A new town centre community facility, Goole Hub, will redevelop the existing East Riding Leisure Goole building
Willmott Dixon has been selected by East Riding of Yorkshire Council via the YORbuild3 framework for the Goole Hub redevelopment on North Street, in the centre of the East Yorkshire town.
The work will involve demolishing much of the existing East Riding Leisure Goole facility – with just the swimming pool building and sports blocks retained.
Improvements will be both internal and external
Recieving £3m funding from the Goole Town Deal and designed by Watson Batty Architects, the new Goole Hub will have over 1,600 metres of new floor space.
This will include a food court, library, customer service centre, laser tag area, ten-pin bowling alley, soft play, and learner pool with health suite.
Willmott Dixon will also refurbish the existing swimming pool, changing facilities and spectator area.
The council recognized that the site needed a major refurbishment and an enhanced and more diverse service offering to compete against alternatives in the area.
As a result, the town side elevation has also been identified as an opportunity to replace a tired and uninviting building with a new one that boasts a vibrant and welcoming visual identity for the entire town.
External work will include improving pedestrian access to the building as well as new landscaped areas to provide public spaces for the community to relax and enjoy outside. The development will also create additional parking spaces for visitors.
Goole Hub will deliver social value and sustainability to the town
Nick Heath, director at Willmott Dixon, said: “The all-new Goole Hub will provide a connection between culture, recreation and leisure in one easily accessible location and there is a real ambition to create a new destination within the town. We’re therefore really pleased to have been selected as the preferred bidder by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to deliver this exciting project.
“Aging leisure facilities are fast becoming out of touch with modern requirements, so this will be an exciting new high-quality multipurpose destination for the people of Goole, which will support community cohesion and enhance lives. It will incorporate sustainable energy technologies – such as solar panels and air source heat pumps – to ensure it performs more efficiently and runs as healthily as its users.
“Parts of the existing facility will remain in use while the new building is constructed, and we’re looking forward to getting on site and beginning work as soon as possible.”
