Northcroft Lido.

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Commissioned by West Berkshire Council, we worked in partnership with Myrtha Pools and Universal Civils & Build, through the UK Leisure Framework, to deliver a major redevelopment to the lido at Northcroft Leisure Centre.

It is anticipated that the new facilities will accommodate 50,000 attendances each season. In addition to attracting more visitors to the facility through the inclusion of the splash pad, main pool, slides, residents will now also enjoy an extended season.

Moving forwards, Everyone Active has been appointed under a ten-year term to manage the Northcroft Leisure Centre and Newbury Lido as part of a wider leisure management agreement with West Berkshire Council.

The new outdoor facilities include a 50 metre, Olympic size outdoor swimming pool supported by a splash pad and fun slide, beach hut style changing rooms, a sun terrace and a relaxation area, all of which are fully accessible.

Client: West Berkshire Council

Partners: Myrtha Pools, Universal Civils & Build, UK Leisure Framework (managed by Denbighshire Leisure Ltd)

Project Value: £5.7m

Opened: August 2023

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This is exactly the kind of project we launched the Framework to support. The Northcroft lido has been a part of the community’s landscape for more than a century and its fantastic to secure its future for many more years to come. This was a technical project that required a high level of specialist expertise. Through the UK Leisure Framework we were able to engage expertise at all levels of the supply chain and feed this back through a single point of contact, Alliance Leisure. This helped to mitigate any risks that could threaten the budget or timescale of the project and ensured a smooth transition from concept through to launch.

Jamie Groves

Managing Director, Denbighshire Leisure

It’s fantastic to see so many people enjoying this amazing space again. There has been a lido on this site since 1870 so it’s part of the local DNA. The original pool was affected by ground water levels, which, over the years, undermined the integrity of the structure and became increasingly expensive to maintain. Now that the pool has been re-engineered with the benefit of modern-day learnings and technologies, families will be able to enjoy the many physical mental and social benefits of this amazing facility for many generations to come.

Greg Walker

Business Development Manager, Alliance Leisure

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