Our centres and facilities are open and operating as normal. We encourage customers to wear masks while using our centres.
The National Pool Lifeguard course at Riverside Leisure Centre is suitable if you are aged 16 and over and would like to gain a qualification in order to work as a lifeguard.
To complete the course and become a lifeguard, you must be able to:
Please check back for future dates.
If you want to use a locker, you will need a £1 coin to release the key. You will get the £1 back when you return the key.
There are individual changing cubicles as well as group female and group male changing areas available.
You can find out more about the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
You can find out if there are currently any lifeguard vacancies at Riverside.
Monday to Friday, 6am to 10pm Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 7pm Bank holidays: see facility opening timetables
All prices are correct to 31 March 2023.
All information correct at time of publishing. Please check before each visit.
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Riverside Leisure Centre Victoria Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 1FG
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