Registered charity Fusion Lifestyle is investing £14m (UA$17.3m, €16.1m) to upgrade facilities across its estate.

Fusion has reinvested £150m (US$185.8m, €172.4m) in the past two years on improving facilities. The latest phase of its refurbishment programme covers four areas across the country.

A total of £10m (US$12.4m, €11.5m) will be spent across six sites in Devon, with Fusion’s Ivybridge centre near Plymouth receiving the major share. The centre will have a new 25metre pool with retractable roof built, as well as an upgrade to the gym and fitness facilities, with classes and activities on offer.

A £2m (US$2.5m, €2.3m) investment is also taking place in Bedford, Bedfordshire. At Robinson Pools and Fitness an extension will create three new exercise studios, including a dedicated Intencity HIIT studio, a poolside changing village and refurbished café. Nearby, John Bunyan Sports and Fitness has also undergone a refurbishment programme, now offering a new gym, indoor cycling studio and indoor soft play centre.

 In Southend, Essex, a £1.2m (US$1.5m, €1.4m) upgrade is underway to improve the gym and create new studios, including a bespoke Intencity HIIT training area, to complement the Olympic standard diving and tennis facilities on offer. A café also being built. 

Cash is also being spent on Saltdean Lido in Brighton, East Sussex, which is due to open in May.

Penny Arnold, Fusion Lifestyle commercial director, said: “We are very excited and proud to be making such a significant investment across so many of our sites this year. We are totally committed to providing top quality, affordable sport and leisure facilities to local communities, who we hope will enjoy and benefit from the upgraded facilities and activities we will continue to offer.”