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About Us

Our Swimming Club

Based in East Dorset, Wimborne Wagtails is a local club offering swimming, water therapy, swim awards, galas and social activities to people with a wide range of disabilities and health conditions.
We became a charity in 2015.

We welcome members who have a disability, (physical, learning or hidden), who are recovering from an operation or illness or have a health condition which would benefit from swimming.

We are open to members of all ages and their supporting family, carers and friends.

We also have a small volunteer team of swim helpers to assist in the water, subject to availability.

How to Join

Trustees and Club Organisers

Julian Vernon - Chairman

Alexandra Tuckey - Treasurer & Secretary

David Allen - PR Officer

Ros Barton - Safeguarding

Jo Sepkes-Jones - Admin Support

Janet Gray - Swim Rep

Di, Ossie, Ann, Janet & Pav

- Swim Helpers

Swim News

Swim venue and times

We now swim every Saturday at

Ferndown Leisure Centre until QE Leisure Centre re-opens.

1.35 - 2.20

Swimming News

QE Leisure Centre will be closed to us from 01/04/24 until further notice. This is for maintenance works after which we should be allowed to continue to hire the pool.

We will be swimming from April at Ferndown Leisure Centre in public sessions as we have been unable to find a suitable pool for exclusive use hire.

The times will be 12.50 up to 14.20 for over 50's and 13.35 - 14.20 for all ages.

Your subscription will cover the cost and swimmers unable to swim at Ferndown should cancel their standing order.

Alternative swim session

For those unable to swim at Ferndown a casual group will be swimming at BH Live Corfe Mullen on Saturday mornings at 11.00. Please contact Jo for more details josepkes@yahoo.co.uk.

The Club will pay you £1.50 per week towards the cost of swimming elsewhere - contact Alex for more details.

Latest News

Events coming up

Our AGM social is set for Saturday 5th July at Holt Village Hall. See here for more details.

We have a cafe meet up on Saturday 14th June at Cafe @ The Allendale at 11.00.

QE Leisure Centre

QE Leisure Centre is now closed to the public as Dorset Council has withdrawn its funding. It will then be run by Initio Trust (QE school's trust) who are currently allowing some community groups to hire from them.

We are currently waiting for Initio to carry out some necessary pool works before we can return. The plan is for these to be completed this Autumn so we will be able to return at last.

Spring Social

Our Spring social was a great success.

For more photos see our socials page..