Free gym access for NHS staff and 999 crews

EMERGENCY services and frontline NHS workers are being given free access to gyms over the Christmas period.

Leisure operator Everyone Active, which looks after Fareham Leisure Centre in Park Lane and Holly Hill Leisure Centre in Barnes Lane, Sarisbury Green, is offering free access from Monday, December 23 until

Tuesday, December 31.

The company says the move is a ‘goodwill gesture’ in recognition of the hard work the emergency services carry out – especially while they work long and unsociable hours away from their families and friends.

All those who carry a valid emergency services ID card will be granted free-of-charge access to the gyms and swimming pools at Everyone Active’s centres that remain open during this time.

David Bibby, managing director at Everyone Active, said: ‘We respect the hard work emergency services and NHS colleagues carry out all year round to protect the health and wellbeing of local communities.

‘At Christmas, many colleagues will work especially long hours and additional shifts to keep us all safe and well.

‘This initiative is our way of showing our appreciation for the invaluable work they do.’

Newcomers will be required to fill in a health and safety form and complete an induction before being granted free and unlimited access.