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£7.5m leisure centre complete with London Olympics pool opens in Birmingham

By Deven Pamben    14 Nov 2017
Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre / Places for People Leisure

Pool equipment from the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home following the opening of a £7.5m (US$9.8m, €8.4m) leisure centre in Birmingham.

In 2014, Birmingham City Council bought equipment from one of the Olympic training pools used during the London Games, bidding £200,000 (US$262,300, €223,330) for the tank, heating system and filters.

The equipment is now back in use as part of the new Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre, which was opened by former Olympian Colin Jackson.

The facility, which will be operated by Places for People Leisure, includes a six-lane 25m pool with viewing areas, a learner pool, an 80-station fitness suite, dance studios, sauna and steam facilities, cafe, and community room.

It is the latest of five pools either being built or rebuilt in the city.

The centre was designed and built by Roberts Limbrick Architects and Pellikaan Construction respectively and will be managed by Places for People on behalf of the council for the next 15 years.

Local dignitaries and Colin Jackson were given a tour of the new centre before a commemorative plaque was unveiled / Places for People Leisure
Colin Jackson  Places for People Leisure  Pellikaan Construction  Roberts Limbrick Architects 
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