Incidents (excl. drowning and asphyxia) at UK Leisure Facilities
Sep 02, 2022CASE SUMMARIES
In this article, we explore incidents (excluding drowning and asphyxia) at UK leisure facilities primarily between 2000-date to help inform risk assessors, educators and facility operators of some of the key hazards present in the leisure estate.
Please note there are outstanding cases to be added to this archive. It remains under construction.
Fire
2022
- 2022, Tuesday 30 August. None attended the hospital. Freedom Leisure - New Milton Health & Leisure.
- 2022, Saturday 27 August. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Warrington.
- 2022, Thursday 18 August. None attended the hospital. Disused Gym, Wednesbury.
- 2022, Thursday 11 August. None attended the hospital. Fox Hollies Leisure Centre.
- 2022, Monday 8 August. None attended the hospital. Acorns Health and Leisure Club.
- 2022, Thursday 28 July. None attended the hospital. CrossFit St Albans.
- 2022, Thursday 22 July. None attended the hospital. Osterley Cricket Club.
- 2022, Thursday 21 July. None attended the hospital. Southall Sports Pavillion.
- 2022, Tuesday 19 July. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Hampton.
- 2022, Thursday 30 June. None attended the hospital. Disused swimming pool, Heath Town Swimming Baths.
- 2022, Wednesday 15 June. None attended the hospital. Eastvale Football Club.
- 2022, Friday 27 May. None attended the hospital. Alloa Leisure Bowl.
- 2022, Monday 25 May. None attended the hospital. Maypole Sports & Social Club.
- 2022, Tuesday 26 April. None attended the hospital. Severn Valley Yeoman Foresters Clubhouse.
- 2022, Saturday 9 April. None attended the hospital. Oasis Sports and Leisure Club.
- 2022, Wednesday 26 January. None attended the hospital. Fairfield Sports and Leisure Club, Dundee, Scotland.
- 2022, Sunday 23 January. None attended the hospital. Croydon Council - New Addington Leisure & Community Centre.
2021
- 2021, Monday 6 December. None attended the hospital. Grangemouth Sports Complex.
- 2021, Thursday 14 October. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Eastbourne.
- 2021, Friday 24 September. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Coventry.
- 2021, Sunday 12 September. None attended the hospital. Stourport Sports and Leisure Centre.
2020
- 2020, Thursday 24 December. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Ringwood.
- 2020, Tuesday 22 September. None attended the hospital. Fleetwood Gym FC Clubhouse.
- 2020, Saturday 29 August. None attended the hospital. Fitness4Less, Stourbridge.
- 2020, Thursday 13 February. None attended the hospital. Eagle Sports and Social Club.
2019
- 2019, Wednesday 18 September. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Woking.
- 2019, Saturday 18 May. None attended the hospital. Harnham Sports and Social Club.
- 2019, Monday 4 February. None attended the hospital. GLL - Britannia Leisure Centre.
2018
- 2018, Thursday 6 December. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Chigwell.
- 2018, Friday 12 October. None attended the hospital. Bannatyne's Health Club and Spa.
- 2018, Tuesday 25 September. None attended the hospital. GLL - Highbury Leisure Centre.
- 2018, Saturday 12 May. None attended the hospital. South Bristol Sports Club.
2017
- 2017, Friday 15 September. None attended the hospital. Grove Leisure Centre, Balderton, Newark.
- 2017, Sunday 28 May. None attended the hospital. Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast.
- 2017, Tuesday 24 January. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Twickenham.
- 2017, Monday 20 February. None attended the hospital. Exeter Leisure - Riverside Leisure Centre.
2016
- 2016, Thursday 24 March. None attended the hospital. Inspire Health and Fitness.
2010-2015
- 2015, Saturday 27 June. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Reading.
- 2015, Tuesday 23 June. None attended the hospital. Shelton Sports and Leisure Ground.
- 2014, Tuesday 21 October. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Ipswich.
- 2014, Monday 13 October. None attended the hospital. Kenwick Park Leisure Centre.
- 2014, Friday 5 September. None attended the hospital. Wednesbury Leisure Centre.
- 2013, Friday 24 May. None attended the hospital. David Lloyd - Cheam.
- 2013, Saturday 20 April. None attended the hospital. Pulse 8, Sindleham.
- 2012, Wednesday 29 February. None attended the hospital. Selby District Council - Abbey Leisure Centre.
- 2011, Tuesday 9 August 2011. None attended the hospital. Batchwood Golf and Tennis Centre.
- 2010, Saturday 18 December. None attended the hospital. DC Leisure - Lime Kiln Leisure Centre.
- 2010, Wednesday 15 December. None attended the hospital. Virgin Active Health and Fitness Club - Bromley.
2000-2009
- 2009, Wednesday 4 February. None attended the hospital. Virgin Active Health and Fitness Club - Wokingham.
- 2007, Tuesday 4 December. None attended the hospital. The Stourport Sports Club.
- 2007, Monday 7 May. None attended the hospital. St James Pool, Kings Lynn.
- 2006, Friday 31 March. None attended the hospital. Chiswick Riverside Fitness Club.
- 2004, Tuesday 28 September. None attended the hospital. Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre.
- 2001, Tuesday 20 November. None attended the hospital. Elliotts Sports and Social Club.
Pre-2000
- 1984, Saturday 14 January. 6 fatalities. Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast.
