginning/end of terms when they
are not around for the whole of a month. School swimming has also decreased by
the amalgamation of the two independent girl’s schools but we have tried incentives
such as 6 weeks for the price of 4 over the summer holiday period aimed at under16’s to attract customers in our slack periods.
Towards the end of the year the lesson programme was re-launched as numbers
had been falling and initial impressions are that numbers are rising. Again
swimming lessons form a key part of our income so we hope this change will
continue to generate interest from customers. New signage on the outside of the
building installed at the start of the year has generated more interest in Jala and
having the large window area on St Georges Terrace means passers-by are aware
that we have gym facilities as well as a pool.
The Trustees value the work of the staff who not only make the pool a welcoming
and pleasant place for our customers but also contribute ideas to make the project
run efficiently and generate income. As a recognition of this commitment we were
able to recommend a small pay rise for our staff in April.
The group also responds to the Auditors report and brings to the Trustees notice
any action that may be required. Thanks especially to Chris Clarke and Glenn who
produce the Report which accompanies the accounts.
The Finance Group again wish to thank Glenn and the staff for all their efforts in
providing a facility which is appreciated by the local community. As a community
pool we are always pleased to receive any help and support as well as ideas for
attracting new customers.
Phil Moxon (Chair, Finance and Fundraising Group)
Finance Director’s Report
This report should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements to 31
December 2014, signed on 31st May 2015. The Financial Statements, part of our
formal Annual Report and Accounts, have been audited before being signed off by
the company’s trustees and submitted to Companies House and the Charity
Commission.
Sales income (i.e. excluding voluntary and investment income) for 2014 of £590,859
(2013: £594,020) reflects another successful year for Jesmond Community Leisure.
Whilst total income was down very slightly on the prior year, our core income
stream: “Provision of swimming and leisure activities” increased to £573,074 (2013:
£565,878), reflecting the strong links that we maintain with our loyal customers We
saw good growth in both wet and dry activities over 2013, and increases in income
from group and private lessons. These categories increased income by about
£10,000 over the prior year, and income from Jala grew by approximately £7,000
from the £16,000 it achieved last year. Total sales were negatively impacted by a
drop in subscription income of £10,000 and a fall in income from vending machines
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and the shop. It remains to be seen whether the reducing subscription income will
continue to be replaced by the more ad-hoc wet/dry activities.
The balance sheet saw an encouraging conversion of surplus into cash; with total
cash balances increasing from £330,885 at December 2013 to £347,487 at
December 2014. The unrestricted funds have increased to £1,588,891 (2013:
£1,573,079) and restricted funds at December 2014 amounted to £1,000 relating to
a Ward Committee grant (2013: nil). The increase in funds represents the operating
surplus of £7,933 (2013: £26,427) plus additional funds from investment income of
£6,001, donations received of £878 and two grants received during the year totalling
£2,000.
Whilst most expenditure remains fixed in nature, we did see a significant reduction
in electricity spend through investment in more efficient provision. Gas usage also
fell slightly. Depreciation continues to represent a significant cost, and increased in
2014 based on a full year charge of deprecation on the Gym Equipment purchased
in 2014. The depreciation charge increased by over £15,000 in the year.
Overall staff costs also grew in the year, reflecting the full year effect of a pay rise,
an increase in related on-costs around social security and pensions and the
payment of bonus in relation to the 2013 surplus. Total employment costs rose to
£329,094 (2013: 314,383), representing 55.7% of sales (2013: 52.9%).
The impact of increases in depreciation and staff costs, along with a one-off
marketing spend promoting the Pool, accounted for much of the overall increase in
expenditure in 2014 to £582,929 (2013: 567,593). The overall surplus for 2014 was
therefore £16,812, against £36,712 in 2013. Over half this reduction is from the noncash depreciation increase, whilst the balance relates to increased staff costs and
marketing, along with a small drop in overall income.
Whilst the trustees would like to see continued growth in surplus, it remains
encouraging that a surplus can be achieved in these more competitive times. In
addition, the trustees are encouraged that more can be done to maintain (and
potentially grow) income in the medium term, whilst better managing the cost base
and return from the large cash balances maintained by the organisation.
