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Public Sector Upgrades Leisure Facilities Across Country to Compete Against Private Sector

June 12, 2007

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Hundreds of millions of pounds is being spent to upgrade council owned leisure facilities to compete against the draw of private gyms.

Once upon a time, council owned leisure facilities were the only option for a majority of the public. Now, there is choice. The competition ranges from private gyms, sports clubs, five-a-side venues to individual dance/exercise/yoga classes held in private spaces.

Now councils are fighting back and putting in state of the art facilities to draw the public of all ages back to their facilities. These facilities are either brand new or consist of completely remodeled. Some of the cutting edge offerings include; child play areas, climbing walls, wave pools, skateboard ramps, exercise equipment, restaurants and community amenities like ticket offices.

Examples of changes are coming from across the country; The London Borough of Camden is currently tendering a new leisure complex with an estimated value of £19 million, Nottingham City Council has completed the renovation of 3 of it’s 10 facilities, Darlington, in the North of England, recently completed a £5 million renovation and upgrade, Bristol is reviewing a £1.6 million plan to upgrade two facilities and the list goes on.

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