£13.7m Whitchurch centre opens its doors in Shropshire

Whitchurch Pool & Fitness Centre, in Shropshire, has opened its doors, replacing a former facility that was closed in 2020 due to structural issues.

The £13.7m centre boasts a 25m, six-lane community pool with a movable floor, a 41-station fitness suite, multi-purpose rooms, accessible changing rooms and a café. The design of the building – by Roberts Limbrick architects – includes sustainable measures to cut energy usage and reduce the impact on the environment. It has been accredited BREEAM Excellent and features a ‘Fabric First approach’, with thermally efficient cladding, roof structures and glazing reducing heat loss.

Further, solar panels have been installed on the roof to supplement electricity usage, and highly efficient air source heat pumps will provide heating and cooling within the building.