The financial results for 2014 provide another demonstration of how the efforts of all
the staff and volunteers go towards making the organisation a success. The
budgeted projections and actual figures for 2015 to date indicate another year of
steady performance.
Duncan Davies, Finance Director
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Financial Accounts
JESMOND COMMUNITY LEISURE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(incorporating income and expenditure account)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014
Note
Restricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
2014
2014
£
£
Total
funds
2014
£
Total
funds
2013
£
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Other incoming resources
2
3
4
5
6
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
1,000
-
1,878
17,569
6,001
573,074
216
2,878
17,569
6,001
573,074
216
5,840
17,356
4,445
565,878
10,786
1,000
598,738
599,738
604,305
-
11,698
564,934
6,294
11,698
564,934
6,294
11,335
549,408
6,850
-
582,926
582,926
567,593
1,000
15,812
16,812
36,712
-
1,573,079
1,573,079
1,536,367
1,000
1,588,891
1,589,891
1,573,079
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of generating funds:
Fundraising expenses and other costs
Charitable activities
Governance costs
3
7
10
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
MOVEMENT IN TOTAL FUNDS FOR THE
YEAR - NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR
Total funds at 1 January 2014
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014
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JESMOND COMMUNITY LEISURE
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014
Note
£
2014
£
£
2013
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
1,237,143
13
1,303,558
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
Debtors
14
Cash at bank and in hand
CREDITORS: amounts falling due within
one year
15
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
6,887
4,927
16,623
21,120
347,487
330,885
370,997
356,932
(18,249)
(87,411)
352,748
269,521
1,589,891
1,573,079
CHARITY FUNDS
Restricted funds
16
1,000
Unrestricted funds
16
1,588,891
1,573,079
1,589,891
1,573,079
TOTAL FUNDS
The tables on these two pages are extracts from the company’s formal Trustees’ Report and
Financial Statements, as audited by Ryecroft Glenton, Chartered Accountants. We are very grateful
to Ryecroft Glenton for their advice and support in preparing these Accounts.
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Chief Executive's Report
This year has been particularly good for me, as it has seen the emergence of other
members of staff in dealing with strategic and developmental issues.
We had our bi annual strategy day, which is essentially led by the staff and trustees,
and from this came several areas of work, which required staff input above their
normal range of duties. Working alongside the trustees the staff really took the bull
by the horns, and did a great job in working up a scheme for the swimming lesson
programme changes. They approached this with an excellent attitude, and the result
of their work is now in action, on a daily basis. We now have a fully comprehensive
swimming development programme, which shows a clear pathway from baby
swimming, right through the different levels of learning, right up to competitive swim
training. We have looked closely at other swimming schemes throughout the UK,
and I’m delighted to state I would rate ours against any of them. The only element of
weakness we have is the inability to book lessons on line, but we are waiting for the
company who supply our admission system to refine their first efforts. So my
thanks go to the staff team who worked on this, and they should be very pleased
with what they have done, and I know further developments are planned for 2015.
From a personal point of view, can I thank Jane Gibbon for her many years as our
finance director, and the help and guidance she has given to me. Jane took me very
gently through a long learning process in accounting, and helped me understand
the important aspects of financial control from an operator’s perspective. As well as
all of this, Jane brought Social Accounting to our attention, and the recognition of its
benefits. We spent a great deal of time on this, and together we brought this
resource to the attention of the leisure world, to help organisations demonstrate
their impacts on their communities, and how they justify their existences. We have
given presentations all over the UK, and I even gave one in Slovenia as part of a
North East trade delegation. I remain very proud of our achievements at Jesmond in
leisure provision for a community, but I must share this pride with Jane for how we
brought Social Accounting to the ‘leisure’ table, and the effect it now has had. Many
organisations in leisure are now using a ‘social accounting’ based method for
proving their impact, and it’s great to say that again, Jesmond Community Leisure
has led the way. None of this would have happened without Jane, and I will never
forget how much time and effort she put into this company and community. I am
definitely an older and wiser man from working with Jane, and I wish her all the best
for the future.
You might have noticed the reduction in students in Jesmond from September
2014, as they have gravitated to the many new developments around the City.
