About Us

Who we are?

We are a group of people of all ages and abilities who meet weekly to have fun and enjoy the benefits of water-based exercises in a warm pool at St Audries Holiday Club.  PALS is run by an experienced team of volunteers who hold all the necessary recognised qualifications and who are all trained in first aid for specific water-based exercises

Getting there…

There is no public transport to the pool, so our members car-share or travel on our own minibus which picks up from Porlock to Watchet and Williton with stops on the way.

At the pool…

There are individual and communal changing rooms at the pool and lockers to store your belongings safely.

The session…

During our session we have exclusive use of the pool which has minimum depth of 1m and maximum depth of 1.3m.  It is kept at a temperature of 29oC.  Access is via easy steps or our chairlift and we have poolside assistance to help if you need it.  Class sizes are kept to comfortable numbers.

Safe Exercise…

Each session lasts around 50 minutes.   Everyone works at their own pace and ability, and you can leave the pool at any point.  The water will support 2/3 of your weight and allows us to achieve far more than we could do on land, which is great because it can speed up recovery from surgery or illness.  For this reason, we also have referrals from doctors, physiotherapists and hospitals.  Our instructors use music during the session.  Each instructor holds the recognised Level 2 qualifications.  Members’ safety is paramount to us and our poolside assistants are first-aid trained.  They have specific water-based training for PALS.

After the session…

After the session, members are invited to join us in the coffee bar for tea and coffee, to have a good chat, make friends and to find out what’s going on.

And there’s more to PALS...

We have a calendar of social and fundraising events throughout the year with outings, fairs, a bi-annual visit to Bath Spa, and more.  There is also a twice yearly newsletter to tell you what’s going on and to invite you to join in with us.