Opening ceremony held for Reading key-worker flats

Reading mayor Tony Page cut the ribbon on the key worker flats

An opening ceremony has been held for 15 key-worker flats built on the site of a former swimming pool.

The homes in Reading have been created behind the 110-year-old facade of Arthur Hill swimming bath, a short walk from Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The homes will be rented at affordable rates to key workers on the council housing register.

The swimming pool was replaced by Palmer Park Leisure Centre which opened last year.

Physiotherapist Jimmy Capucho Amaro is among the key workers moving into the flats

The homes are made up of 13 one-bed and two two-bed apartments, with flats contained within the transformed Arthur Hill pool building and eight contained in a new build to the rear, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Reading mayor Tony Page cut the ribbon on the development on Thursday.

Physiotherapist Jimmy Capucho Amaro is among the key workers moving into the development, which is owned by Reading Borough Council.

He said: "This kind of initiative is very smart because we are so short-staffed in the NHS - having this is such a plus because it's a rent that you can actually pay."

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