Councillors to decide on funding for planned state-of-the-art leisure centre

A new leisure centre and swimming pool for Halifax could move a step closer to construction, as Calderdale Council members discuss the next stages of the project.At the council’s Cabinet meeting next Monday (17 January), members will consider whether to recommend to Full Council that funding be allocated and borrowing be used to progress the development of facilities to support health and wellbeing, economic recovery and climate action.This would enable construction of new, combined swimming and leisure facilities on the existing North Bridge Leisure Centre site in Halifax.The council notes this project must be delivered to a tight timescale to reduce the impact of “unprecedented increases in construction costs, following significant material, labour and energy price inflation”, and to benefit from money granted to Calderdale by Central Government from the Levelling Up Fund before its spend deadline.