Category Archives: Swimming Pool

November 12, 2014 · 11:03 am

Helen Hayes standing for parliament

Helen Hayes and Tessa Jowell MP

After almost 25 years as our local Member of Parliament, Dame Tessa Jowell will be stepping down at the next general election . Tessa has been a fantastic local MP and has been very closely involved in many key issues in West Norwood, including the delivery of the new Health and Leisure Centre, the setting up of Elmgreen School and West Norwood Feast.

The local Labour Party selected Helen Hayes to be the Labour candidate in Dulwich & West Norwood at the general election on 7th May 2015. Helen has lived locally for almost 20 years and has two small children who attend a local school. Helen has a background in town planning and urban regeneration and she is currently a councillor in the constituency. You can find out more about Helen at www.helenhayes.org.uk or follow her on twitter at @helenhayes_.

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July 27, 2014 · 2:54 pm

West Norwood has its own pool!

Sonia Winifred at the West Norwood pool

Monday 28th July is the opening day for West Norwood’s own leisure centre.The 100-station gym is due to open at 6.30am and the pool at 12 noon.

Labour’s Sonia Winifred says” This is brillant news for West Norwood. A swimming pool and gym on our doorstep! ”

Located in Devane Way SE27 0DF, opposite the West Norwood train station, the new centre is phasing its opening. For the first 2 weeks the pool will open to the public from 12noon to 8pm on weekdays and 10am to 3pm at weekends .The 100-station gym will be operate from 28th july 6.30am to 10pm. Exercise classes start from Monday 8th August.

For more details see: http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/west-norwood-health-and-leisure-centre

or phone 020 8761 1159

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July 21, 2014 · 12:37 am

Leisure Centre to open 28th July

Cllr Jackie Meldrum with petitions

The great news is that West Norwood Leisure Centre is opening its doors on 28th July 2014!

The project has a long history. It only became a real possibility once residents & local Labour councillors started campaigning with MP Tessa Jowell in 2008 for West Norwood to have its own leisure centre.

Jackie Meldrum, pictured with just some of the petition from residents, said “It was the tremendous support from local people that led Labour-run Lambeth council and Lambeth NHS to get together and build a joint Health & Leisure Centre. By working together we are making West Norwood a wonderful place to live. ”

Vociferous opposition to the project came from the local Conservative party whose leading members still remain opposed to the Health & Leisure Centre.

The Leisure Centre is on Devane Way SE27 0DF, opposite the Knights Hill entrance to West Norwood train station . It has a 6-lane 25m swimming pool, a 100-station gym and a dance studio/ group exercise room. Health services are due open in September.

For details of activities at the Leisure Centre see:

http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/west-norwood-health-and-leisure-centre

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July 2, 2014 · 11:00 am

Stop Press: West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre

The new pool for West Norwood

The West Norwood Leisure Centre which includes the swimming pool, is to open in July. The operators, GLL, have stated that they will be ready to open the leisure side of West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre on the morning of Monday July 28. The rest of the centre facilities will open over the following couple of months. See http://love.lambeth.gov.uk/west-norwood-health-and-leisure-centre-to-open-on-28-july/.

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March 6, 2014 · 9:37 am

Health & Leisure centre nearly completed

Have a say on the plans for what will be happening inside the new West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre at a community workshop starting at 6.30pm on Tuesday 11th March held at the Aspire Centre, 1 Parkhall Road SE21 8EH ( at end of Robson Road) .Refreshments from 6pm. For details email Mharrod@lambeth.gov.uk

Work on the new centre in Devane Way , opposite West Norwood train station, is nearing completion with an expected opening date in Spring 2014.

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March 4, 2014 · 11:03 am

Swimming pool opening soon

The new pool for West Norwood

The innovative West Norwood Health & Leisure centre is opening soon. The shared building, in Devane Way off Knights Hill opposite the train station, will house a GP practice, dental service, clinics, council service point & community room together with a pool, dance studio and 100 station gym.

The leisure services will be run by the council’s contractor: Better. For details see:

http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/west-norwood-health-and-leisure-centre

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February 27, 2014 · 10:41 pm

Jobs Fair on Tuesday

For jobs at the new leisure & health centre (due to open Spring 2014) visit the Jobs Fair on Tuesday 4th March between 1pm and 4pm at Portico Gallery 23 Knights Hill SE27 0HS. To get a list of vacancies and to pre-book an interview email your name, postcode and contact details to lambethworking@lambeth.gov.uk . Employers expected to be at the Job Fair include: GLL, Cofely (formerly Balfour Beatty) and NHS services within the new West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre due to open Spring 2014.

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January 26, 2014 · 4:43 pm

Consultation on the new Crystal Palace

Developers are working on plans to rebuild Crystal Palace on the old site at the north end of Crystal Palace Park. The plans include a £100m refurbishment of the sports centre in the park. Developers are now choosing architects to design the new building and are aiming for a planning application in about a years time.

Local people are giving a cautious welcome to the plans. 200 people visited the first public exhbition on Westow St on 10th December. and Bromley council is working with the developers to set up more community consultation events.

The next two events will be 11am to 5pm on Saturday 1st February at Anerley Town Hall, Anerley Road SE20 8BD ( opposite Anerley train station ) and 11am to 5pm on Saturday 1st March at the Lodge SE19 2BB in the park itself – just north of the sports centre .

For more details and to sign up for email updates on this important project see :

http://www.thelondoncrystalpalace.com/

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November 4, 2013 · 10:32 am

Norwood Hall

Sonia Winifred at Devane Way road works

Construction work on the new Health & Leisure centre is due to finish early in 2014 and then work will start on ” fitting out” the inside of the building for the GP surgery, dentists, 10 station gym, 25m swimming pool, dance studio and community room .

In the meantime Devane Way, the road from Knights Hill, is currently being rebuilt to provide the main route to the Health & Leisure centre due to open in Spring 2014. There will also be a pedestrian route to the centre from Yeoman Close, off Canterbury Grove.

If you have suggestions for sports and health activities in the new centre please get in touch with your local councillors or via this web site.

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September 22, 2013 · 1:13 pm