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Council unveils Wakefield pool plans
IFI recognition
New £10m centre to include 25m swimming pool and 130-station health club
for Sencio
Sencio Community Leisure has By Tom Walker
secured the Inclusive Fitness
Initiative's (IFI) provisional level Detailed plans for a new
status. The Kent-based operator multi-million pound swimming
has achieved the accreditation pool and fitness complex in the
for its work at Sevenoaks Leisure centre of Wakefield, West
Centre, which it manages on Yorkshire, have been unveiled
behalf of the local council. Mark by the local authority.
Whyman, Sencio Community The scheme, which is
Leisure's chief executive, said: expected to cost at least £10m
"Access to facilities and and will be situated on the site
opportunities for everyone has of the former Sun Lane baths,
always been key to our operation will now be the subject of a
and we are constantly looking to two-week consultation. The redevelopment of the Sun Lane Baths is estimated to cost £10m
develop and serve the needs of Wakefield Council's
our customers better." proposals include an eight-lane, 200-capacity spectator viewing right - these things don't
25m swimming pool and a area and a café. happen overnight and a lot of
Firm appointed to
13m by 7m learner pool, both Denise Jeffery, deputy leader work has been going on in the
complete Louth complex
boasting moveable floors to and cabinet member for sport background. Now we can show
Lincoln-based Gelders Group allow more members of the and regeneration at Wakefield people our initial thoughts and
has been appointed by East local community to have access Council, said: "Last year we look forward to hearing
Lindsey District Council to to the facility. promised people we would people's responses as we move
complete the final stages of A 130-station fitness suite, a work towards building a towards a planning application
work on a new £12m leisure multi-use activity studio and a fantastic new pool in the city early next year."
centre in Louth. The council health suite with spa bath, and we are now moving The two-week, public
had been due to take ownership steamroom and sauna are also forward in earnest. consultation into the plans will
of the Meridian Leisure Centre earmarked as part of the "This is a major project and be held between 30 November
in December 2009, but has project, as well as a one we are determined to get and 13 December.
now admitted it is unsure when
the complex will open after
Kids not getting
construction company UCS
Civils entered administration
enough exercise
Council grant for referral centre
in November 2009. Facilities at Parents have been warned By Tom Walker
the new centre will include a to "take off the blinkers"
25m, eight-lane swimming over how active their A £250,000 revamp of the
pool, a fitness suite with sauna children are to prevent an Fitness @ The Leisure Centre
and steamroom, a child care increase in childhood facility at Stevenage Arts &
area with outdoor and indoor obesity levels, according Leisure Centre in Hertfordshire
play areas and a leisure pool to new research from the is set for completion this month.
with a flume. British Heart Foundation. The Stevenage Borough
The new Couch Kids Council funded project will
Withington Leisure
report found that 71 per provide an expanded open The centre receives 170
Centre reopens
cent of parents believe plan gym facility, including 47 GP referrals each week
Withington Leisure Centre in their children to be "active new pieces of G7 strength
Manchester has reopened after a enough", despite just 11 range equipment by Matrix fitness manager at Stevenage
£200,000 refurbishment. The per cent of young people Fitness System, to meet the Arts & Leisure Centre, said: "We
centre, which is operated by doing the recommended increased number of GP have a very active GP referral
Manchester Sport and Leisure daily hour of physical referrals from local surgeries programme and Matrix's
Trust on behalf of the city activity. According to the and the Lister Hospital. equipment, we felt, was ideal
council, was closed in late BHF, schools need to A new entrance to allow easy for these customers needs."
September after a roof inspection maximise the opportuni- access for wheelchair users, a The leisure centre currently
found that a number of glazing ties to participate in new changing area and a new receives 170 GP referrals each
panels above the swimming pool physical activities. cycle studio will also be built. week for patients suffering
needed replacing. Allan Prescott, sports and from a range of ailments.
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