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Calling all members of David Lloyd

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amidaiwish · 09/03/2011 10:35

hi, our local David Lloyd has just massively put up the kids' membership rates to £37/mth for 5-13 year olds.

If you are a member of David Lloyd, can you tell me what the children's membership cost is, area and what they get for it.

thank you. i am having a battle and need ammunition!!

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amidaiwish · 09/03/2011 20:48

bump

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Pagwatch · 09/03/2011 20:51

Sorry. Can't remember.
I think it is £28? But it may be going up for all I know

AnnoyingOrange · 09/03/2011 20:55
Shock

I left the DL a few yrs ago as I didn't want to pay silly money for the dc to have a swim now and again

amidaiwish · 10/03/2011 11:59

it's crazy isn't it.
we renewed last Jan 2010 and then it was £12.50 for each of the dcs. plus a further discount as we paid for the year bringing it down to £12. more than reasonable.

now due to a shift in the age brackets it has gone up to £37!!

just wondering whether this is standard for DL or if our club is taking the piss (it only became a david lloyd in the last couple of years)

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Strix · 17/03/2011 09:38

Amida, I don't know how I missed this. When does £37/mnth take effect?

I think perhaps The Lensbury is looking more affordabe.

amidaiwish · 17/03/2011 11:04

yes, there has been a massive exodus.
Jan 2009 i paid for the year for the kids and it worked out £12.15/month
April 2010 they put it up to £20/month for 5-8 year olds
it is now £37/month for 5-13 year olds as they re-aligned the age breaks.

disgrace. loads of people have left. we are on the waiting list for the lensbury it is about 2 years for family membership at the moment (£11/mth for under 10's!)

we are putting pressure on the mgt to sort out the charge, esp for off peak members as it is still £37/month yet there are no kids activities during off peak hours!! It will be interesting to see how empty the kids tennis & swimming courses are next term as they have also cracked down on non members doing these paid for activities.

Quite a few of us are very cross about it and really trying to get them to look at it, most have just left though. shame.

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Strix · 17/03/2011 11:55

Hmmm... who are all these people banding together in protest. £37 does sound outrageous. I just enrolled my 3 month old for £7.50 per month. Didn't realise I'm about to (or perhaps already do) pay £70 per month for my 6 and 8 year olds.

Although, even so, I'm unlikely to take a hike. I can use any David Lloyd and Lensbury can't compete with that.

However, a massive ripe I do have is increasing memberships whils ONE FRICKEN TREADMILL HAS A WORKING IPOD DOCK. Now THAT hacks me off.

(not to mention the food is shit)

amidaiwish · 17/03/2011 12:01

well me and another mum have had countless meetings with the membership manager schmuck.

now trying to get a meeting with the manager (James) next tuesday. wanna come?

i bet you are already paying it - check your DD!

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amidaiwish · 17/03/2011 12:03

once the meeting is arranged we will get together as many as possible. lots of st j's were/are members. lots have left to virgin active / lensbury.

we have a couple of mums from AC on the case too who are also mad.

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Strix · 17/03/2011 12:19

I have sent you a private message.

thetasigmamum · 22/03/2011 15:11

£20 for 5-13 year olds.

For us, it's good value. They all go swimming at least twice a week every week. That means for each child, it's less than £3 per swim, and it costs more than that at the local pool which is (a) skanky and (b) not free for me and hubby. I wouldn't be happy if they put the price up to £37.50 each though.

houselikeashed · 22/03/2011 22:17

We left. Voted with our feet.
What annoyed me was that even though the membership is sky high - the swimming lessons are twice that of other local pools! Double whammy!

amidaiwish · 23/03/2011 10:03

thetasigmamum, which DL is that? Last April they put it up to £20, then realigned the age groups to £37.50. I would be ok with £20 too.

houselikeashed - the swimming lessons are pretty much the same price as everywhere else around here with a similar 1:3 or 4 ratio, tennis too. how much are the lessons? We pay £120/term.

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houselikeashed · 23/03/2011 21:53

That sounds about right for swimming. Other places near us are £65,with no membership fees!! but have 6-8 in a class. Our DL had 6, so not that different.
I miss the social aspect of DL, but not much else tbh. Certainly not the overpriced rubbish food!!

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