6th May 2016 | York

Manager’s Welcome

Welcome to May and hopefully finally to Spring! I hope you managed to take advantage of the half price guest fee over the bank holiday weekend and enjoyed the club with friends and family? The good news for those who missed out is that we will also be running the same promotion at the end of the month!! So please remember to add the date to your diaries.

It’s great to see lots of families using the club in 2016 and knowing we have lots of children big and small in the club makes me even happier knowing that our onsite nursery & crèche provider is offering such a great deal for Roko members. First Steps are an OFSTED registered setting that provides excellent child care for children from 2 months- 5 years. They offer 5 crèche sessions throughout the day that fit in with the Roko class timetable.

The cost of the crèche session is £6.95 or you can buy a block booking card for £65 for 10 sessions (£6.50 per session)
They are also a full day care nursery so if you are going back to work and are looking for child care then look no further than First Steps. They have a wide range of unique selling points that makes them stand out from the rest which includes:
Fresh home cooked food.
Degree trained staff.
2 Large garden areas.
1-1 swimming sessions for the children.
NO extra cost for 7.30 starts this is a standard opening time.
They also have a full timetable available on line at www.childrensdaynursery.co.uk or you can pick one up from First Steps.

Kind regards
Gary Jepson
General Manager

Club News and Events

Premier Partner Offer
Our partners at the Mecure Fairfield Manor hotel have put together an exclusive offer for Roko members:
Book any event with Mercure York Fairfield Manor and received a 20% discount off your booking.
Any bookings worth over £2000 will also qualify for a complimentary arrival drink or a £250 bar tab.
Bookings must take place between now -31st July 2016

For more information please call 01904 521505 or email: csales.mercureyork@jupiterhotels.co.uk

Add a Child from only £9.99 per month Did you know that with no change to your contract length, you could add children to your membership from just £9.99 each per month? That's unlimited swimming and free access to our programme of children's activities. Children's memberships are fully flexible (just one month's notice of cancellation is required) so you could add them to your membership for holiday periods or for the longer term. You can add an unlimited number of children plus they need not reside at your address, so for example grandparents can add grandchildren or parents can add their child's friends. For more information ask in club  or enquire on-line by clicking here.

Fitness News

Bank Holiday
We have another Bank Holiday later this month and our opening hours will be 8am -8pm on Monday 30th May. There will be some changes to the group fitness timetable but there will be a Kids class between 9:30-10:30am, so you can still have time for a workout when the kids are off school!  Below is the class schedule for the bank holiday Monday:

LBT 9:30-10:30am with Kate C
Spin 9:30-10:15am with Rob
(Kids Circuits (5yrs+) 9:30-10:30am with Hannah K)
Family Water Fun 10:30-11:30am
Pump 6:15-7:15pm with Hannah
Spin 6:15-7pm with Sophie

Adult Swim Course Enrolments
The current adult swim course is coming to an end and we are giving all our participants the chance to re-book if they would like to continue on to next term.  The current term will finish Wednesday 18th May and the next course will start the week after, Wednesday 25th May and run for 10 weeks.  Once you have received your enrolment form you can book on to the next course from, Wednesday 4th May – Sunday 15th May. All remaining places will be offered to the waiting list on Monday 16th May. If you would like more information about our adult swim courses, please email jarcher@york.roko.co.uk

New Gym Instructor
We would like to introduce you all to the newest member of our Gym Team, Adam Sawyers.
Adam is a qualified Gym Instructor and currently finishing a Masters in Clinical Exercise Science alongside being a Medical Student.
Adam has participated and coached Judo and Powerlifting, competing and winning medals on an international level for both – you will see him around the gym immediately.

Children’s News

Another half term is around the corner so again, we are making it easy for parents/guardian’s to organise their week by getting the junior timetables out early.  You can pick up the May half term timetable from Friday 13th May.  We are also putting on a Kids class Monday 2nd May 9:30-10:30am, so parents do not need to miss out on their workout that Bank Holiday Monday! 

Half Term Swim Crash Course
Roko is holding a week intensive swim course for Stages 1-2 Adv, from Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June.  This course will be with Mel and each stage will be at the same time every day.  During the Easter swim course we had 6 children move up from a Stage 2 advanced to stage 3 in just one week!  All 6 children went from doing 5M Breaststroke with arm bands to 15M+ unaided!!  This really does show how these intensive courses can bring the children along with their swimming.  Well done to ALL the children who attended the course that week 😊 Information about the crash course will be released Friday 13th May.  If you need any more information before then, please email jarcher@york.roko.co.uk

Swimming Lessons
The current swim term is coming to an end so you guessed it……it is enrolment time!  All children who currently swim on the Roko swim programme will receive an enrolment form to book on again for next term. Once you have received this form you have until Sunday 15th May 4pm to book your child on to the next course. Here are the dates you need to make note of if you would like your child to continue to have swimming lessons at Roko:
Swimmers who are currently on the swim programme can book on between: Monday 2nd May – Sunday 15th May up to 4pm
(Once you have received your enrolment form from your child’s teacher)
Swimmers who are currently on the Swim programme can change day/time/teacher: Sunday 15th May 4-8pm.
(Please note you can only change day/time/teacher if there is availability. If you have not booked because you want to change your child’s class, there is a possibility you could lose your original space.  We advise you to book the original space we give you and then try and change day if needed.
Members on the waiting list will be called: Monday 16th May from 9:30am
Non-members on the waiting list will be called: Tuesday 17th May from 9:30am

The next term will run from: Monday 23rd May – Sunday 31st July 2016

Children’s Birthday Pool Parties
On a Saturday and Sunday between 4-6pm, Members and non-members can hire the splash pool and an area in the club lounge to host their very own pool party. For more information please email jarcher@york.roko.co.uk