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• From Monday 17 July, Reading will boast a brand-new Leisure Centre at Rivermead

• Visitors to the new centre can look forward to 6-court sports hall and a 120-station gym with 3 studios, new soft play and café.

• Improvements at Meadway changing facilities start 3 July
• Work on the Rivermead demountable pool from 14 July
• Complete refurbishment of South Reading's swimming pool from September

• Paddling pool open from Saturday 27 May
• Open seven days a week

• Open to the public from 17 July 2023
• Facilities include a 6-court sports hall and a 120-station gym with 3 studios, soft play activity zone with party rooms and cafe
• Swimming pools will follow in summer 2024

• New seven-station outdoor gym opens at Palmer Park following £75k investment
• Offers free fitness for all with a mix of robust equipment to suit people of varying ages and abilities

• Council investment in targeted activities to reduce health inequalities
• Free weight management courses are available
• Physical activity referral scheme supports people back into keeping physically active

• Paralympic Double Gold Medallist swimmer, Graham Edmunds will officially open the centre alongside the Mayor of Reading on 12 January
• Syncro swimming performance by the Electric Eels
• Free taster sessions are on offer throughout the day

• From Monday 19 December, Reading will boast a brand new 25m 6-lane pool
• Visitors to the new centre can also look forward to a 100-station gym, new soft play and café.

• 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.

• Update on progress to improve Reading’s leisure facilities
• Improvement work completed at two leisure centres
• Leisure usage almost back to pre-Covid levels