The Big Splash

Aim

The Big Splash will raise funds for disadvantaged local children to access free swimming and water safety lessons at Leisure at Cheltenham.

We're over halfway there!

A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to The Big Splash so far. We've now passed the halfway mark towards our fundraising target, helping more local children access swimming lessons, build confidence in the water and learn a skill for life.

Thank you for your support. Every donation is making a difference.

Every child deserves the chance to learn a skill that could save their life.

But in some Cheltenham schools, up 65% of primary school leavers are unable to swim 25 metres unaided.

The Big Splash will raise funds for disadvantaged local children to access free swimming lessons at Leisure at Cheltenham, teaching them how to be safe in and around water.

Why we're fundraising

Every child should feel confident and safe in and around water. But for too many children, that isn’t the case.

Working with local schools, the Trust will help disadvantaged children access lessons that build water confidence, independence and essential skills that could one day save their lives.

Every donation will make a difference.

Swimming is a skill for life. Together, we can help make sure more local children get the chance to learn.

£8.50 funds a swimming lesson

£35 funds a place on an intensive swimming course

£85 funds a 10-week adult-and-child course to build water confidence.

Run Cheltenham 2026

Our team is running for every stroke you fund.

A group of staff and volunteers from The Cheltenham Trust are lacing up for Run Cheltenham this year, putting in the training miles to raise money for The Big Splash. 

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 1st November 2026 at 12:00pm