News-Spennymoor leisure centre pool to reopen

We will reopen the pool at Spennymoor Leisure Centre on Monday 14 October after carrying out a series of refurbishment and essential maintenance works.

Cllr James Rowlandson, Cabinet member for resources, investment and assets, at Spennymoor Leisure Centre

This includes installing a new water play feature and carrying out upgrades to the pool's tank and plant room to make them more efficient and sustainable for the future.

Ongoing leisure transformation

The works make up part of the centre's leisure transformation, as part of which a new Thrive kitchen, serving healthy food and drinks, and soft play will also open later this year.

The leisure centre's reception area has also been moved to a more centralised location which reopened last year as part of the first phase of works.

When complete, the centre will provide enhanced leisure facilities as well as being the home for the town's library.

Supporting the health and wellbeing of residents 

Cllr James Rowlandson, Cabinet member for resources, investment, and assets, said: "We're pleased to be reopening Spennymoor's swimming pool after a period of essential maintenance to upgrade its systems and add some exciting new features. We are progressing towards the final stages of Spennymoor's leisure transformation and the completion of another revitalised centre.

"We are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our residents by creating a modern leisure offer in County Durham that is accessible for all ages and abilities. These improvements to Spennymoor will create a new and diverse offer at the site, while also sustaining it for the future."

Wider transformation programme 

The final section of the revamped Louisa Centre in Stanley will be completed later this week. Customers will have the chance to scale new heights on a 'clip and climb' climbing wall and try the county's first ever TAG Active obstacle course, which both open at the centre on Thursday 3 October.

Teesdale Leisure Centre is also on track to reopen to visitors soon, offering a new Move Hub, soft play and changing village for the swimming pool.

Plans are also progressing for a brand-new leisure centre for Bishop Auckland. The new building, which will be located next to Woodhouse Close Leisure Complex on the site of the current Woodhouse Close Library, will feature two swimming pools, a sauna and steam room as well as a modern gym, Move Hub, soft play centre, library, and café.