Wiltshire Council confirms Warminster Sports Centre improvements to get underway in November

As confirmed earlier in the month, multi-award-winning construction company Beard Construction was appointed by the council to carry out the works.  

Beard will be on-site from 4 November, with work formally getting underway from 11 November.  

A number of significant changes will take place at the centre. They include: 

• Relocated, enlarged and improved fitness suite, making it much more accessible  
• A refurbished studio 
• The old fitness suite converted to flexible community space 
• Consultation room  

The current gym will remain in use while the new gym is being constructed and there will be no change to swimming pool access or changing. There will be some disruption to group exercise classes during the project, with fewer classes available and classes being relocated to the main sports hall - but there will be more classes at Leighton Sports Centre in Westbury to offset this. There will be some reduction in car parking spaces throughout the project. As previously confirmed, the squash courts will be permanently removed at Warminster Sports Centre as a result of these works with customers encouraged to use the facilities at Leighton Recreation Centre, which is just a short distance away.   

Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling, Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, said: I am pleased to confirm when work starts on the significant improvements to Warminster Sports Centre, which will make the fitness facilities more modern and accessible and will encourage more people of all ages to access them.  

The plans for Warminster Sports Centre have been well informed by evidence that shows there is demand for the enhanced facilities we will be providing. We have the unique responsibility to not only ensure this type of project is a viable commercial venture, but to also serve our communities and ensure their health and wellbeing is well supported. 

This investment, and the work we're carrying out at some of our other leisure centres, meets all those needs and criteria, and we're looking forward to the positive impact they will have.  

We thank our loyal customers for their patience while these works are carried out, and we assure that any disruption during this period will be well worth it come the end result. 

The work at Warminster is due to be completed in spring 2025.

These works follow recent improvement works being completed at Lime Kiln Leisure Centre, Royal Wootton Bassett; The Olympiad in Chippenham; Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre in Salisbury; and Devizes Leisure Centre. Improvement works will also begin soon at Marlborough Leisure Centre and Springfield Campus.   

Regular updates on the works will be available at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure/warminster-improvements.