Teesdale Leisure Centre prepares for reopening

A County Durham leisure centre is scheduled to reopen to the public next month following a redevelopment that has added several new features and improved the building’s environmental sustainability.

New facilities at the Teesdale Leisure Centre, in Barnard Castle, include a Move Hub with power-assisted equipment for people who need support with movement.

Updates at the centre – which is owned by Durham County Council (DCC) – have also been made to the centre’s pool, including the creation of a new changing village and improvements to its plant room and heating system to make it more efficient for the future. There is also a new soft play area for children. According to councillor James Rowlandson, DCC’s cabinet member for resources, investment, and assets, the Move Hub – which uses machines supplied by Innerva – has become an important addition to the council’s Leisure Transformation Programme.

“We are pleased to be close to reopening Teesdale Leisure Centre, which has been refurbished as part of our Leisure Transformation Programme,’ Rowlandson said.

“This has been a complex project to not only improve facilities for customers, but to carry out a lot of behind-the-scenes maintenance work. This includes completely transforming the centre’s heating and mechanical systems to improve the building’s energy efficiency.”