HEALTH & FITNESS £13.5m complex for Blackburn


Planning permission has now been submitted for a new £13.5m sports and swim- ming complex in Blackburn town centre that will replace the Waves Water Fun Centre, which is partly based on the Darwen Leisure Centre Site. Te joint project between


Blackburn with Darwen Council and Blackburn College will provide swim- ming pools but also a larger 80-station fitness suite, a dance/aerobics studio, sauna and steamroom and two multi-purpose sports halls. The scheme aims to reduce the run-


ning costs of the existing outdated Waves complex and reduce the subsidy. Building will start by October 2013 with


the sports halls ready for September 2014 and the swimming pools are set to open in the second quarter of 2015.


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CHANGE? Te project will provide new swimming pools and a larger fitness suite The 26-year-old Waves will be demol-


ished and the site sold for development by the council. Blackburn with Darwen borough’s executive


board approved its £8.5m share of the cost in April 2013, with the college providing in excess of £5m.Details: http://lei.sr?a=z0n7y


New plans for Selby Lesiure Centre after fire


Selby District Counci l has revealed plans for the replacement Abbey Leisure centre complex - which was destroyed by fire last year. Te new facilities will take


around 30 months to com- plete with the old centre in the process old being demolished. The plans will have a foot- print of 1,851sq ms (19,900sq ft) nearly half that of the previous building. Te new centre will feature a larger gym, six-lane swim- ming pool and an outdoor all-weather sports pitch. The


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which will reportedly cost around £9m will resemble “a simple, crisp box”, with large windows around the building. It will also include a seven-metre-high window


looking into the pool. Plans for a replace- ment centre are subject to planning application, which is to be considered on 31 July. Details: http://lei.sr?a=M1W1b


Goodwood Health Club upgrades gym facilities


Te Goodwood Hotel and Health Club in West Sussex, England, has announced an upgrade of its 1,725sq ſt (160sq m) gym facilities to include the latest Precor equipment. Te health club has a membership capac- ity of 2,000 people and is also used by


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hotel residents. Other facilities include the Waterbeach Treatment rooms - offering both traditional and holistic treatments, a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool spa and gym. PGA championship golf courses are also available. Details: http://lei.sr?a=u2u1U


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