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Topping out ceremony marks a major milestone for new BBH leisure centre Horsham District’s new £12.3 million leisure centre The Bridge, Broadbridge Heath, reached a key milestone last week (week commencing 23 April) when it was officially topped out. Senior councillors and officers from Horsham District Council, key members of existing leisure centre user groups, and leaders from Neilcott Construction, joined together for the landmark event. Leader of the Council, Cllr Ray Dawe, laid a commemorative plaque, and Chairman of the Council, Cllr Peter Burgess, anointed a symbolic tree, which will be planted in the grounds of the new centre when the building works are complete. Representatives from the Council and key organisations, and user groups involved in the delivery of the centre, then enjoyed a tour of the new centre, escorted by Neilcott Construction. Due to open this autumn, the development is one of the Council’s most significant investments in years, and will deliver one of the biggest public dry-side sports and leisure centre in the district. It will see a major new facility built to replace the existing Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre. The fantastic new facility will include a six court sports hall, an 80-station gym, a cycle studio, three fitness studios, and five
multi-use games areas. A new clip and climb facility and café, a sensory room, a treatment room for beauty and sports therapy sessions, and new changing facilities for indoor and outdoor activity, including a Changing Places disabled changing facility, are also included.
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Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture, Cllr Jonathan Chowen, commented on the achievement so far: “I am delighted that, after the years of planning and preparation that have gone into such a major project, we are now at this exciting stage where it is nearing its completion.
“The new leisure centre represents one of the most significant investments in the Council’s history. “We have worked extensively with partners and local sports clubs to develop a new sports and leisure which will meet, and exceed, the current and future
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needs of the growing, and ageing, community of the district, and I wish to thank all those who have supported us in reaching this milestone. “We now look forward to its final completion and grand opening in the autumn later this year.”