Broadway Fitness Centre re-opened

---

The Hammersmith Fitness & Squash Centre, in Chalk Hill Road (two minutes walk from Hammersmith Broadway tube station), reopened on Monday, 13 December, after three months with a £1 million transformation. The centre boasts state-of-the-art exercise equipment, as well as improved squash facilities and refurbished changing rooms.

Formerly known as the Broadway Squash & Fitness Centre, it has been revamped by not-for-profit social enterprise, GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), which is now managing the centre for the council. The council chose GLL, London’s leading leisure centre operator, to manage the centre as well as Lillie Road Fitness Centre, in Fulham. Both remain in council ownership.

The three-month transformation of the centre has just been completed. The finishing touches to the improved squash courts will be completed in January. Facilities and services at the revamped centre include:

· Extended 80 stations fitness centre
· Fully sprung and air conditioned dance and group exercise studio
· High quality changing rooms with sauna facilities
· Refurbished squash courts, with plans for an improved club night, coaching and squash leagues run by professional coaches
· Women-only fitness sessions available
· Accessibility for disabled people and activities for young people
· New crèche
· Meeting & training rooms
· A range of affordable memberships including annual and monthly pre-paid, with Lifestyle Plus concessions and pay and play options also available.

Cllr David Williams, Deputy for Education, said: “The council, working in partnership with GLL, is continually striving to improve the range of high standard, value-for-money (contd..) sports and fitness activities and programmes. The redevelopment of the Hammersmith Fitness & Squash Centre is a fine example of this commitment to leisure in the borough. We have an excellent partner in GLL – they are very experienced and totally committed to health improvement and providing the best facilities for local people.”

Mark Sesnan, Managing Director of GLL, said: “The refurbishment work at the Hammersmith Fitness & Squash Centre is very impressive and will be an enormous asset to the whole community. We hope as many residents as possible will take advantage of the centre’s state-of-the-art fitness and squash facilities.”

December 19, 2004