North Yorkshire Council plans to invest £40 million to upgrade leisure facilities across the county. The funding will focus on renovating swimming pools and changing rooms, enhancing gym areas, and reopening Richmond Swimming Pool, which closed in April due to structural damage.
Four leisure centres in Pickering, Selby, Skipton, and Whitby will receive £36 million to develop into health and wellbeing hubs. Upgrades include improved pool accessibility, expanded studio space, and upgraded reception and public areas. A separate £3 million will modernise gym and fitness equipment at 12 council-operated sites.
Richmond Swimming Pool is allocated £1.1 million for ceiling replacement and plant room improvements, with reopening scheduled for next year. Over 3,000 local residents previously petitioned to secure the pool’s reopening.
The investment follows the council’s consolidation of leisure services previously managed by district and borough councils. The programme will operate under the new Active North Yorkshire brand. The proposals will be reviewed by the housing and leisure overview and scrutiny committee on 23 September and are expected to be considered by the executive committee later in the year.
