Everyone Active to operate historic Art Deco pool

Everyone Active has secured a deal to operate leisure centres in Northampton and Daventry – which include a historic, Grade II-listed Art Deco indoor pool. The company will manage Daventry Leisure Centre, Daventry Sports Park, Moulton Leisure Centre, Danes Camp Leisure Centre, Mounts Baths and Lings Forum Leisure Centre from April 2026. The centres are currently operated by Trilogy Active, which chose not to bid for the new contract.

The Mounts Baths venue in Northampton was built in 1936 and is one of just a few Art Deco pools still open in the UK. As part of the deal, the facilities will see a comprehensive programme of modernisation and refurbishment. According to West Northamptonshire Council – which owns the facilities – the investment forms a key part of its long-term commitment to “boost health and wellbeing, increase participation in physical activity and ensure leisure facilities continue to meet local need”.

The council’s other facilities, Towcester Centre for Leisure and Brackley Leisure Centre, will continue to be operated by Legacy Leisure under an existing contract which runs until 2036.

James Petter, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Local Economy, Culture, and Leisure, said: “This new service represents a major investment in the future of leisure provision in West Northants.”