UPDATE
New owner for Virgin Active club in London
LaSalle Investment Management has completed the acquisition of a Virgin Active club on Lancaster Road, London, on behalf of one of its institutional clients. The four-storey freehold property, which
is a former school building but has been converted to house the fitness club, has been secured by LaSalle in an £11m deal. Holmes Place Health Club holds a lease
on the property until 2034, but Virgin Active is the current operator of the facility. LaSalle declined to comment further on the identity of the new owner.
DC Leisure and Gosport Borough Council (GBC) have confirmed that work is due to begin on Hampshire’s new Gosport Sports Park next month following months of negotiations. At the heart of the mixed-
use scheme will be a £7.2m leisure centre managed by DC Leisure on behalf of the local authority, which will replace the ageing Holbrook Recreation Centre. Facilities will include a
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The £7.2m leisure centre will include a 70-station gym and 25m pool
70-station gym, a 25m swimming pool and smaller learner pool, and eight five-a-side football pitches, as well as a sports hall and a dance studio. Willmott Dixon has been appointed to deliver the development. Holbrook Recreation Centre will remain open until the new venue is complete. A second phase of the scheme will then see Holbrook Recreation Centre make way for a
Holohan Architects designed the leisure complex
New leisure centre for County Wexford town
Construction began last month on the New Ross Leisure Centre, Ireland. Designed by Holohan Architects. the
two-storey centre offers a six-lane, 25m swimming pool, a learner pool and a separate kids’ pool. There is also a health suite with steamroom, sauna and relaxation area. The gym and group exercise studio are located on the upper floor. Contracts were signed in January
2012 between New Ross Town Council and the construction company Mythen Construction.
£750k Stroud Centre renovation completed
Stratford Park Leisure Centre in Stroud, Gloucestershire, has re-opened its doors following the completion of an extensive £750,000 modernisation programme at the venue. Work included the introduction of new
fitness equipment, a new studio, a new health suite with sauna and steamroom, and a revamped sports hall floor. Management of the centre has now
transferred from Stroud District Council to Sports and Leisure Management (SLM), which will run the facility under the Everyone Active brand.
10 Official opening for Horley Leisure Centre
British long jump record holder Chris Tomlinson joined Reigate and Bansted Borough Council’s (RBBC) Brian Stead to officially open the new £9m Horley Leisure Centre. The centre, which opened to the public in January, was designed by S&P Architects and has been built on the site of the former Court Lodge School to replace the Horley Anderson Centre. Ne t he rl ands- b as e d
Pel likaan Construction delivered the building, with facilities including a 25m, six-lane swimming pool, a training pool and a 45-station gym with free weights area. RBBC executive member for healthy
communities Adam De Save says: “We are pleased that Chris was able to come and help
The centre includes a health club with 45 stations and free weights
us mark this important occasion in the year of the London 2012 Olympics. The council has invested £9m in the development of the new Horley Leisure Centre, vastly improving the opportunities for local people of all ages and abilities to keep healthy and active.”
1610 trust secures £1.4m Torridge leisure contract
Somerset-based leisure trust 1610 has been awarded a £1.4m contract by Torridge District Council to run its leisure facilities for the next decade, with effect from 1 February. The not-for-profit organisation, which was formerly known as Somerset Leisure, currently
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manages 13 centres throughout the county and will add a further four to its portfolio. Torrington Pool, Torridge Pool in Bideford,
Holsworthy Leisure Centre, and Torrington Sports Hall and Artificial Turf Pitch are the venues to now be operated by 1610.
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60-bedroom Premier Inn-branded hotel with pub/restaurant developed by Marston’s. DC Leisure development director Peter
Kirkham says: “We are very pleased that Gosport Borough Council selected us to partner with them to develop and operate the centre. The new park will provide great facilities and a wide range of affordable activities for residents.”
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