Leisure centre ready to make splash in town

The Station Leisure and Learning Centre opens on 18 July

A leisure centre featuring an 82ft (25m) swimming pool opens in Mablethorpe on Thursday.

Costing £13.5m, The Station Leisure and Learning Centre replaces Station Sports Centre, which closed in April.

The facility, on the site of the previous centre, also features a gym, an activity arena, and a bistro.

Councillor Richard Fry, from East Lindsey District Council, said: "For the first time, people in Mablethorpe of all ages will be able to access a swimming pool without the need to travel."

The centre will have gym facilities and exercise classes

Mr Fry said he hoped the venue would "make a difference to people from the local area".

Aeneas Richardson, executive director of Magna Vitae, which will operate the venue, added: "The positive impact this facility is set to have on the people of Mablethorpe, visitors to Mablethorpe and the very prominence of the town itself, will be significant."

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