Work to begin on £600,000 leisure suite transformation

East Riding Council is spending £600,000 extending and refurbishing the existing suite and will begin work next week on a spacious 70-station “tone zone”.

It is the latest in a programme of investment at the authority’s leisure centres that have seen user numbers increase from 2.5 million a year to 4.1 million a year over the last two years.

The Goole fitness suite will have the latest Matrix exercise equipment, including treadmills, cross-trainers, cycles and weight training equipment, new free weights and benches, a power plate and a stretching area.

There will also be integrated televisions with Freeview boxes offering a wide choice of channels, which are iPod compatible and have personal fans.

Other work will see a private consultation room and spinning studio established along with the refurbishment of the two remaining squash courts.

The existing tone zone will be closed on Monday and Tuesday while equipment is transferred to the sports hall for the duration of the work.

Darren Stevens, head of culture and information at the council, said: “The start of this work is excellent news and represents a significant investment by the council in improving our services to the people of Goole.

“This will be a wonderful facility that will make a real contribution to improving the health and well being of people across the area.”

The centre already offers a range of health improvement programmes.