{"id":106291,"date":"2022-02-22T16:42:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=106291"},"modified":"2022-02-22T16:43:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:43:37","slug":"swanley-leisure-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/swanley-leisure-centre\/106291\/","title":{"rendered":"Swanley leisure centre &#8216;White Oak&#8217; now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Swanley leisure centre is the result of a two-year long project and aims to provide a community space that serves the diverse local residents<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allianceleisure.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alliance Leisure<\/a> is managing the White Oak<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/leisure-development\/105810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> development<\/a> and has employed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isgltd.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISG<\/a> as its construction partner. The project is owned and managed by Denbighshire Leisure and has been procured by Sevenoaks District Council.<\/p>\n<h3>An \u2018historic investment\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>White Oak, the new Swanley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/woolwich-leisure-centre\/98918\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leisure centre<\/a>, has been described by the council leader as an \u2018historic investment\u2019. \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see this centre finally open its doors\u201d adds Tom Fairey, the senior business development manager at Alliance Leisure.<\/p>\n<p>It replaces the inefficient centre of the same name &#8211; White Oak &#8211; built in the 1960s. The new and improved Swanley leisure centre, designed by architects Saunders Boston, hopes to meet the needs of the local community and provide an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/low-carbon-leisure-centre\/102876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">environmentally responsible activity hub<\/a> for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<h3>Swanley leisure centre amenities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Two pools &#8211; a 25 metre, six lane pool with an adjustable height floor and a learner pool &#8211; with a fully-equipped family changing village.<\/li>\n<li>A 100 station gym, mainly comprising of Technogym equipment, a modern group cycling studio, two large Group Exercise Studios and a multi-purpose sports hall.<\/li>\n<li>A TAGactive soft play area incorporating a challenging obstacle course to develop strategic thinking, speed, agility, balance and spatial awareness.<\/li>\n<li>A dedicated Feel Good Suite featuring power-assisted equipment for people with limited mobility, the elderly and those managing long-term conditions.<\/li>\n<li>A caf\u00e9 with great views of the pool.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/industry-insight\/building-control-insight\/inaccessible-design\/91851\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Improved accessibility<\/a> include two \u2018Pool Pods\u2019, two lifts and changing places toilets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&#8216;Health, happiness and prosperity for all&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Cllr. Peter Fleming, leader of the council at Sevenoaks District Council commented:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new centre represents the largest public investment for Swanley in over 30 years. Designed to support everyone in the community, across their entire life journey, this facility offers a sustainable leisure provision that will be enjoyed for generations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pandemic has really hammered home the mental and physical benefits of an active lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through this investment we are committing to encouraging an active community to drive health, happiness and prosperity for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The centre officially opened to the public on 14 February 2022 and is managed by Everyone Active.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swanley leisure centre is the result of a two-year long project and aims to provide a community space that serves the diverse local residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[594,676,997,279,276,432,923],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-106291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-building-design","8":"tag-construction","9":"tag-development","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-government","12":"tag-health-safety","13":"tag-mental-health"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Swanley leisure centre &#039;White Oak&#039; 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