Getting into fitness just got more accessible for Blackpool residents this autumn after an impressive £250,000 refurbishment of one the town’s busiest leisure centres.
Gym goers are able to enjoy enhanced kit and a bigger area to keep fit after Active Blackpool’s Moor Park Health & Leisure Centre at Bispham underwent a major facelift carried out by leading Blackpool construction company Evolution.
Ben Reader, Evolution Contracts Manager, who led the project, said: “We are all really proud of the work we have done at Moor Park Leisure Centre. It’s been a complete refurbishment and we are really impressed with the way it looks.”
Work at the Bristol Avenue centre involved stripping out the existing gym, breaking into other parts of the building to extend the area for final fit out, and creating two new consultation rooms in the centre’s Active Wellbeing Suite.
The refurbishment of the centre began on June 1 and has been completed two weeks ahead of the planned 12-week schedule.
Ben said: “It was a real team effort – with our bricklayers, joiners, plumbers, electricians and floorers all involved. We have had about 36 people working on the project and I have been really impressed with everyone involved.”
During the work, a temporary gym was set up in the Sports Hall and a temporary Active Wellbeing Suite located in the centre’s meeting room.
Now the work has been completed six new pieces of EGYM kit and nine new pieces of Matrix kit, plus replacements for some of the centre’s older kit, have been installed so gym goers can enjoy even better strength and cardio workouts.
Cllr Matthew Thomas, Blackpool Council’s cabinet member for Communities and Wellbeing, said: “I’m delighted to see Moor Park’s gym back open. Staying active is vital and I am proud that Blackpool has spaces like this for residents to feel inspired to get active and stay active. To have a space filled with the best equipment and skilled, knowledgeable staff who understand the challenges people may face when walking through those doors is something we should all be proud of.”
Martin Cardwell, Active Blackpool’s Operations Manager, said: “The gym at Moor Park is Active Blackpool’s busiest gym, and we recognised the need to improve the experience for all our members at this facility.
“Working within the building’s existing footprint, we identified that by incorporating corridor and storage space into the gym and reconfiguring it, we can provide a bigger and better environment for members to work out in.
“The work to create two new consultation rooms in the Active Wellbeing Suite provides much needed space for the Exercise Referral team to meet privately with members.”
Blackpool Council Service Manager Property and Capital Works, Martin Turley, said: “The Property Team have designed a fantastic refurbishment with the aim of modernising the gym and creating a more welcoming and enjoyable environment for everyone who uses it. The end result really speaks for itself. We’re delighted with the transformation and the difference it makes to the space.”
