£1m Warminster centre improvements get underway

Work started on improving the fitness facilities at Warminster Sports Centre on 4 November.

A number of significant changes will take place at the ageing centre, which first opened to the public in 1973. Improvements will include a relocated, enlarged and improved fitness suite; a refurbished exercise studio and a new consultation room. The current fitness suite will be converted to flexible community space and the existing squash courts will be removed.

The current gym will remain in use while the new gym is being constructed and there will be no change to swimming pool access or changing. There will be some disruption to group exercise classes during the project, with fewer classes available and classes being relocated to the main sports hall.

Wiltshire Council has appointed Beard Construction to carry out the works, which are due to be completed in spring 2025. The works will be funded by Wiltshire Council, which had a budget of £10 million as part of the rolling programme for investment in leisure centres by the end of 2024. £1m of that has been allocated to Warminster.

Councillor Ian Blair-Pilling said: “The works will make the fitness facilities more modern and accessible and will encourage more people of all ages to access them.”