North Herts leisure centres to receive £1.1million upgrades

A £1.1m refurbishment project is underway to transform three leisure centres in North Hertfordshire.

North Herts Leisure Centre, Royston Leisure Centre and Hitchin Swimming and Fitness Centre will undergo major works in the coming months which will include a gym refurbishment and the addition of new exercise studios.

Everyone Active, which operates the centres on behalf of North Herts Council, announced that the project will unfold in planned stages which have been funded from a combined Everyone Active and North Herts Council capital fund.

All improvements are set for completion by early September, culminating in a series of free, celebratory open events to unveil the changes to the public.

The £750,000 major refurbishment at North Herts Leisure Centre began with structural changes to the gym area, repurposing an old office and storage area to create additional gym space.

The refurbished gym will see the introduction of Life Fitness cardio equipment including arc trainers, cross trainers, rowers and treadmills, as well as a host of advanced resistance equipment including a dual pulley, lat pulldown, chest, shoulder and leg presses, a half rack and a smith machine.