Jane Herbert reports on the conflicting demands for community water space… Commercial pool operators have rarely been under so much pressure. Swim England’s September 2021 report – A Decade of Decline – highlighted the urgent need for investment to combat ageing pool stock. Months of COVID restrictions have led to some facilities not re-opening at […]
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Awe-inspiring in its authenticity, the elaborate swimming pool that sits within Bayswater’s historic Porchester Centre has been lovingly restored to its former glory. During the difficult times of the pandemic restrictions, the Essex- based Hydrospec team was engaged by SLM (Everyone Active) and Westminster City Council to undertake a comprehensive refurbishment of its 1925 constructed […]
Slough’s new flagship leisure facility, The Centre, opened last summer. The major construction project included a ÂŁ1.5 million involvement for swimming pool specialists, Barr + Wray. Barr + Wray supplied two x Myrtha pools which consisted of an eight-lane main pool of 25m x 17m, complete with access platform. They also delivered a 15m x […]
Cheshire residents are benefitting from two brand new swimming pools, following the closure of older swimming sites in the county. World Leisure UK worked with Cheshire West Council to deliver the swimming facilities at Northwich Memorial Court and Ellesmere Port Sports Village, both operated by Brio Leisure. In Northwich, World Leisure UK installed a 25m […]
A new multi-million pound public leisure centre has opened – the first of its kind in Lambeth for more than 30 years. The Clapham Leisure Centre on Clapham Manor Street includes a six-lane 25m swimming pool, fitness gym, sports hall and dance and fitness studio. It is part of an ÂŁ80m regeneration of Clapham High […]
