Leisure Centre - Diaries

I am receiving really good news about the first few months of operation of the Leisure Centre. User numbers are exceeding initial estimates and feedback from the general public has been mostly very complimentary. There have been a couple of things which the Council has had to...

The new Leisure Centre opened to the public on Saturday 21 July. The ribbon was cut by the Provost and Lee McConnell, the Olympic athlete. It was absolutely great to see the kids rushing into the Centre with their swimming kit on their backs. The opening ceremony and a weekend...

Arrangements for the opening of the Leisure Centre on 21 July continue. The Council’s Leisure Services Team is doing a good job. Public response to their open days has been greater than anticipated. All of the pre-opening road improvement works are now operational...

East Dunbartonshire Council decided this week to open the Leisure Centre to the public on Saturday 21 July. The opening is part of a structured programme of events which includes pre-opening visits for local school children and guided tours for local people affected by the...

I was on holiday last week so this diary entry covers a 2 week period. The operator of the Leisure Centre now has full control of the building and is taking forward the internal fit out work and recruiting and training staff. KI will still be responsible for taking...

Work on the new Leisure Centre is progressing well. This week Barr Construction officially handed the building over to KI. There is a “snagging list” which Barr will take about 2 weeks to complete but officially the building is now substantially complete. KI can...

Construction of the Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre has progressed well. There have been a couple of relatively small issues which have had an impact on the construction programme but these are not expected to have significant cost implications. The most significant of these...

Although it may appear that the Leisure Centre is almost complete there is still a lot of work going on both at the site and in the design offices. The contractor has moved inside to work on the finishes and the general fit out. When this work is complete they will...

 The final meeting of the group set up to develop a medium term plan for landscape improvements in Woodhead Park took place this week. Local consultation and discussions took place between KI, EDC Planning, EDC Leisure Services and EDC Greenspace on an agreed medium term...

Final agreements regarding the transport infrastructure for the Leisure Centre were discussed in detail with the Council’s Roads Service this week. We seem to be very close to final sign off on the alignment of the footpaths, provision for cyclists and the extent of...