Saddleworth Pool undergoes a £1.7m refurbishment
The £1.7m refurbishment of Saddleworth swimming baths in Oldham, Lancashire, is now underway.
Saddleworth Pool, managed by Oldham Community Leisure, is due to receive a new 50-station fitness suite, dance studio and two five-a-side football pitches to join its existing flood-lit sports pitch.
Cheshire-based design company Pozzoni has been appointed as the project's architects and plans to deliver a new entrance and reception area as well as reconfigured wet and dry changing rooms to include group and disabled facilities. The 25m swimming pool will also be refurbished to bring the aged facilities up to modern standards.
The project, which received planning permission in March 2008, is on track for the facility to reopen on the 27 October 2008. Temporary changing rooms will be used until the work is completed.