AN EXTENSION to the contract for Maidstone Leisure Centre will include upgrades and improvements to the value of £2.5m.
Approved recently by the Maidstone Borough Council Cabinet, the contract will be extended with Maidstone Leisure Trust and Serco continuing to provide facilities at the leisure centre, fitness centre, sports hall, cafe and adventure zone.
The upgrades and improvements will include:
• Health and fitness equipment.
• Immersive group exercise.
• A new splash pad.
• Soft play area.
• Fitness and teaching pool ventilation system.
• Changing village ventilation system.
• Fitness and leisure dividing glazing.
• Café refurbishment.
The current contract is due to expire in August. The extension (of up to eight years) will ensure the continued operation of facilities providing consistency with Council continuing to contract services with Maidstone Leisure Trust and facility management using Serco Leisure.
MBC’s leisure centre is operated under a contract with MLT – an independent not-for-profit community benefit society comprised of volunteer trustees with an active interest in sport and leisure in the borough.
Also approved by the MBC Cabinet was £1m to bring forward plans for a new or refurbished leisure centre and the contract extension period will allow the Council to be flexible and agile in developing detailed plans and a future leisure centre, refurbished or redeveloped, that can be delivered before the end of the contract extension period.