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Palmer Park Community Pool filling

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.
Meadway improved gym

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
South Reading Leisure Centre

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
Photo shows representatives from Reading Council and GLL celebrating the improvements to Meadway Leisure Centre.

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
Time Capsule Burial

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
Solar panels

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
Group photo Rivermead 23 March 2022

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
Gym refurbishment

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
Paul and coach Rob at the Rivermead Gym

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
South Reading Gym

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
Drone footage of palmer Park commissioned from Tony Mc Ginn, flyskydrones@hotmail.com 
www.youtube.com/user/tonymcginn

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
vibro-piling

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