Students have always been a massive part of life here in Jesmond, and none more
so than here at the pool. We noticed the change from September, and accordingly
use and income have suffered due to this. We have had to address this wherever
we can to fill the gap left by them, and initiatives like the swimming scheme
mentioned earlier become more and more important as we try to sustain our income
levels. Competition is still springing up all over the place, so the job does not get
any easier, and we still need to remember our charitable ethos, in providing a good
local service.
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I am well aware of problems facing many other leisure trusts all over the UK, who
have, and are seeing their financial support reduced quite significantly (yes, they get
paid for delivering their services), to a point where they have been told that they
must get to a zero subsidy position within a few years. This is all a result of the
reduction in government spending and austerity measures. Gladly, the truly
independent organisations like ours who receive no subsidies from host authorities
are not directly affected by these cuts, but as with everything else, there is always
the overall effect on people’s budgets in hard times, and how they spend their hard
earned cash. So organisations like us need to be better with their resources, and
employ every avenue they can to keep usage and income levels up. Without this
discipline, we would be in severe trouble, and I’m glad to say that our board of
trustees are well aware of this, and continue to provide great support and
encouragement to the staff, which gives us a pretty impressive team here at
Jesmond.
We are still helping other similar organisations throughout the UK to develop, and
recently we have been helping Fenham Swimming Project through a difficult time.
This help will continue in the near future.
We have also been working with the group set up to save the Turkish Baths at the
City Pool, and will also continue with this as and when they need us.
My thanks as always goes to our community here in Jesmond, and how
magnificently they support us. We have had some financial help from the Ward Sub
Committee and a local trust has also given us some much needed funding. We
always need to ensure that this building is around for many years and generations
to come, so having funds to maintain and develop are essential to us, as well as
covering day to day operating costs, but as long as we keep the support we have,
I’m sure we will keep things going.
Glenn Armstrong (Chief Executive)
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Our Customers
Breakdown of Activities
2014
Swimming
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Adult Swims
13,803
16,991
16,637
15,698
16,490
18,658
Junior Swims
3,831
4,731
4,758
5,278
6,138
7,599
Concession Swims
5,233
3,845
4,302
4,749
5,014
4,322
Student Swims
3,715
4,144
5,110
5,822
6,522
8,051
Sauna
2,679
2,717
2,629
3,399
3,914
4,189
Party Swims
1,980
1,550
1,950
1,725
2,225
2,000
Jun. Private Lessons
4,547
4,761
5,163
4,396
4,456
4,953
Adult Private Lessons
139
146
93
210
109
133
Group Lessons
24,792
16,916
12,217
12,383
13,641
13,151
Subscribers
50,036
53,907
45,079
40,119
39,469
37,919
Masters
814
838
864
677
696
501
Dolphins
1,142
1,139
832
837
924
1,671
Barracudas
813
647
825
Joggers
1,172
1,888
Under 5's,Aqua Babes
992
800
877
1,117
1,098
1,187
Total Swimming
115,688
108,837
102,237
98,217
102,773
107,054
Subscribers
50,036
53,907
45,079
40,119
39,469
37,919
Fitness Suite (Casual)
853
1,128
1,572
6,050
6,117
6,763
GP, 50+ & 60+
643
593
630
709
548
547
Total Dry Activities
10,041
9,732
12,913
15,023
21,436
21,838
School Swimming
7,173
7,919
8,879
6,545
5,374
5,786
Total Attendances
132,902
126,488
124,029
119,785
129,583
134,678
Selected Activities
1,600
Fitness Suite
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Who’s Who in Jesmond Community Leisure
Staff and Volunteers
Glenn Armstrong
Phil Drape
Tim McGahey
