community pool news

Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE ... More

Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14 categories will be revealed at a ceremony at the International ... More

In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

New Barnet Leisure Centre in North London has become the second new facility to open its doors following a £44.9m investment by Barnet London Borough ... More

A £15m leisure centre has won an award for best large non-residential building in Leicestershire. Hinckley Leisure Centre, which opened in the summer, won the ... More

Everyone Active leisure centres are undergoing a revamp as part of an ongoing refurbishment project. Facilities in the London boroughs of Westminster and Southwark are ... More

FaulknerBrowns Architects partner Michael Hall has described how the studio’s planned indoor waterpark project in Coventry, UK, uses elegant and community-focused design to create a ... More

A brand new leisure centre has opened in Wycombe, making physical activity a central part of the district’s new £150m Handy X Hub mixed-use development. ... More

The sustainable community called Serenbe outside Georgia's capital Atlanta, US, is developing a new ‘hamlet’ focused on wellness and healthy living, with special assisted-living services ... More

A new £9m leisure centre developed by Manchester City Council in partnership with Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) and Sport England has opened its doors ... More

A new £16m swimming pool and leisure complex has opened in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, six months later than originally scheduled. The Pier Parade ... More

Image: A 50m swimming pool is among the facilities The new £26m Inspire: Luton Sports Village has opened to the public in Luton, Bedfordshire. Managed ... More

A new public competition has been launched by Luton Borough Council (LBC), Active Luton and Wates Construction in a bid to find an official name ... More

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to offically mark the start of work on the construction of a new £26m Aquatics Centre at Stopsley Common, ... More

St Albans City and District Council's (SACDC) bid to secure a £500,000 cash injection towards the new multi-million pound Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre development has ... More

The Jack Hunt Swimming Pool in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, has reopened following a £620,000 revamp. New facilities at the pool include new changing facilities and showers, ... More

A swimming development officer is to be appointed to initiate and promote the sport throughout Sussex, working with volunteers, coaches, schools, clubs and other agencies ... More