Puddle Ducks, the company that provides swimming lessons for children from birth to the age of 10, has tipped its toe back in the water.

And it has even opened a new venue - at Risebridge Farm in Goudhurst .

The company was forced to close its pools during lockdown, and although the Government announced said pools could re-open from July 25, the firm has waited a little longer to ensure it had introduced all necessary Covid-safe measures.

They include re-writing swimming lessons to ensure small teaching groups of six or fewer, banning spectators from poolside and getting youngsters to bring all their own equipment as well as much increased cleansing.

Clive Relf, the co-owner of the Puddle Ducks franchise in West Kent and East Sussex, said: "We are excited to have re-started lessons and are so happy to have welcomed our children back to the pool!

"Lockdown has seen many youngsters miss out on six months of swimming, so we are pleased we can once again continue developing their confidence in the water."

Throughout lockdown, Puddleducks provided skills training and activities for its young swimmers to practise on dry land, in the bath or in their paddling pools, but said Mr Relf: "Nothing can compare to being in the pool."

The new venue at Risebridge Farm is located within an oast house, with free on-site parking.

There are lessons on Monday mornings, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons.

Other venues include Fosse Bank School, Hildenborough; Freedom Fitness, Maidstone; The New Beacon School, Sevenoaks; Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells, and The Tonbridge School Centre, Tonbridge.

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