I’m thrilled to share that construction is underway on Kingston’s new leisure centre.
Last week, I was on-site as ground-breaking commenced, marking a huge milestone in our journey towards delivering the community facility that residents told us they wanted.
The new leisure centre will bring great health and wellbeing benefits for residents and communities.
It’s designed to be a welcoming and accessible space for people of all ages and abilities, and with level access throughout the building, everyone will be able to easily use all of the facilities equally.
It will be a place to get active in ways that suit you, and somewhere to meet and connect with others.
There will be a 25-metre, eight-lane swimming pool, as well as a teaching and learning pool.
A large fitness gym, three studios, a sports hall, squash courts and a health suite will offer a range of opportunities for people to enjoy fitness in their own way.
Families will be able to have fun in the soft play area, and a café will provide space for meeting friends and refuelling.
In the outside area around the centre, a new and improved play area for children will sit alongside enhanced public spaces, with new planting, seating, and better pedestrian links to Kingston Museum, the library, and access through to the town centre.
Our on-site renewable energy and other sustainability measures designed into the building will also help us to achieve our carbon net zero targets.
The new centre will be a destination for visitors from surrounding areas too, bringing more people into the borough and boosting trade for local businesses.
I’m really proud that we are making this investment in the future of the borough.
The target opening date is spring 2027.
We have worked hard to bring forward this scheme as swiftly as possible.
Despite challenges along the way, we can now move with confidence into the next phase of creating this landmark project, which has been shaped by our community and will serve them for decades to come.
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