Walsall Gala Baths to close as £1 million revamp starts
Walsall Gala Baths will close for two weeks as work on a £1 million refurbishment gets under way.
The outdated 50-year-old town centre building is receiving a huge upgrade
with the creation of a 25m pool and a new teaching area, including a boom.
There will also be a much-needed revamp of changing rooms and remodelling of the reception area.
The existing Gala Baths has more than 250,000 visits a year and Walsall Council has drawn up the improvement proposals to encourage more visitors to the Tower Street site. During structural works a closure will be in place from lunchtime May 24 until June 8.
Chris Holliday, head of leisure and community health said: "This is a very exciting stage in this fantastic project.
"Gala Baths is more than 50 years old, but I believe that with this investment, the council will be able to deliver a very noticeable improvement to the centre, bringing some key areas up to modern standards.
"Whilst the nature of the works scheduled for the end of May will require a two-week closure, we will endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum throughout the rest of the project."
It comes as almost £24m is being invested in creating two new leisure centres at Bloxwich and Oak Park.