Festive Season 2023-2024 Opening Hours and Club Update

We’ve aimed to round up all you need to know about the Club over the Christmas and New Year period below.  Hopefully you will find it helpful.  Don’t forget we also have our Club Calendar now which also includes lots of key Club dates – you can find it here.

Club Opening Hours

The Club will open as per our normal hours every day up to Christmas Eve.

Opening hours are then as follows:

Christmas Eve – 08:00 – 16:00
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – 09:00 – 13:00
27th – 30th December – 08:00 – 20:00
New Year’s Eve – 08:00 – 16:00
New Year’s Day – 09:00 – 13:00

Normal hours resume again from Tuesday 2^nd January.

Access for off peak members and super off peak members can be found here.

Club Lounge and Kitchen

The Club Lounge opening hours (for drinks and snacks) are the same as the Club hours above, but the Kitchen opening hours (for cooked meals) are as follows:

Christmas Eve – 08:30 – 14:30
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – Closed
27th – 31st December – 08:30 – 14.30
New Year’s Day – Closed
Tuesday 2^nd January – 09.00-20.30

If you get the opportunity to relax in the Club Lounge we have some lovely hot drink specials; Orange Hot Chocolate and Bailey’s Coffee. We are also running a Winter Warmer soup promotion for the month; one of our delicious soups and a roll for £5.95 instead of the usual £7.45.

Ask the Club Lounge team for more information at the counter.

Swimming

We take a break from junior swimming lessons with term finishing on Sunday 17^th December.

Our Christmas and New Year timetable can be viewed by selecting “Holiday” on our website and is in effect from Monday 18^th  December until Sunday 7^th January. During this time Aqua will only take place on Monday 18th December, Wednesday 20th December (both classes), Friday 22nd December, Wednesday 3rd January (both classes) and Friday 5th January.

Please also note that Family Splash sessions will not run on the 23^rd, 24^th, 30^th and 31^st December but will be back from the 6^th and 7^th January.

The new term for swimming lessons begins on Monday 8th January and bookings are being taken for existing swimmers from the 11^th December, with general bookings (for those new to lessons) from the 18th December. You can read more about our swimming lessons at www.clubtowers.com/swimminglessons .Please speak to Reception to check availability.

Gym

The gym remains open as per the above Club opening hours.  Just a reminder that our 12 – 15 year olds can use the gym whilst supervised by a parent/guardian at the following times:
Weekdays: Any time apart from 17.00-20.00
Weekends: Any time after 12.00.

PT Sessions

PT sessions continue to be available to book.  The team are already getting booked up for January, so do get in touch with them now to avoid disappointment. You can find out more about our personal trainers including the areas they specialise in and their contact details here.

Refresher Gym Induction

If you want to get a head start on your January exercise routine but would like some help why not book a refresher gym induction with the team or ask them to help you with designing a tailored programme.  Please speak to the Reception team to book a slot with one of the PTs.

Group Exercise Classes

We will be running a reduced group exercise timetable from Wednesday 20^th December until Tuesday 3^rd January due to decreased member demand and instructor availability.  The most up to date place to find out which classes are running is our app.

Our on-line service, Club Towers Live, will continue over the Christmas and New Year period – please refer to the website for the latest information on class times. As well as the live classes we have a large On Demand library so you can pick the class that you like and do it at a time that suits you – often easier in the holidays! If you haven’t requested your free access code and would like to access the service, please email [email protected].

We will hit the ground running in January with our next Les Mills Launch which will take place over the weekend of the 13^th and 14^th January.  This a perfect chance to try a new class as the routines and movements are new to everyone.  The classes will be available to book in the app in the usual way 6 days before.  Look out for details in the Club and on Facebook too.

Tennis, Squash & Table Tennis

Courts remain open to book in the usual way as per the above Club opening hours.

Junior Coaching

Junior coaching also takes a break with last sessions on Saturday 16^th December. The junior coaching timetable will start again week commencing Monday 8^th January. Booking for existing players opens from the 11^th December, with bookings for new juniors taken from the 18^th December.

To give juniors an opportunity to try our coaching before signing up to a full term we are running free tasters in January as follows.

Saturday 6th Jan – Tennis

10am – Ages 4 to 7 (Hot Shots)

11am – Ages 8 to 11 (Aces/Slammers)

12pm – Ages 12 to 16 (‘Teams’)

Saturday 13th – Squash

9.30 to 10.15am – Ages 4 to 7 (Mini Group)

10.15 to 11am – Ages 8 to 16 (Beginners & Early Learners)

Whilst the taster sessions are free, please do book at Reception so that we know the numbers to expect.  We have racquets to borrow but please do ensure children are in clean non-marking shoes. 

If you would like your child to try either sport (or both!) but can’t make the dates above, please email Steve on [email protected] and hopefully we can arrange another date that works.

Adult Coaching & Weekly Lessons

Our weekly group tennis lessons and courses (Startrite, Playrite, Pro-rite and Double Techniques) take a short break from Saturday 17^th December and resume from week commencing Monday 8^th January.  You can find out more about these on our website.

Our tennis coaches will be available for private hire in the New Year, should there be any points of your game you are looking to work on.  Please contact the coaches directly to find out their availability and to book. You can find out more about our coaches and their contact information here.

Squash and Racketball

We host the prestigious Beds County Closed Squash Championship from 5^th to 7^th January with a jamboree of the best players in Bedfordshire on show. A great spectacle with A, B and C, Ladies and Over 55 grades finals on Sunday 7^th January. All are welcome to come along to watch.

Club Nights continue every Thursday (Racketball) and Friday (Squash) at 5.45 to 7.15pm, with our next “Meet the Coach at Club Nights” on Thursday 18^th and Friday 19^th January.

Table Tennis

Table tennis will run as normal at weekends, 2 – 8pm, for racquets members and can be booked on the app.

Creche

Our creche will close on Saturday 16th December and open again at 9am on Wednesday 3rd January. 

Nutrition Services

Free 20-Minute Consultation

We are continuing to offer all members a free 20-minute nutrition consultation with our in-house Precision Nutrition Coach Ann.  This will be an informal chat which gives members an opportunity to discuss anything about their nutrition habits and areas they would like to improve upon.  If you struggle to lose weight, have an unhealthy relationship with food, want to break overeating habits, or are just keen to learn more about making the right food choices, then book a free consultation today. To book in please speak to the Reception team or email Ann through [email protected] and she will get in touch to arrange a time.

Info-Hub

A quick reminder about our excellent nutrition info hub, which offers a wide range of wellbeing content that we believe our members might find useful. Articles cover topics such as The Power of Sleep, 25 Ways to Eat Well on the Go, How to Stop Stress Eating, and much more. Plus we recently added a video seminar on “Why Diets Don’t Work – How to Take a Different Approach” – you can check it all out here! 

Last Minute Gift Vouchers

Don’t worry if you’ve left it to the last minute to get your loved one a present! We have a number of gift vouchers available to buy right up until we close on Christmas Eve, including, PT sessions, tennis or squash lessons or vouchers for the Club Lounge. You can read more here or do ask the Reception Team.  We can present your voucher wrapped in an envelope decorated with ribbons and bows.

Merry Christmas

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members a wonderful Christmas and we look forward to seeing you in the Club over the holiday season.