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Free swimming for everyone!
Wigan is one of the first town's in the country to offer free swimming for everyone.
In 2005 Wigan became the first borough in England to offer free swimming to children up to the age of 17.
It was such a success that a year later the offer was extended to include the over 60s.
The results saw a 60% increase in young people taking to the water and a 20% increase in older people using the borough's pools.
And, from tomorrow, everyone can dive in and swim for free.
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The initiative is being funded by the Government and a partnership between Wigan Council, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust and NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan.
The chairman of NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan, Alan Stephenson, says: "Getting more people active is a priority for us so we're delighted to play a key role in the expansion of the swimming offer, enabling everyone in the borough to access swimming for free."
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Leigh MP Andy Burnham, who has pledged to roll out free swimming for everyone in the country by 2012, welcomed the move.
He said: "Offering free swimming was just the kind of imaginative action which inspired me to take this local ground-breaking initiative onto the national stage."
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