Medway Council has selected Willmott Dixon to develop 'Splashes', a new leisure centre with swimming pools, gym, fitness studio and cafe.

The family-friendly facility will have two swimming pools – a children's fun pool with flume, wave ball pool and beach area, and a training pool for lane swimming and lessons, along with a fitness gym and room for exercise classes and children's parties.

Building work at the site in Bloors Lane, Rainham, will begin in the new year with the intention that residents can use the new Splashes by summer 2024.

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Medway's new leisure centre supports the council's ambition of providing more child-friendly facilities and further opportunities for young people, including family and accessible changing rooms. There will also be electric charging parking spaces in support of Medway’s Climate Change and carbon neutral aims and ambitions.

Medway Council is investing £23.7 million on the development, replacing the former and much-loved Splashes, which was demolished in February 2022 after extensive surveys were carried out to assess the building's condition.

Adam Worrall, director at Willmott Dixon said: "We are delighted to be working with Medway Council to deliver this cutting-edge leisure centre for its residents to enjoy. Through our network of local supply chain partners and our embedded social value programme, we look forward to leaving a lasting legacy in the local community well after completion. We can't wait to get started!"