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Nova Centre to reopen after £4.2m facelift approved | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A north Wales leisure centre which closed in February is to re-open after councillors approved a £4.2m facelift for the building. | |
The Nova Centre in Prestatyn closed in February after the trust which ran it had funding withdrawn. | The Nova Centre in Prestatyn closed in February after the trust which ran it had funding withdrawn. |
Denbighshire council agreed to the renewal plan, which will create a new cafe and fitness suite. | |
Meanwhile, Wrexham council has given £50,000 to a trust looking to reopen the town's Plas Madoc leisure centre. | |
'First class facilities' | 'First class facilities' |
Investment in the Nova Centre will see the 25m pool and splash pool retained, with changing rooms improved. | |
The centre will also re-open with a new room for exercise classes, sports clubs and community events. | |
It will have a "unique" large soft play facility, along with a new entrance, reception and cafe overlooking the sea. | |
Three retail units will also be be created on the promenade, while the building's roof will be repaired. | |
Jamie Groves, Denbighshire council's head of communication, marketing and leisure, said prior to the decision: "We want to provide first class leisure facilities that will encourage more people to get involved in activities, providing high quality settings for the benefit of the local community and visitors." | |
The authority previously set up Clwyd Leisure in 2001 to run the Nova Centre, along with Rhyl's Sun Centre and the North Wales Bowls Centre. | The authority previously set up Clwyd Leisure in 2001 to run the Nova Centre, along with Rhyl's Sun Centre and the North Wales Bowls Centre. |
But they all closed earlier this year after the council's cabinet decided to withdraw financial support of £200,000 for 2014-15. | But they all closed earlier this year after the council's cabinet decided to withdraw financial support of £200,000 for 2014-15. |
'Repairs too costly' | 'Repairs too costly' |
Clwyd Leisure ceased trading in February and entered voluntary liquidation, leaving 120 workers with an uncertain future. | Clwyd Leisure ceased trading in February and entered voluntary liquidation, leaving 120 workers with an uncertain future. |
The council has since said that the Sun Centre - an iconic leisure centre in Rhyl - would not re-open as repairs would be too costly. | The council has since said that the Sun Centre - an iconic leisure centre in Rhyl - would not re-open as repairs would be too costly. |
The bowls centre was refurbished over the summer and is now running again. | The bowls centre was refurbished over the summer and is now running again. |
Meanwhile, campaigners fighting to save a Wrexham leisure centre have been given a £50,000 grant to get it running again. | |
Plas Madoc leisure centre was shut in April as part of a cost-cutting scheme, prompting a community campaign to save it which was backed by former Wales footballer Robbie Savage, who played five-a-side at the centre as a boy. | Plas Madoc leisure centre was shut in April as part of a cost-cutting scheme, prompting a community campaign to save it which was backed by former Wales footballer Robbie Savage, who played five-a-side at the centre as a boy. |
Wrexham council voted to give Splash Community Trust a £50,000 grant and to extend the period which the trust has to reopen the centre until the end of November. | |
An amendment to offer the trust £100,000 over two years was rejected. |
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