Maesteg Sports Centre is celebrating its 40^th anniversary this yr with a £400,000 funding in new tools and exercise areas.

Funded by Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC), Sport Wales and Halo Leisure, the improve features a bigger fitness center space with new cardio machines, a devoted power and conditioning house, a wellness zone, a brand new train studio and coaching/workshop areas. Improvements within the altering rooms can even embrace an accessible altering house.

The sports activities centre first opened its doorways to the general public on 1 March 1983, and since Halo Leisure commenced its partnership with BCBC to function the centre in 2012, it has registered an estimated 1,584,823 attendances and delivered nicely over one million fitness center exercises.  

To have a good time the sports activities centre’s 40^th anniversary, you possibly can be a part of up throughout March 2023 for 40p, that’s a possible saving of between £10.50 and £31.10 relying on the membership package deal you’re on.

Members can benefit from the fitness center, train class programme and a soon-to-be-completed power and conditioning zone, whereas for youngsters, there’s JumpInGym delicate play and Bounce and Play classes.

Maesteg Sports Centre’s General Manager Karl Paterson stated: “We are thrilled to bring the vision of a modern leisure centre to life, thanks to the investment from BCBC, Sport Wales, and Halo. The completion of phase one of the upgrade has already brought in a new array of equipment, larger gym and workout areas, and improved weight-lifting section, with members already expressing positive feedback. As the upgrades continue, our goal is to encourage even more members of the local community to lead active and healthy lifestyles.”

It is improbable to have a good time the fortieth yr of Maesteg Sports Centre and be reminded of how a lot it has to supply all ages.

This £400,000 funding is enhancing and increasing health amenities for the group, and I sit up for seeing the completion of the following part.

Council Leader Huw David