Donna Rumney
Wendy Mill
Scott Armstrong
Terri Sambrook
Julie Redshaw
Theo Little
Dean Surtees
Heidi Ratter
Leanne Short
Femke Herema
Renske Herema
Alex Smith
Toby Hovells
Zoe Hovells
Sally Hovells
Bron Aal
Joan North
Jennie Belton
Christopher Tibbs
Ashleigh Rowland
Olivia Minaudo
Kate Thurlow
Laura Young
Sarah Rhodes
Nicky Powell
Natalka Kirkbride
Yuvel Soria
Ethel Daley
Gary Armstrong
Gerry Rowland
Fay Farthing
Katie Thompson
Ruby Halford
Anne Smiley
Michelle Blake
Sarah Jackson
Mike Miller
Lorna Miller
Tom Smallwood
Donald Gaze
Paul Eltringham
Martin Hunt
Angus Miller
Leolie Telford-Cooke
Lucy Pages
Ollie Pages
Mary Davison
Jess McQueen
Aine Singleton
James Welford
Khutso Bell
Max Morgan
Chief Executive
Duty Manager / Yoga Instructor / NPLQ trainer
Duty Manager / Spinning Instructor / NPLQ trainer
Duty Manager / Spinning Instructor
Part time Senior Leisure Attendant / Cleaner
Senior Leisure Attendant / Jesmond Joggers’ coach
Senior Leisure Attendant / Duty Manager
Administration Manager / Private Lesson Coordinator
Weekend Receptionist / Part time Leisure Attendant
Part time Leisure Attendant
Part time Leisure Attendant / Casual Swimming Teacher
Part time Leisure Attendant / Cleaner
Part time Leisure Attendant
Part time Leisure Attendant / Casual Swimming Teacher
Part time Leisure Attendant / Masters Coach / Casual Swimming Teacher /
Aqua Academy coach
Part time Leisure Attendant / Casual Swimming Teacher
Part time Leisure Attendant / Casual Swimming Teacher
Casual Swimming Teacher / Barracudas / Part time lifeguard
Swimming Teacher
Swimming Teacher / Group Lesson Coordinator
Casual Swimming Teacher
Casual Swimming Teacher / Aqua Academy co-ordinator
Casual Swimming Teacher
Casual Swimming Teacher
Casual Swimming Teacher
Casual Swimming Teacher
Casual Swimming Teacher
Bums, Legs & Tums coach
Zumba teacher
Zumba teacher
Volunteer Dolphin Coach
Volunteer Dolphin Coach
Volunteer Dolphin Coach / Casual Swimming Teacher / Volunteer Lifeguard
Little Dragons coach
Pilates Teacher
Pilates Teacher
Fitness Instructor / GP Referrals and 50+
Holistic Therapist
Holistic Therapist
Volunteer Gardener / Building Maintenance
Volunteer Gardener
Volunteer Lifeguard
Part time leisure assistant / receptionist
Volunteer Lifeguard
Relief Duty Manager / Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard / Casual Swimming Teacher
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
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Rafael Bagott
Ali Bennett
Emma Studholme
Matthew McGahey
Laura Logan
Lewis Welford
Helen Stark
Abby Reade
Michael Gratton
Chris Hainsworth
Theo Penn
James Holt
Imogen Bishop
Madeleine D
Alex Welsh
Georgia Roberts
Emily Jones
Cara Singleton
Lia Sharman
Kath Scott
Levi Croom
Joe Kirk
Ben Morris
Sam Hunt
Freddie Winter
Ailish Davies
Craig Johnson
Luke Banergee
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Part time lifeguard / Aqua Academy swimming coach
Part time lifeguard
Part time lifeguard
Part time lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard / part time leisure assistant
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Volunteer Lifeguard
Part time lifeguard
Part time lifeguard
Part time lifeguard
We would like to thank our staff and volunteer helpers for their special commitment to the project. Apologies to
those left out of this list! There are in fact many more who have delivered leaflets and newsletters, put letters in
envelopes, weeded the garden, taken photographs, typed minutes or helped in many other ways........thanks to
them all!!
Trustees
Chris Clarke
Duncan Davies
Russell Deane
Annette Hames
Les Hodgson
Gary Laverick
Simon Leach
Jane Lowdon
Liz McAlpine
Mike Miller
Phil Moxon
David Ogilvie
Paul Rea
Paul Ryder
Barrie Thompson
Members of the Company
All the Trustees in the left hand column, plus
Bron Aal
Peter Breakey
Jane Gibbon
Peter Hall
Joanne Kingsland
Chris May
Jan Morris
Andrew Plasom-Scott
David Rushworth
Peter Slater
Jill Winter
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