Plans submitted for Carlton Active leisure centre

Gedling Borough Council has submitted detailed designs for a new leisure centre in Carlton, Nottinghamshire.

To be located on the site of the current Richard Herrod Centre, the centre will bring together modern swimming facilities, fitness spaces and community services under one roof.

Facilities will include an eight-lane main swimming pool, a dedicated teaching pool to support learn-to-swim programmes, a health club with a large gym floor and dedicated group exercise studios. The fitness facility will also feature an assisted exercise suite designed for rehabilitation and active ageing. In addition, there will be a sauna and steam room, adventure soft play facilities for younger visitors, café and social hub and flexible community spaces for events, youth services and health and wellbeing activities.

The facility will offer programmes supporting people with mobility issues, disabilities, and long-term conditions, along with targeted health referral initiatives such as cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity programmes. The council will work alongside Alliance Leisure, NHS and Sport England on the project, as well as specialist consultants and other partners.

Cllr Henry Wheeler, portfolio holder for Health and Wellbeing at Gedling Borough Council, said:

“Carlton Active represents one of the most ambitious investments in health and wellbeing our borough has seen in decades. This project is about much more than replacing an ageing building. It is about creating a modern, accessible space where people of all ages can improve their health and stay active.”