Sustainable upgrades for three leisure centres

Almost £750,000 will be split between three sites in the city

Almost £750,000 has been granted to make three leisure centres more sustainable.

The National Lottery funding, secured by Coventry City Council, is from Sport England's swimming pool support fund.

Solar panels will be installed at the Alan Higgs Centre using £250,000, while £270,000 will be used to install solar panels and fluorescent and LED lighting at Centre AT7.

A £220,000 grant will see LED lighting introduced at Xcel Leisure Centre, along with an upgrade to its building management system.

The work began in January and is expected to finish later this month.

"Day to day running costs of leisure centres is constantly on the rise," said Kamran Caan, cabinet member for public health and sport.

"This funding will help the centres continue to provide high quality facilities to residents whilst reducing energy bills by around £140k per year."

Steve Wiles, Chief Operating Officer at CV Life, which runs the centres, added: "These improvements will help us reduce energy consumption, lower costs, and create more environmentally friendly facilities for the community."