Plans for a bigger housing development behind the new Woolwich Waves leisure centre have been approved by Greenwich councillors – amid worries about the future of the Sikh temple behind the site. An official from the Ramgarhia Sikh temple feared that residents in the block would object to the noise coming from early morning services. […]
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Council homes behind Woolwich Waves to be scrapped to save development
Plans to build council housing behind the new Woolwich Waves centre are to be scrapped to save the next phase of the project from sinking. While the newly-christened leisure centre is expected to be finished this October, work on the housing project which was meant to pay for it has stalled. Five residential blocks of […]
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Name of Woolwich’s new leisure centre revealed as water slides installed
The name of Woolwich’s new leisure centre has been revealed after more than 3,000 people took part in an online vote held by Greenwich Council. The £115 million centre, which will replace the Waterfront, will open later this year, with two swimming pools, water slides, a gym across two levels, and a health suite with […]
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Name Woolwich’s new leisure centre in online vote
Woolwich’s new leisure centre is nearly finished – and Greenwich Council is now asking locals what the new facility should be called. The £115 million centre, facing General Gordon Square, will replace the Waterfront Leisure Centre by the Thames, and is due to open later this year. It will incorporate two swimming pools, water slides, […]
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Woolwich leisure centre: Costs up 11 per cent and cutbacks made as inflation bites
The cost of Woolwich’s new leisure centre has leapt by over 11 per cent before a brick has even been laid, Greenwich Council has revealed. Inflation and supply chain problems mean the budget for the project – originally costed at £103.6 million – has gone up to £115.4 million. Cuts have been made to the […]
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Councillors swallow housing doubts to back new Woolwich leisure centre
Plans to build a new leisure centre in the heart of Woolwich were finally approved last night – but with councillors voicing concerns about its cost and the lack of new council housing in new residential towers that will come with it. The new centre, on General Gordon Square, has been planned for at least […]
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New Woolwich leisure centre’s glass frontage stokes privacy worries
Plans for a new leisure centre in Woolwich have hit resistance from Greenwich councillors just weeks after they were submitted for approval – because its glass frontage could put off potential customers. There are worries that passers-by will be able to see customers exercising through the glass walls – which many councillors say will deter […]
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Woolwich leisure centre: 22-storey block set to feature in 530-home development
A 22-storey high tower is likely to feature in Greenwich Council’s plans for a new leisure centre in Woolwich, according to early planning documents lodged with the town hall. Up to 530 homes are planned in five blocks off General Gordon Square, along with shops, offices and a new complex to replace the Waterfront Leisure […]
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