Customers can enjoy a range of new facilities at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre following a major \u00a33.6 million redevelopment funded by South Gloucestershire Council.<\/p>\n
An official launch by triathlete and 2016 Paralympian Gold medallist Andy Lewis, who used the centre for his pre-Olympics, training took place on 5 January with partners and staff involved in the project.\u00a0 Bradley Stoke was the nearest centre that could offer him proper training facilities and so was critical to his pre-Games training.<\/p>\n
Pupils from Bradley Stoke Community School were amongst those lucky enough to have a preview of the new look lifestyle centre and to meet Andy, who brought along his gold medal and spent time chatting to leisure centre staff and guests<\/p>\n
There will be an open day on 14 January, where the public are invited to look round the centre and try the new facilities.<\/p>\n
These include an extensive soft play zone and an all adventure climbing experience. There has also been significant Investment made into the gym, caf\u00e9, and studios, making the centre a real destination venue for the local community and wider area.<\/p>\n
Alongside the redeveloped leisure centre facilities, improved library accessibility and extended opening hours through a swipe card access system is due to begin in February and both services will benefit from an additional 130 parking spaces.<\/p>\n
Andy said: \u201cThis is a fantastic centre. I wish I had such great facilities on my doorstep. The support from the leisure centre has been awesome from start to finish and I couldn\u2019t have achieved the Gold without them. The new facilities look amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mark Crutchley, chief executive of Circadian Trust, which manages and operates the centre on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council said: \u201cThis has been a major project that has taken us almost a year to complete. We have kept to our original schedules and so I would like to thank our customers who have been patient throughout the process. I think everyone will agree that the results have been worth it and demonstrates our commitment to investing in our centres for the community and the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a not for profit organisation, we can continue to reinvest money back into Active Centres across South Gloucestershire, which means responding to demand and offering our customers a top-class leisure experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe adventure climbing wall has been a big hit with over 4,000 visits since it was open a couple of months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Councillor Heather Goddard, Chair of the South Gloucestershire Council Environment and Community Services Committee, said: \u201cThis is an exciting and ambitious partnership development that has really secured Bradley Stoke Lifestyle Centre\u2019s position as somewhere for the whole family to use.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delighted to have invested in these new facilities, which will make exercise fun and enjoyable in a friendly and modern environment and we are looking forward to seeing more people through the doors in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n
South Gloucestershire and Circadian will now be turning their attention to Longwell Green Active Lifestyle Centre, where a \u00a31.5million redevelopment will deliver a new fitness studio, an additional 25 stations in the fitness suite, a new lobby and more poolside showers.<\/p>\n
To book your place at Active Adventure or find out more, please visit: http:\/\/adventure.activecentres.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n