Long planned / discussed / promised Improvements to both the fitness suite and pool changing rooms at Marlborough Leisure Centre will finally get underway in a couple of weeks time, scheduled to start on 4 November. Long lead time – now about to happen.
Wiltshire Council’s announcement today notes that: ‘Over the coming months, works will take place to improve and extend the fitness suite, refurbish and extend the wet changing facilities and to install a changing places facility, with works scheduled for completion in Spring 2025’.
They also note that whist the works are being carried out customers need to be aware that:
- contractors will be on site from the end of October, setting up the site accommodation in the car park, which will impact on the number of spaces available throughout the duration of the project
- soft play sessions will cease to be available from Saturday 2 November
- a short temporary closure of the swimming pool will be required between 8am to 3.30pm from Wednesday 6 November to Thursday 7 November. This is to facilitate the installation of temporary changing units on poolside. Swimming lessons will continue as normal on these dates.
- after this, the intention is that the swimming pool will remain open for the duration of the works. Swimming lessons will also continue as normal throughout the duration of the works.
- whilst temporary group changing units and toilet facilities will be provided, there will be no shower facilities in the swimming pool area. Customers are encouraged to attend their swimming sessions ‘swim ready’, similar to the arrangements during the pandemic. Swimming pool changing rooms will be unavailable from Monday 11 November
- The squash court will cease to be available from Sunday 10 November
- the gym will be closed between Monday 18 November to Tuesday 19 November to allow the gym kit to be moved temporarily into the Small Hall for a temporary gym provision.
- the temporary gym offering in the small hall will remain in place for the duration of the fitness suite works
- some fitness classes normally held in the small hall may be affected
- disruption will be minimised as much as possible to all centre users
Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling, Wiltshire Council Cabinet member for Leisure said: “We are working to improve our leisure facilities across Wiltshire” adding “we are excited for this next scheme at Marlborough Leisure Centre to get started”.
The works will be carried out by Beard Construction.