Castle Sports Complex car park partially closed as £26million revamp project gets underway

A leisure centre’s car park has been closed as the ‘early stages’ of a £26million revamp of the ageing facility underway.

The first steps towards transforming the Castle Sports Complex in Spalding into a modern Health and Wellbeing Hub have started this week.

Construction company, WillMott Dixon is currently carrying out ‘crucial’ surveying work at the site to determine the current foundation and groundwater levels.

South Holland District Council has said more work will be taking place around the site over the coming days and weeks.

A spokesman said: “An early stage of work has started this week for the overall main project, looking at surveying, foundation exploration and evaluating groundwater levels etc.”

The first phase of the £26million project will involve the creation of a single building containing two new swimming pools, village changing facilities, multi-sport hall, fitness suite, cycle and group exercise studios, health and wellbeing consultation rooms, children's adventure play area and updated reception and servery areas.

Around the rest of the site, there will be a new outdoor 3G pitch, park run circuit, community garden, running loop, additional cycling provision and improved car parking with electric vehicle charging points, along with necessary remedial works to the bowls hall.

The council received a £20million Levelling Up grant to complete the long-held ambition of upgrading the leisure centre in 2023.

Closure of the dry side is expected to be in late August to allow the main construction works to begin, with the swimming pool facilities remaining open throughout.

Temporary fitness suite and group exercise facilities will be available from this point at the Spalding Campus of Boston College on Red Lion Street, along with the council arranging temporary facilities for indoor bowls activity to continue in Long Sutton.

These plans would target the completion of construction in late 2026, with the new combined state-of-the-art centre opening to the public in January 2027.

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