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ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACTIVE MID DEVON
Get ready for our ‘Passport to Summer Fitness’
Swimming, racquet sports, fitness classes and more all for just £15 a week for four family members.
This summer, we’re making it easier for families to stay active whilst having lots of fun together – whether you’re local to Mid Devon or visiting for the holidays.
Grab yourself a summer of fun at any of our three centres.
Train. Swim. Play. All Summer Long.
School’s out, and your best summer starts here!
Whether you’re lifting in the gym, making waves in the pool, or playing your favourite sports, our Student Summer Membership gives you all-inclusive access to what our centres have to offer – for just £25 a month and no joining fee.
Unpaid Carers Discount
Unpaid carers play a vital role in supporting some of the most vulnerable members of the community, often at significant cost to their own health and wellbeing. Access to leisure facilities has been shown to be particularly valuable in helping carers stay active, reduce feelings of isolation and enjoy opportunities for social interaction. Inclusive features, such as specialised changing rooms for wheelchair users, have also been highlighted as making a meaningful difference.
Under the now permanent scheme, unpaid carers will continue to benefit from:
- Free access under the age of 18
- A 25% discount on our £41 all-inclusive membership aged 18 and over
- A 20% discount on casual sessions
- No peak-time restrictions at Active Mid Devon centres
The offer is available to eligible individuals, including those holding a Carers Passport, young carers with a Young Carers ID Card issued by the Devon Carers Young Carers service, and parent carers of children who hold a Max Card from Devon County Council.
Struggling with rising costs?
Help is here for Mid Devon residents, with two new financial support schemes now live:
✅ Crisis & Resilience Fund – short-term help for essential living costs or housing pressures
✅ Oil Support Scheme – support for households relying on heating oil
Whether you’ve had a sudden financial setback or need help keeping your home warm, you may be eligible – find out more and apply.
Active Mid Devon achieves The Active Standard
The Active Standard is a quality mark for the physical activity sector, developed by ukactive and independently assessed, demonstrating our commitment to provide facilities that are safe, inclusive and compliant.
As we continuously improve our services, you can be confident we will maintain the high standards you expect.
Major Poolside Upgrades Completed at Crediton & Tiverton
Mid Devon District Council has significantly invested into its poolside sites with new changing facilities and poolside improvements. Works took place at both sites from March to June 2025, now offering a fresh, modern look to coincide with the launch of the new look leisure service, Active Mid Devon.
These upgrades follow a series of investments to leisure facilities in recent years, which include:
- More than £140,000 invested in a refit of the Culm Valley gym and fitness studio
- The installation of two fully accessible, Changing Place Toilets at Exe Valley and Culm Valley
- Substantial investment in environmental sustainability including the installation of LED lights, and ground and air source heat pumps
Mid Devon is Now Active
A new leisure journey has begun in Mid Devon with the launch of Active Mid Devon.
The shift from Mid Devon Leisure to join the nationally recognised “active” branding, used by many other organisations, represents the Council’s wish to provide more than just leisure facilities, with a move towards encouraging healthy lifestyles through physical activity, health checks and socialising.
While already boasting more than 6,000 members, running more than 100 classes each week, and attracting tens of thousands of swimmers to its pools every month, the leisure staff are already busy supporting customers with their fitness goals. But they do much more and staff at all three sites, in Crediton, Cullompton, and Tiverton also undertake customer health checks, work with GPs on health referral schemes and encourage clubs to meet and socialise on site.
Now a new look will encompass this and shows our customers that we offer much more than sports halls to hire and swimming sessions to attend.
As part of Active Mid Devon, we have launched a new booking system for customers which gives them greater control over their bookings and account. The booking system allows customers to manage their classes, view live schedules, pay fees and set up reminders.
Customers will have to register on the new system and create an account to access classes and bookings. It takes just a few minutes and is free to register.
Customers will notice a number of other changes, with the launch of our new app, but we want to assure our members and casual users that their classes will remain the same and they do not need to amend any direct debits.
Andy Mackie, Operations Manager for Leisure, said:
“These changes are about embarking on a new leisure journey that encompasses fitness, mental wellness and social connections. For many years our leisure centres have offered much more than classes and gyms and now we are recognising this with a new vision and approach. This is about offering our customers more of what they want, and an easier way to take part, whether you are a casual swim user or take part in multiple classes a week. Customers will now have greater control over their bookings, can check course progress and manage their accounts.”
All 3 of our leisure centres now have InPost lockers on site!
Collect, send and return parcels quickly, with contact-free delivery!
Whilst you’re there, get in a workout, sauna, swim, exercise class, game of pickleball, etc…!
