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Community Leisure Hub

Aiming to encourage well-designed facilities that meet the needs of sport and physical activity and consider 'Active Design' and the 'Active Environment' principles.

The Community Leisure Hub concept builds on the previous Affordable Sports Centre concept and provides an inclusive and accessible space to do sport and informal activity, with the opportunity to access other complementary community services.

Developing a Community Leisure Hub is a real opportunity to put physical activity at the heart of communities by thinking differently, using place-based evidence and relevant partnerships to deliver shared health and wellbeing outcomes.

This approach can change behaviours and, in so doing, transform quality of life for communities.

An illustration of a Community Leisure Hub - a large building with bike racks outside it

Every Community Leisure Hub will be different because it's a response to place-based thinking.

There are, however, some core physical activity spaces to consider at the heart of such Hubs to enable increased active participation on a regular basis.

Facility mix examples can include

  • Reception hub
  • Social space
  • Water space
  • Multi-purpose hall/studio hall
  • Fitness suite
  • Studios
  • Group cycle
  • Changing facilities
  • Public library/resource centre
  • Public healthcare facility
  • Flexible activity space
  • Climbing facility
  • Adventure play/childcare
  • Toning suite
  • External activity space
  • Community links
     

Resources

Animation walkthrough

Published soon, this film will take you on a virtual journey highlighting some basic design principles that will help you to design facility inspired to the new Community Leisure Hub concept.

Community Leisure Hub Design Guidance Note

The full design note will encourage well-designed facilities that meet the needs of sport and physical activity and consider 'Active Design' and the 'Active Environment' principles.

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