Community Access Programme
Providing organisations and individuals with discounted off-peak access to facilities including gyms, pools and classes
£1
gym or swim
£2
fitness classes, badminton or table tennis
£4
tennis courts
£10
pitch hire
What is CAP?
Our Community Access Programme (CAP) supports community groups, organisations and charities to get the people they work with active.
If you run or are in an NHS Department, City of Edinburgh Council department, a locality or statutory organisation or a regeistered Scottish Charity you can apply for your organisation/department to be part of this programme.
Once confirmed, you can refer individuals or groups in your organisation to be registered and they can then benefit from discounted off-peak prices.
We also offer training to registered organisations who want to use physical activity to enchance the well-being of the people in this programme.
What’s included?
- £1 access to 17 gyms across the city
- £1 access to 12 swimming pools, saunas and steam rooms
- £2 access to a wide range of fitness classes
- CAP cardholders from S1 to 15 years of age can access NRG Zone sessions for £1
- CAP cardholders can hire a sports pitch for £10 per hour
- Badminton, squash and table tennis bookings for £2 per hour
- Tennis court bookings for £4 per hour
Joining the CAP programme
Membership to the Community Access Programme (CAP) is available to any NHS Department,
City of Edinburgh Council department, locality/statutory organisations, or any registered Scottish Charity.
The cost of CAP membership is £50 per year.
Apply as an Organisation
To apply as an organisation please click the button below to access the application form.
Refer an Individual
To refer an individual to the programme please complete the below application form.
Contact us
To discuss this programme and how to access it, contact our Active Communities Advisor team at active@edinburghleisure.co.uk
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Help us help more people
This programme is operated by our charitable organisation – Active Communities – which delivers wellbeing programmes that support 12,500 people a year in Edinburgh to get active and improve their health.
As a registered charity, Edinburgh Leisure relies on external funding and donations to keep delivering programmes such as this one.
To help us keep helping the people of Edinburgh, you can donate via text or our online form.
To text your donation:
Text ACTIVE followed by the amount you would like to donate to 70480.
For example, text ACTIVE5 if you would like to donate £5.
