Lewisham Council has announced that Fusion Lifestyle has been appointed to manage local leisure facilities as part of a new 15-year contract due to start on 15 October.

Among the sites to be operated by Fusion as part of the agreement are the new Loampit Vale Leisure Centre and Forest Hill Pools once completed. Meanwhile, the relocation of the Wavelengths library to the Deptford Lounge will see Fusion fund the sports equipment needed to convert the vacated space into an additional sports area.

Lewisham mayor Sir Steve Bullock said: "London 2012 is around the corner and we are near completion of several major leisure developments in the borough, so we have big expectations from our new leisure provider." Image: Wavelengths Leisure Centre – one of the facilities to be run by Fusion