Places Leisure secures Wandsworth contract

Places Leisure has been re-appointed to operate eight of Wandsworth Borough Council’s leisure and sports centres for the next 10 years.

As part of the contract, £24 million will be invested to improve facilities and help more residents get active. The new contract will begin on 1 October 2025 for at least 10 years, with the option to extend for an additional five years.

The facilities included in the contract are Tooting Leisure Centre, Tooting Bec Lido, Putney Leisure Centre, Roehampton Sport and Fitness Centre, Balham Leisure Centre, Latchmere Leisure Centre, Wandle Recreation Centre and Battersea Sports Centre.

As well as committing to improve and modernise facilities, Places Leisure has revealed plans to launch a new Active Communities programme to encourage inactive residents to move more.

It will also continue to support Access for All, a concession scheme which offers eligible residents 50% to 100% discounts on key leisure services such as gym and swim, including 260 free tickets to Tooting Bec Lido every day.

Paul White, the council’s cabinet member for Environment, said: “This new contract ensures residents benefit from modern facilities both in our centres and out in the community, especially with the new £24m investment in long overdue improvements over the next four years. In addition to this investment, we continue to seek out opportunities to improve our centres, such as recently securing funding from Sport England and investment from the government to make Putney Leisure Centre more energy efficient.”