Work is underway on Central Bedfordshire Council’s £30 million leisure and community centre in Leighton Buzzard.

Operated by Everyone Active, rehabilitation programmes and exercise referrals will be offered as part of an ongoing partnership with Public Health, Children Services and Adult Social Care.

Constructor, Willmott Dixon, is on site, with the build on-track to open early in Q3 2026. Facilities will include a 150-station state-of-the-art fitness suite will include a gym, two squash courts, a dedicated indoor cycling studio and two multi-use exercise studios for a variety of classes and activities.

There will also be an eight-lane, 25-metre swimming pool, with spectator seating, as well as a 17 metre by 10-metre learner pool with a movable floor and a separate, shallow, confidence pool for very young children.

Community spaces include a large café for both centre users and the public, flexible community spaces, two Changing Places facilities for disabled visitors and changing facilities for people using the adjacent outdoor sports pitches

Councillor Steve Watkins, executive member for leisure, says: “It’s great that work is underway on this new community and leisure centre which will provide up to the date leisure facilities for the surrounding area. The Leighton Leisure and Community Centre will be yet another great addition to our already brilliant leisure offering across Central Bedfordshire.”