A major milestone has been reached on a new £10.3 million leisure centre scheme in Worcestershire.

Morgan Sindall has achieved the 'topping out' stage on the Bromsgrove Leisure Centre development, which is on schedule to open this autumn.

The new two-storey facility will include two swimming pools, a climbing wall, a 100-station fitness suite and a spinning studio.

Work has recently finished on installing the roof and the concrete foundations to both pools have been laid. The next phase of work will see the external brickwork completed and cladding installed around the building.

The project forms the latest redevelopment scheme under a strategic town centre regeneration partnership of public bodies that was formed in 2010. Features include a total revamp of the high street, major retail developments coming forward across the town and a near-total overhaul of public buildings.


Ben Shearman, contracts manager at Morgan Sindall, said: "Topping out marks an important milestone for us and we're pleased that work is progressing as planned.

"The construction process has attracted lots of interest from the local community and it has been great to engage with the neighbouring school, giving pupils a tour of the site and delivering talks on careers in construction.

"We're on course to hand over the finished centre in the autumn and we're confident it will be an enduring addition to the leisure offering in the area."

Cllr Peter Whittaker added: "The installation of the roof is a significant moment in the development of the leisure centre and the next big step towards its completion. It means that works can progress without being dependent on the weather and, now that the roof is on, hopefully everything will start to take shape, looking less like a building site and more like the fantastic facility it will become."

(LM/MH)