The long-awaited reopening of a Bournemouth leisure centre will take place next month.
BH Live Active Queen’s Park is on track to open its doors on Monday, July 10, after at least two years of ceased operations.
Extensive refurbishment work has taken place throughout the centre, with the group exercise and cycling studios both upgraded with new equipment.
Other new features include secure customer access with tap-in gates, plus free customer parking for up to two-and-a-half hours per visit.
This comes after years of difficulty and uncertainly about the future of the site, which closed in summer 2021 amid “ongoing industry and economic challenges” centred around operating costs.
The site was previously occupied by Fitness First and is currently let to BH Live for a term of 35 years from 2004 at a passing rent of £253,447 per annum.
It was purchased in February this year by an unnamed private investor.
As part of the relaunch, the Terrace café will open and offer free customer Wi-Fi, hot and cold drinks including juices, protein snacks, plus a grab-and-go menu. The bar will also open for live sports events.
A new group exercise timetable with daily classes such as Les Mills BodyPump, Sprint, RPM, BodyAttack is also being created. Wellness classes, meanwhile, include yoga and Pilates.
However, the crèche, pool and spa at Queen’s Park will remain closed. Alternative swimming and spa facilities are available at nearby centres.
As well as the improvements, operators also said they had been recruiting a new team to work at the site.
Rob Cunningham, BH Live’s associate director for leisure said: “We are so pleased that we can finally announce the opening date for BH Live Active, Queen’s Park.
“We know this will be welcome news and we’d like to thank our customers for their patience.”
The class timetable for BH Live Active, Queen’s Park will be online and on the BH Live Active app, seven days ahead of opening.
BH Live Active membership also includes access to gyms, swimming pools, spa facilities and exercise classes at Littledown, Pelhams, Stokewood, Sir David English Sports Centre and BH Live Active, Corfe Mullen.
Visit bhliveactive.org.uk for more information.
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