- 1973, Thursday 2 August. 50 fatalities and 80 persons were injured. Summerland, Isle of Man.
Waterborne Illness
2016-date
- 2022, Monday 21 February. None attended the hospital. GLL - Penrith Leisure Centre.
- 2020, Friday 31 January. None attended the hospital. Melville Hall Hotel and Utopia Spa, Isle of Wight.
- 2019, Friday 6 December. None attended the hospital. Long Stratton Leisure Centre.
- 2019, Wednesday 27 November. 5 children fell ill, non-fatal. Leisure World.
- 2019, Monday 10 June. 14 attended the hospital, non-fatal. Healax Salt Caves, Bournemouth.
- 2019, Friday 1 February. None attended the hospital. East Suffolk Council - Bungay Pool and Gym.
- 2018, Thursday 6 December. 1 man with legionnaire's disease, non-fatal. Lifestyles Leisure Centre, Tendring District Council.
- 2017, Sunday 30 July. 1 woman, fatality. The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow.
- 2017, Tuesday 24 January. None attended the hospital. GLL - Avoniel Leisure Centre.
- 2016, Thursday 1 December. 1 person with legionnaire's disease, non-fatal. Walton-on-the-Naze Leisure Centre, Tendring District Council.
- 2016, Monday 31 October. 80 children fell ill, non-fatal. Splashes Leisure Pool, Medway Council.
- 2016, Tuesday 25 October. 7 people with cryptosporidiosis, non-fatal. Dunston Leisure Centre and Blaydon Leisure Centre, GO Gateshead.
- 2016, Friday 12 August. 2 children fell ill. non-fatal. Public paddling pool, Saunders Park, Brighton and Hove City Council.
- 2016, Monday 23 May. 2 children fell ill, non-fatal. Cocks Moores Woods Leisure Centre, Birmingham Community Leisure Trust.
2010-2015
- 2014, Tuesday 16 September. None attended the hospital. Belfast City Council - Whiterock Leisure Centre.
- 2013, Sunday 26 May. None attended the hospital. Swindon Borough Council - Link Centre.
2006-2009
- 2009, August. 1 man, fatality. Runnymede Borough Council - Egham Leisure Centre.
- 2008, Friday 10 October. None attended the hospital. Duckeries Leisure Centre.
- 2008, Thursday 29 May. None attended the hospital. London Borough of Lewisham - Ladywell Pool.
- 2008, Monday 31 March. 1 man, fatality. Piperdam Golf & Leisure Resort, Scotland.
- 2008, Tuesday 12 February. 1 man attended the hospital, non-fatal. Hamilton Water Palace.
- 2007, Sunday 17 June. 3 persons with legionnaire's disease, 1 attended the hospital, non-fatal. Mackay's Hotel.
- 2006, Wednesday 27 September. None attended the hospital. DC Leisure - Kingsway Leisure Centre.
- 2006, Thursday 28 September. None attended the hospital. DC Leisure - Widnes Leisure Centre and Kingsway Leisure Centre.
2000-2005
- 2005, Thursday 14 July. None attended the hospital. Tendring District Council - Clacton Leisure Centre.
- 2005, Thursday 30 June. 1 man attended the hospital, non-fatal. Tendring District Council - Frinton and Walton Swimming Pool.
- 2004, Wednesday 24 March. None attended the hospital. Macclesfield Borough Council - Macclesfield Leisure Centre.
- 2003, Thursday 6 March. 1 woman, non-fatal. RNLI Headquarters, Poole.
- 2003, Monday 25 February. 1 woman, fatality. Cricket St Thomas Hotel and Leisure Centre.
- 2002, Thursday 14 November. None attended the hospital. Hatfield Leisure Centre.
- 2002, Wednesday 14 August. None attended the hospital. Shipley Leisure Centre.
- 2002, August. 7 fatalities and 80 attended the hospital. Form 28 Arts and Leisure Centre, Barrow Council.
Other
- 2022, Saturday 14 May. 1 girl, fatality, not-specified. David Lloyd - Luton.
- 2020, Friday 26 October. 4 persons trapped in a lift, non-fatal. David Lloyd - Chorley.
- 2019, Sunday 7 April. 2 boys, non-fatal, allergic reaction. Freedom Leisure - Littlehampton Wave Leisure Centre.
- 2019, Thursday 22 August. 1 boy, fatality, cardiac arrest. Longleat Forest, Wiltshire.
- 2017, Saturday 8 April. 1 man, non-fatal, dived into a swimming pool resulting in a spinal injury. Residential pool.
- 2012, Saturday 18 February. 1 boy, non-fatal, chemical burn. Great Dunmow Leisure Centre, Leisure Connection.
- 2009, Saturday 2 May. 1 girl, non-fatal, hair entrapment. Castle Point Council - Waterside Pool, Canvey Island, Essex.
- 2008, Friday 1 February. 1 woman, non-fatal, severed fingertip. David Lloyd - Bristol.
- 2006, August. 1 girl, non-fatal, dived into a swimming pool resulting in a spinal injury. Residential pool.
- 1987. 1 man, non-fatal. Dived into a swimming pool resulting in a spinal injury. The location is unknown.
Citation. Jacklin, D. 2022. Incidents (excl. drowning and asphyxia) at UK Leisure Facilities. Water Incident Research Hub, 2 September.
