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Hengrove Park Leisure Centre

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Sports centre in Bristol, England

Hengrove Park Leisure Centre is a leisure centre in Hengrove, Bristol, UK.

The project was funded through a private finance initiative (PFI) and cost £35 million.^[1]^[2] It was built on part of the site of Whitchurch Airport.^[3] The centre is operated by Parkwood Leisure for Bristol City Council.^[4]

Plans to build the centre were announced in 2006.^[5] It opened on 29 February 2012.^[6]^[2] Bishopsworth Swimming Pool was subsequently closed.^[7]

In October 2020, work began to refurbish the gym. The project was completed in April 2021.^[8]

Facilities

The centre includes a 10-lane 50-metre Olympic-size swimming pool, a 20-metre pool, sports hall, spin studio, climbing wall, gym, and a cafe.^[3]

↑ "Hengrove PFI project ready to start". Insider Media. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
1 2 "New £35m leisure centre opens in Hengrove in Bristol". BBC News. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
1 2 "Hengrove Park Leisure Centre, Bristol". Galvanizers Association. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
↑ "Parkwood bags £27.6m leisure centre deal". TheBusinessDesk. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
↑ "£22m complex may close two pools". BBC News. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
↑ "New Olympic-standard pool at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre looks to make a big splash". Bristol Evening Post. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
↑ "New £32m Bristol leisure centre launches". www.healthclubmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
↑ Kiddle, Max (12 May 2021). "Hengrove Park Leisure Centre complete refurbishment for reopening". Parkwood Leisure. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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