New Billingshurst pool and leisure centre set for September opening
The addition of a new ₤5.7m pool and fitness suite at Weald Recreation Centre in Billingshurst, West Sussex, is on track for a September opening. The project involves a new building housing the pool, being linked to the existing centre to create a new Billingshurst Leisure Centre, owned by Horsham District Council and operated by DC leisure. The extension will include a 25m four-land pool with easy access steps, a moveable floor over one third of the pool area, changing a shower facilities and a spectator area. The new leisure centre will extend the existing fitness suite to a 50-station gym with facilities for people with disabilities, as well as new changing facilities. The fitness suite at the existing Weald Recreation centre will close from mid-June as construction is completed, but the site’s other sports facilities will remain open. The project is a partnership between Horsham District Council, Billingshurst Parish Council, The Weald School, West Sussex County Council and Sport England. A large proportion of the funding for the project has been made up of housing developer contributions from new homes built in Billingshurst. The project also received a ₤680,000 grant from the National Lottery’s Sport England Community Investment Fund.