Camberwell Leisure Centre

On Saturday 24 September Camberwell Leisure Centre reopened its expanded 30 workout station gym and new changing rooms. In February the centre reopened its 25m fully refurbished and retiled swimming pool and learner pool, with new male, female and family wet-changing areas and new entrance foyer, reception and social area/café, all of which are wheelchair accessible.

Background to the redevelopment

On 31 March 2009 Southwark Council was awarded funding of £1.45 million to go towards improving the centre.

This initial funding, together with over £2m from Southwark Council's Investing in Leisure programme, £576,000 from the Youth Capital Fund and further funding from various other grants means that a total £4.7 million investment will provide even more improvement than first envisaged at the centre.

The additional funding has allowed the council to proceed with the expansion and refurbishment of the gym facilities and dry-side changing rooms, structural improvements to ensure the ongoing use of the sports hall and the upgrade of Warwick Hall.

The new facilities available include:

• Reception upgrade: The reception area and entrance foyer have been renovated to ensure compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act guidelines and in addition the centre has introduced a hearing induction loop and visual impairment amendments. The entrance area features an open access café with servery and seating area
• Modification to the pool: A new boom has been built to separate the main and teaching pools. The boom incorporates stepped access which will improve access to the pools for the elderly, young children and disabled users. A new pool-side hoist has been installed to assist people with disabilities to access the pools
• Structural and plant upgrades: The pool hall, corridor, windows and roof have been refurbished ensuring the surrounding areas of the pool-side remain energy efficient. Upgrades to the pool plant (the machines that control the swimming pool environment) have been undertaken to ensure the long term future of the baths
• Mechanical and electrical upgrades: A new electricity supply with latest energy-saving lighting has been installed to help improve energy efficiency. New air handling and heat recovery units will make using the facility a more pleasurable experience for customers
• Changing rooms: Male and female changing rooms will be refurbished to Sport England standards. In addition, a new family changing area and two disabled changing rooms with toilets will be included alongside the pool to encourage greater participation by disabled users and families with young children
• Gym: A fully reconfigured, expanded, by a third, and renovated gym and fitness area, along with redeveloped dry-changing rooms

Renovation works planned

• Sports hall: Structural improvements to ensure the ongoing use of the hall
• Youth facility: Consisting of social spaces, workshops, training rooms and a music production room
• Warwick Hall: A fully refurbished 200 square metre area, including a new sprung floor, air handling system, exposed Victorian roof structure and a new sound system

Fusion gym and pool memberships can be used at Peckham Pulse or at any other Fusion leisure centre in Southwark. Please contact Southwark leisure centres for more information