We went to take the very first look inside at the new build £13 million Bingham Arena Leisure Centre.
The leisure centre facility on Chapel Lane in the town will be managed by Lex Leisure.
It will be the first facility in Rushcliffe to welcome major swimming galas, competitions and events, thanks to a 330-seater swimming pool spectating area, presenting new opportunities with swim instructors qualified to Swim England standard.
Current memberships and bookings at the Toot Hill site will transfer over to the new state-of-the-art 5500 sq m leisure centre which will be home to an 80-station fitness studio with two group exercise studios and an indoor cycling studio.
The new will open to the public Monday, February 20 hosting a new 25-metre six-lane swimming pool, teaching pool, fitness centre, spin and exercise studios, café and community hall.
Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council Cllr Simon Robinson said:
He said: “I’m absolutely delighted to see the progress we’ve made with this wonderful new facility for the people of Bingham and Rushcliffe at a time new investment in our growing communities is so important.
“The Bingham community will benefit from this new site and with a prominent location right by the A46, it can be accessed by those further afield too.
“This site has something for everybody from swimming to the gym to a fitness suite and other exercise and then there’s Bingham Jubilee Community Hall also providing a great space for events and will be available to book soon.
“The six-lane swimming pool features really good spectator seating for galas and competitions, I think it looks terrific and will attract a lot of talented athletes to practise and compete here.
“As well as the leisure centre, we wanted to offer the employment side as well at this site so the office space at the Enterprise Centre was vital.
“We completed research prior that found there was a big demand for businesses who wanted to stay in the town so the twelve new office spaces on site will help to retain local talent.
“These buildings are a real flagship for green technologies too and we’ve invested in a carbon clever and energy-efficient site we’re proud the building has 78% lower carbon emission rates than other leisure sites locally.
“Bingham Arena is a great new facility, come and see it for yourself when it opens its doors later this month.”
