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The quality’s there in black and white LIFE LEISURE WOWS MEMBERS AS CRAFTSMAN DELIVER A VISUAL DELIGHT


Happy times: Ease and comfort combine in the women’s changing area M


embers of Life Leisure’s Hazel Grove Leisure Centre were stunned when their refurbished male and


female changing areas were unveiled recently. “We’d kept the upgrade under wraps,” says


Operations Manager Martin Harriman, who spearheaded the project to inject a new lease of life into the Stockport-based leisure trust’s changing facilities, which, he explains, had seen better days.


‘Patent’-look lockers add appeal and are easy to keep clean “Te existing changing areas were looking


a bit old and tired and needed a total rethink, so we called in Craſtsman Lockers for ideas on how to refresh them. Our 2,700 mem- bers have been knocked out by the result and we’ve been swamped with great reviews.” Hazel Grove is just the latest of several


Life Leisure centres where Craſtsman have installed changing provision, some of them extensive, such as the changing village at


“We aspire to provide private sector quality in public facilities” Martin Harriman, Operations Manager


the nearby Stockport ‘s grand Central Pool, home to the Metro club, which has nurtured many of Britain’s Olympic swimmers. Although a 50-year-old leisure centre,


Hazel Grove’s interior has been re-imagined several times over its lifetime, including its changing provision but time had run out on a facet of service that is increasingly impor- tant in the leisure offering. Te latest asset refresh features dramatic


black and white `patent`-look lockers and family cubicles, with red faux seating in the female area, new showers and toilets with `granite` panelling and flat-screen televi- sions in both areas. Te TVs add a new level of engagement


for members, who can view everything from running news updates to the latest football scores, while they change in a friendly and welcoming setting. Tis is changing provision that members


not only love to use but also love to relax in, as a 93-year-old mum and her daughter con- firmed. “We have come swimming here for many years and were amazed when we came in one day and walked into our new chang- ing area. What a difference it has made to our overall enjoyment.” Martin Harriman meanwhile can


Captivating contrast: Black and white decor provides bespoke feel


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promote an attractive, comfortable envi- ronment that meets the rising expectations of members for higher quality in local authority leisure. “We aspire to provide private sector qual-


ity in public facilities,” he explains, “and that’s a service that members really appreci- ate in the face of tightening leisure budgets.”


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