Four leisure centres in South Ribble set for major revamps

All four leisure centres owned by South Ribble Borough Council will receive major upgrades as part of the council’s ongoing modernisation programme. Described as a “once in a generation, multi-million pound investment”, the improvements at the facilities will range from upgraded facilities to entirely new features.

The first stage, which is now almost complete, has been the decarbonisation and infrastructure phase, which has involved huge improvements to the infrastructure that keeps the centres operational and energy efficient. The next phase is modernisation and improvements across all four sites.

“We are dedicated to providing you with high-quality leisure centres at incredible value locally and this is the start of an incredibly exciting period of improvements for the leisure centres, allowing for modernisation and energy efficiency improvements which will enhance user experience,” the council said in a statement.

The four centres are Leyland Leisure Centre, Bamber Bridge Leisure Centre, Penwortham Leisure Centre and South Ribble Tennis and Fitness Centre. The most comprehensive modernisation will take place at Leyland, where new pool changing areas, toilets and showers will be created.