PEOPLE will be able to go for a swim and exercise at the gym at Craven Leisure in Skipton from Monday (April 12).

Customers will however have to book a slot before they go, which they will be able to do up to three days in advance.

Outdoor table service will also be available at the centre’s Revive Café which will be open from 9am to 5pm on Mondays to Fridays, with food service ending at 4pm, and from 9.30am to 3.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays. It will be weather-dependent and takeaways will also be available.

Anthony Slater, Craven Leisure manager, said: “We’re delighted that we’re able to reopen to customers from April 12 and we look forward to welcoming people back to the gym and swimming pool.

“There are a number of measures that have been put in place to ensure that Craven Leisure is a safe environment for customers and staff. If people are planning a visit they should take a moment to familiarise themselves with the measures in place, and should maintain social distancing, handwashing and wear face coverings when moving around the building.”

People will also have to arrive ready to exercise, follow the signage and not go to the centre if they have any coronavirus symptoms.

It is hoped indoor group exercise can resume from May 17 if the Government’s roadmap goes to plan. Until then, outdoor fitness classes and online classes will remain in place.

The Revive Café at Craven Leisure has been open for takeaway food and drink from March 29, and the toilets in the centre are open. The ‘pitch and foot course’ in Aireville Park is also now open.

All gym and swimming sessions must be prebooked, which can be done online at www.cravendc.gov.uk/craven-leisure/book-activities-online

Memberships will be reactivated for bookings on April 9. Direct debits will be restarted from April 15 and May 1, although the first payments will be collected at 50 per cent of the normal rate.