Portsmouth’s Charter Community Sports Centre is set to benefit from the first phase of a multi-million pound investment into the city’s leisure facilities.
Work to upgrade aeration equipment in the swimming pool area and improve energy efficiency will be done as part of plans to enhance sports facilities at Portsmouth City Council owned sites, operated by BH Live.
The rest of the centre will remain open as usual and customers will be able to use alternative swimming pools at Eastney, Mountbatten and Pyramids as part of their membership and on a pay as you go basis.
Other pool-based activities have been relocated to other venues.
The project demonstrates continued commitment from the council and partners to develop the city’s health and wellbeing facilities for the benefit of its residents and visitors. This will encourage more people to lead a more active life.
Cllr Linda Symes, the council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Sport, said: “As a council we are fully dedicated to encouraging more people to lead an active lifestyle because of the health and wellbeing benefits it brings. The work at Charter Community Sports Centre is relatively small but will ensure the swimming pool is great environment for people to use and it is symbolic because it’s the first piece of work in a bigger scheme that will see improvements made across the city.”
“This investment will significantly improve the quality of air circulation in the pool hall, which is important for recreational swimming and class enjoyment. It will also improve the venue’s energy efficiency and improve the standard of the facilities overall, says Claire Oatridge, BH Live’s Regional Head of Operations.
“We have worked closely with the council to ensure there is as little disruption as possible and are very much looking forward to reopening the improved pool to our customers.”
To find out more about Charter Community Sports Centre and other swimming pools in the city visit bhliveactive.org.uk.
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About BH Live
BH Live is the south coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
With 3.4 million visits a year and over £39 million turnover, the organisation is changing lives – placing it at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2016/17 BH Live hosted more than 500 events, sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment tickets. They had 2.9 million activity attendances in its leisure centres and welcomed 100,000 conference and exhibition delegates into its venues. This contributed an estimated £44 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism. For more visit bhlive.org.uk
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BH Live operates the following venues in partnership with Portsmouth City Council:
- Mountbatten Leisure Centre – Portsmouth’s flagship leisure and event venue with a national-class 50m swimming pool, 150 station gym, 8 court sports hall, 2 squash courts, spin and dance studios, a cycle velodrome, athletics track, function suites, and an onsite café
- Pyramids Centre – One of Portsmouth’s leading entertainment and leisure complexes with views of Southsea beach and the Solent. It has fun pools, flumes, waves and a three-level soft play adventure world. There is also a multipurpose gym, more than 60 weekly fitness classes and a spa. Regular live music performances, conferences, exhibitions and private events are hosted in the venue
- Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre – consists of a state-of-the-art gymnastics hall, physiotherapy room and meeting room
- Portsmouth Tennis Centre – A 10 court tennis facility in the north of Portsmouth (just off the M275) consisting of 4 indoor courts and 6 floodlit outdoor courts. A comprehensive tennis coaching programme caters for all ages and abilities and is the hub of disability tennis in the area. The programme runs sessions for tots, juniors, adults and also includes variations of the sport such as cardio tennis and touch tennis.
- Eastney Swimming Pool – 20m swimming pool and a spectators’ area
- Wimbledon Park Sports Centre – 20 station gym, 5 badminton courts, basketball court and sports hall
- Charter Community Sports Centre – 20m swimming pool, 20 station gym, sports hall and an outdoor multi-use games area