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Reading school children help fill the new Palmer Park Community Pool
- East Reading’s new community pool filled with 325,000 litres of water over a five-day period.
- Palmer Park Leisure Centre and Stadium on schedule to open in December.

Leisure update shines a light on major progress so far
- Update on progress to improve Reading’s leisure facilities
- Improvement work completed at two leisure centres
- Leisure usage almost back to pre-Covid levels

Further boost to Reading’s leisure centres proposed
- £295,000 for South Reading Leisure Centre pool
- £36,000 for waymarked pedestrian route for vision impaired users at Palmer Park

Meadway Leisure Centre showcases improved facilities
- Improvements at Meadway Leisure Centre include refurbishment of the gym, studios, and changing rooms
- The centre’s reception has been significantly revamped
- The gym has been extended with improved equipment

School children send a message to the future at new leisure centre site
- Time capsules buried at the Rivermead construction site
- A local school has provided mementoes to capture the spirit of 2022
- New leisure centre due to open in spring 2023

Council commits almost £1 million additional funding for more carbon reduction measures at brand new leisure sites
- New measures to include solar panels and three additional air source heat pumps (ASHP) at Rivermead and Palmer Park
- Investment will contribute to the Council’s ambition to achieve a net-zero carbon Reading by 2030

Steel frame of flagship new Rivermead goes up
- The steel frame of the new centre is taking shape
- The development will include a 25m 8-lane competition pool and diving pool
- Facilities open by spring 2023

Work starts next week on improvements at Meadway Leisure Centre
- Improvements include refurbishment of the gym and new studio space
- The work is expected to take 3 months

Drive to improve health and wellbeing across Reading
- £450k investment in targeted activities to reduce health inequalities
- Physical activity referral scheme supports people back into keeping physically active

Improvement works complete at South Reading Leisure Centre
- Improvements at South Reading Leisure Centre include refurbishment of the gym, studios and changing rooms
- The centre’s reception has been significantly revamped
- Improved equipment and facilities for gym users

Stunning drone footage of community swimming pool taking shape
- Footage of the Palmer Park construction site captured on New Year’s Day 2022
- The outline of the new pool and steel frame of the entrance and information hub is now visible
- The new community pool and facilities will open to the public in late 2022

Community Swimming Pool Takes Shape
- The steel frame of the new pool is set to start going up from the beginning of December
- The new community pool and facilities will open to the public in late 2022