Plans for a new sports centre have been unveiled to residents in High Wycombe.
An exhibition took place in the town at the end of March to show members of the public designs for a new centre to be built at Handy Cross.
The new facility will be built by Wycombe District Council and will include an eight-lane 50m pool; a 20m by 8m learner pool; fun water for toddlers; a 150-station gym; dance studios; a 12-court sports hall; two squash courts; a health suite; two party or meeting rooms; a soft play area and a cafe and vending area.
The project will also include the relocation of the current running track, synthetic turf pitches and bowls hall.
Cllr Arif Hussain, Wycombe District Council’s cabinet member for property services and economic development, said: “The aim of this exhibition is to update everyone – local residents, sports clubs and sports centre users – on the mix of facilities that we are proposing to include in the new sports and leisure centre.
“We think that we have got the right balance between what people want and what we can afford, but we want to give people the opportunity to tell us that we’ve got it right.”
The entire project is expected to cost around £29 million. Some of the money will be raised by the sale of the land of the current running track and synthetic turf pitches for office development. It is hoped this move will also lead to the creation of new jobs in the town.