EAST Riding of Yorkshire council has been given £2.1million in government funding to help redevelop the Leisure World complex in Bridlington.
The grant from the Coastal Communities Fund comes just days after £2 million was given by Sport England from National Lottery investment and the Olympic legacy fund, Iconic Facilities.
The project now has £22 million cash lined up to pay for the old leisure centre to be taken down and replaced with a new multi-million-pound leisure facility.
Council leader Councillor Stephen Parnaby said: “We are starting to see the early stages of this exciting project come together.
Our contractor, BAM Construction, has taken over the site and we have transferred gym equipment and exercise classes over to Bridlington Sports Centre where GB freestyle swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist Jo Jackson also officially opened a temporary 25m Olympic legacy pool.”
The new centre should be completed in autumn next year and will include three pools, a health suite and fitness studio, a sports hall, squash courts and other facilities.
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