Category: Those Were The Days In Warminster

Thursday 10th October 2024

Press release from Warminster Town Council:

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧

Wiltshire Council has confirmed work to improve the fitness facilities at Warminster Sports Centre in Woodcock Road will be getting underway soon.

Beard Construction has been appointed by Wiltshire Council to carry out the works, which are to be completed in Spring 2025.

The current gym will remain in use while the new gym is being constructed and there will be no change to access to the swimming pool or changing facilities.

The exact date of the start of the works will be confirmed soon, Wiltshire Council say but construction work will start in late October/early November.

Changes include:

• Relocated, enlarged and improved fitness suite, making it much more accessible

• A refurbished studio

• The old fitness suite converted to flexible community space

• A consultation room

The exact date of the start of the works will be confirmed soon, Wiltshire Council say.

Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling, Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, said: “I am pleased to confirm more details on the significant improvements to Warminster Sports Centre, which will make the fitness facilities more modern and accessible and will encourage more people of all ages to access them.

“The plans for Warminster Sports Centre have been well informed by evidence that shows there is demand for the enhanced facilities we will be providing. We have the unique responsibility to not only ensure this type of project is a viable commercial venture, but to also serve our communities and ensure their health and wellbeing is well supported.

“This investment, and the work we’re carrying out at some of our other leisure centres, meets all those needs and criteria, and we’re looking forward to the positive impact they will have.

“We thank our loyal customers for their patience while these works are carried out, and we assure that any disruption during this period will be well worth it come the end result.”

There will be some disruption to group exercise classes during the project, with fewer classes available and classes being relocated to the main sports hall – but there will be more classes at Leighton Recreation Centre in Westbury to offset this. Wiltshire Council say it is contacting leisure members and customers directly about this.

As previously confirmed, the squash courts will be permanently removed at Warminster Sports Centre as a result of these works with customers encouraged to use the facilities at Leighton Recreation Centre.

Regular updates on the works will be available at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure/warminster-improvements.

Warminster Town Councillors previously welcomed the £1 million investment in Warminster Sports Centre from Wiltshire Council.

A Warminster Town Council spokesperson said: “We are pleased to hear that work will be beginning soon and we will continue to share updates on the progress to keep residents informed.”

Saturday 28th September 2024

An anonymous post on the Facebook page Spotted In Warminster Town:

Let’s celebrate all the positive things going on in Warminster at the moment – Iris and Olive moving to bigger premises, Hebe fitness opening today, the Christmas street market planning well underway (well done Iris & Olive and Cornhyll for getting these running!), a cheese and wine bar coming to the High Street, an African food store and take out meals soon to open, the lovely Ted & Harlow that recently opened . . . . I’m sure there is more but all this is amazing anyway.