Improvements to Leisure Complex
Thu 28th August 2014
Work on a £1.2m scheme of major improvements has started at Beverley Leisure Complex.
The state of the art Tone Zone health and fitness facility will be double the size of the existing gym – with around 90 stations – and will offer a wide range of high-tech resistance and cardiovascular equipment, as well as a purpose built spin room.
The new facility, aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of users, will be at the rear of the Leisure Complex, and the existing gym will be converted into a dance studio. The project is expected to take around eight months to complete.
Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE, leader of the council, said: "I am delighted that we are able to launch this latest investment in leisure and health across the East Riding, following our recent significant investments in Haltemprice and Bridlington, and there is no doubt that this new Tone Zone will be an invaluable improvement to what is already a hugely popular facility in Beverley.
“This council will continue to invest in leisure and health facilities which are of direct benefit to our residents, and our prudent financial management over a period of many years allows us to maintain this investment programme. Investment like this today is in reality a saving for taxpayers tomorrow – we are encouraging people to be active and so improve their health and wellbeing, which in turn will mean less demand on the region’s health services in the future.
“We are aiming high with this new facility, and want to see one million visits a year to the Complex when this work is completed.”
The new Tone Zone will boast the latest Matrix equipment – the same brand as currently available at the Complex – but with new features such as Virtual Active software, which will give users a choice of location to run or cycle through, from Hollywood streets to tracks around the Grand Canyon. Users will also be able to watch TV and listen to their MP3 player on the machines.
An East Riding of Yorkshire Council spokesperson said : “We would like to reassure our customers that disruption during these building works will be kept to an absolute minimum, and that the Tone Zone fitness suite will not close at any stage.”
During the works, classes such as pilates and yoga will still be held in the function room at the Complex, and larger classes will still take place in the sports hall.
