Community-use lettings: a practical guide for leisure centre operators
The best booking process is the one people actually follow on a wet Tuesday night.
Term-time blackouts and exam weeks must be visible before a club hits ‘book’.
Parents and community clubs expect online confirmation, not ‘we’ll try to get back to you’.
Parents and community clubs expect online confirmation, not ‘we’ll try to get back to you’.
None of this requires a complicated transformation project. It requires one source of truth for city clubs.
If you still run hire from WhatsApp, a public FacilityPro calendar is the simplest upgrade.
Key takeaways
- Treat the calendar as the only booking truth for leisure centre operators.
- Publish prices, buffers, and cancellation rules where hirers can see them.
- Take payment in the booking flow when you open public hire.
- Give more than one officer access so holidays do not freeze the diary.
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