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Sept 2023
New photos show Knaresborough's £17m leisure centre shaping up
New photos have shown Knaresborough's £17 million leisure centre taking shape.
Knaresborough Leisure and Wellness Centre is due to open in November. It will replace Knaresborough Pool, which closed a month ago.
Like the old site, it will have a pool and a fun pool with a slide. But unlike the old site it will also have a a studio, gym, steam room and sauna.
Councillors were given a tour of the site today.
Matt Walker, a Liberal Democrat on Knaresborough Town Council and North Yorkshire Council, shared some photos on his Twitter account. He said:
Cllr Walker added green technology would save about 50% of the running costs and 85% of the old pool will be recycled after demolition.
The children's playground and zip wire is due to be reinstated.
The new sauna
The steam room
The site is due to open in November.
The leisure centre will be run by Brimhams Active, a leisure company controlled by North Yorkshire Council.
Brimhams reopened the former Harrogate Hydro as Harrogate Leisure and Wellness Centre this month.
Look out for an interview with Mark Tweedie, the managing director of Brimhams Active, this weekend.
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