Stroud takes leisure back in-house with Active Lifestyles

Stroud District Council will take over the management of the leisure centre in Stratford Park, Stroud, back in-house on Friday 1 November. The centre will be operated by the council’s new Active Lifestyles service. The move will see a £2.7million investment into the site with a five-year repair programme to improve the centre, which dates back to 1975.

Due to its age, Stratford Park Leisure Centre is in need of several general upgrades, including brickwork repairs, roofing, decoration, doors, flooring, air conditioning updates, lighting and the external toilet block. A new café will also be added during the works.

Current facilities at the centre include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a 100-station gym, sports hall, squash courts and sauna and steam room.

Stroud District Council’s Head of Community Services, Angela Gillingham, said: “We want a leisure service for everyone living in our district and we have thought long and hard about what we want to provide. We think this is an exciting first step on a whole new offering for our district. Our customers at our Dursley centre give us such glowing feedback and we now want to bring those standards to the Stroud centre.”

As part of the launch of Active Lifestyles, Stroud District Council has adopted a long-term investment plan for leisure services and facilities across the district.