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Business Sector: Fitness Centre
Location: 1 Ffordd Glanhwfa, Llangefni LL77 7QX
Website: https://www.anglesey.gov.uk
About Plas Arthur Leisure Centre
Plas Arthur is one of Anglesey’s largest sports centers offering a wide variety of health, fitness and sports resources, from a large 25 meter swimming pool, to a small pool for small children, to a fitness room with the latest equipment to a large sports hall for sports and fitness classes. The Center also has two squash courts and a large pitch with a modern 3G surface, with floodlights.
Plas Arthur is one of four centers run by Môn Actif across the island and which enthusiastically promotes its leisure resources to people of all abilities.
“As insport Silver Standard holders, Plas Arthur Leisure Center is firmly committed to the mission of Disability Sports Wales to transform lives through the power of sport.”
Sasha Williams, Disability Sports Development Officer Wales M ôn Actif
The Challenge
It is a fact that people with an illness, disability or long-term condition are not less likely to take part in sport. Plas Arthur Leisure Center has a variety of different health, fitness and inclusive sports sessions for people who have difficulty moving and its team of fitness experts are very ready to help and advise visitors on how to get the best out of their time and experience at the centre.
Support the Motion
As well as offering fully inclusive sessions, Plas Arthur also has additional sessions in its normal timetable for people who have trouble moving. This includes Swimming insport sessions, which are inclusive, free swimming sessions every Saturday afternoon between 3 and 4; Insport football every Monday afternoon between 5 and 6 with an emphasis on having fun and developing all members, male and female of all abilities; and Anglesey’s Independent Multisports are held every Wednesday night between 7 and 8. The latest investment in the fitness room now offers support to improve the health and well-being of each customer and all the equipment can be adapted according to needs and ability. With the variety of other sessions, Plas Arthur has plenty to offer if and when people want to take part in sport with the aim of getting people more active, more often.
The Benefits
Sport and physical activity play a vital role in everyone’s health and well-being, with the benefits ranging from building muscles, improving balance and co-ordination as well as having a huge and positive impact on mental well-being. Plas Arthur offers this to people who have trouble moving while inspiring them to become fitter, healthier and happier and helping them realize their potential in the long term.
How PIWS supports Plas Arthur
Plas Arthur is working with PIWS to inform people who have trouble moving about all the leisure center’s resources and sessions and will work with Môn Actif to provide further, additional training to staff as they work to gain an insport Gold Standard.
What resources were being presented?
The Purple Offer
Plas Arthur has a Disability Membership card at a cheaper price of £8 instead of £21 which allows one carer to take part for free in any activity with a disabled person.
The Sunflower Scheme
The Sunflower is a recognized sign that the wearer has a hidden disability. It is subtle but easy for other people to recognize and recognize and understand that the person who wears it is facing hidden difficulties, and, perhaps, needs more help, help or a little more time. Through PIWS, Plas Arthur Leisure Center has registered to join the Cudd y Blodyn Haul Disability Scheme. Due to its membership, Plas Arthur has been added to the scheme’s location map on its website and the Center is committed to training its staff to recognize the Hidden Disability Sunflower which ensures that they have a deeper understanding of hidden disabilities and that they learn how to connect with, and support, customers who wear the Hidden Sunflower.
