To celebrate one year to go until the 2012 Paralympic Games, disabled people and their carers can now enjoy free swimming at pools across the borough, all year round.

Hackney Council is committed to keep providing free swimming to older and young people in the borough, and already provides a free swimming programme for all under-18s and over-60s all year round. There is also an opportunity for disabled people and their carers to learn to swim or gain more confidence in the water for free. Sessions can be booked at www.gll.org/swimfreeinhackney

Local pools participating in the free swimming scheme are Kings Hall Leisure Centre, Britannia Leisure Centre, Clissold Leisure Centre and London Fields Lido.

For more information visit the Hackney Council website: www.hackney.gov.uk or www.gll.org/swimfreeinhackney