The company which runs leisure centres in Epping Forest has won an award for swimming facilties for the fourth time.

Everyone Active, which operates Epping Sports Centre, Waltham Abbey Swimming Pool and Ongar and Loughton Leisure Centres, was named Facility Operator of the Year at the annual Amateur Swimming Association Swimtastic Awards, this month.

Areas assessed included children's progress and teacher training.

There are currently more than 4,700 customers enrolled on swimming lessons at Waltham Abbey Swimming Pool and Ongar and Loughton Leisure Centres. 

Group Swim development manager, Jacqui Tilman, said: "We are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of all our communities and our swimming programme is a huge part of this."