Bilston Leisure Centre
Value £14.9m
Size 5,600m²
Client Wolverhampton City Council
The new Centre, now known as the Bert Williams Leisure
Centre, includes a 25m, eight-lane swimming pool, learner pool, health and
fitness suite, sauna four squash courts and meeting rooms. The learner pool has
a moveable floor, which can be raised or lowered depending on teaching
requirements. The centre forms a key part of the £175m urban village project
and activities during the construction programme led the way in promoting
economic development in the area, through creation of local jobs, skills training
and employing local supply chain partners.