Great Local Discount Leisure Card Hunt

MSE_Martin

What's it about?

Many councils offer discount cards giving local residents money off facilities in the area such as cinema and theatre tickets, use of local leisure centres, council MOTs and others.

Some cards are free, some have an annual fee. While some councils offer them to all residents in other cases you need to prove you're on a particular benefit in order to receive one.

What to do

I thought I'd tap MoneySavers' wealth of knowledge to collate a list of such leisure cards. I'll start the list with one for Runcorn and Widnes. To make it easier for other MoneySavers to skim read the thread and find one in their area please use the same format as here.

Where: Runcorn and Widnes
What's it called: Halton Leisure Card
Cost: £2
Available to: Full time Students, Over 60 years of age, Registered Blind or Deaf, Job Seekers, Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax rebate, Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Youth Training Schemes, , Family Credit, Retired due to Ill Health, Carers Allowance, Modern Apprenticeship Courses, Foster carers
Proof required? Yes
Discounts given: Runcorn Cineworld, LA Bowl Warrington, Lowerhouse Lane MOT Depot, museums, theatres, leisure centres and others
Link to web-page if available: http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/leisurecard?a=5441

Nordictat2

Good Tip

Here's a few I came across.

Birmingham:
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=30883&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=188

Newcastle:
http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/leisurepasses
Peterborough:
http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/page-570

Sheffield:
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/leisure-services---activity-sheffield/slice-discount-leisure-card

Waverley:
http://www.waverley.gov.uk/in2/index.asp

dsmann

Leicester

http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council--services/lc/sports-services/hot-topics/welcome

carras

Rochdale Passport for Leisure :T

http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/fitness/leisure_and_sports_passes/applying_for_a_ptl_card.aspx

barbarawright

Westminster Rescard - Free!!!!

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/leisureandculture/rescard/index.cfm

Annabel_2-2

Hounslow Borough - seven leisure centres

http://www.hounslow.info/leisurecard

justjayne01_2

Bradford Metropolitan District Passport to Leisure is for low income families, people on certain benefits, foster parents and a whole wealth of people.
It gives discounts on a wide range of items from leisure centres throughout the district to theatre tickets.

www.bradford.gov.uk/passporttoleisure its on there somewhere!

Seakay

The MAX card in Cardiff is available to some age groups and to those on certain benefits http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?Parent_Directory_id=2865&nav=2868,2967,3004
Click on top right for full details

phil-99

Where: Chester
What's it called: Chester Charisma Card
Cost: Free
Available to: All, including a card available to visitors to chester
Proof required? No
Discounts given: Lots and lots and lots
Link to web-page if available: http://www.chester-charisma.com/

pollyanna24

Go Watford!

http://www.watford.gov.uk/ccm/content/leisure-and-community/watford-plus-card.en

Haven't had enough time to find out exactly what you get for your fiver, but if anyone can enlighten me, i.e. exactly where you can use it.

gaily

Liverpool has launched the 08 Card to celebrate the Capital of Culture.

www.08card.co.uk is the site, and give discounts on theatre, travel and leisure activities. As it's still in it's infancy, more deals are being offered all the time.

Not sure if it's only available to Merseysiders, or to all.:beer: