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The Hadleigh swimming pool has been tiled and will be ready to welcome visitors by Spring 2021. - Credit: Babergh District Council The tiling of Hadleigh s new £2.4million swimming pool has been completed - with the council hoping to open it to the public by spring 2021. The final stage of work on the much-anticipated swimming facilities, being built on the site of the existing Hadleigh Pool and Leisure, started in March this year. However, as with most things, the process was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the summer opening was pushed back. The tiling of the pool tank has now been completed and the project is set to be finished in the new year, with the new pool boasting five 25-metre lanes, disabled access, a sauna, spectator seating, changing places and shower facilities. ....
Kingfisher Leisure Centre s new facilities are unveiled in Sudbury. From left, Abbeycroft Leisure chief executive Warren Smyth, councillor Jan Osborne (on behalf of councillor Derek Davis), councillor Kathryn Grandon, Beardwell Construction managing director Duncan Clark and Abbeycroft Leisure development director Tracey Loynds - Credit: Simon Lee Photography This is Sudbury s new look Kingfisher Leisure Centre - after a £2.4million revamp brought a huge new extension, with a fully refurbished gym and fitness studios. Sudbury s Kingfisher Leisure Centre now boasts a 100-station gym - Credit: Abbeycroft Leisure/Babergh District Council Babergh District Council and Abbeycroft Leisure made the investment as part of a bid to modernise facilities and ensure they last long into the future. ....
Warren Smyth, chief executive of Abbeycroft said: As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we reinvest any operating financial surpluses into the facilities and services that we operate. During this incredibly challenging year we ve already used our own reserves to ensure that we can continue to support the health and wellbeing of the whole community. Physical activity will be key to the nation s recovery from this pandemic, so we look forward to welcoming residents back to enjoy safe, regular exercise in great facilities. However, concerns were raised by some cabinet members over the amount of cash being supplied - particularly when budgets for the authority were already proving tight as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Warren Smyth, chief executive of Abbeycroft said: As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we reinvest any operating financial surpluses into the facilities and services that we operate. During this incredibly challenging year we ve already used our own reserves to ensure that we can continue to support the health and wellbeing of the whole community. Physical activity will be key to the nation s recovery from this pandemic, so we look forward to welcoming residents back to enjoy safe, regular exercise in great facilities. However, concerns were raised by some cabinet members over the amount of cash being supplied - particularly when budgets for the authority were already proving tight as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. ....