Clacton Leisure Centre has been given a major overhaul with a £322,000 revamp of its car park.

Work has now been completed on the car park at the Tendring District Council-run (TDC) facility in Vista Road.

The overhaul has included resurfacing the entire site alongside the construction of a new safe crossing area to the leisure centre from neighbouring Clacton County High School.

Councillor Mick Barry, portfolio holder for Leisure and Public Realm at TDC, said the works were carried out in response to feedback from customers.

“It’s great to see the work at the leisure centre car park completed,” he said.

“The car park was showing its age, with signs of cracking and was prone to flooding in areas, while there was also a need for a safe crossing area from the school to the leisure centre.

“The car park’s bay layout has been reconfigured to maximise spaces as part of the project, which was managed in phases to ensure access to the leisure centre could be maintained for customers.

“The new surface looks great and will service the centre for years to come – and I’m sure that many customers will welcome the new larger parking spaces.”

The car park works have been funded as part of a land swap agreement with Essex County Council to help facilitate the expansion of the school.

Councillor Barry added: “These works are all part of the goal to help improve the quality of life of our residents by helping them to keep fit and healthy.

“We have also asked for residents’ views on our facilities as part of a consultation that closed last month into TDC’s draft Sports and Activity Strategy, which will set out a five-year approach to developing sports and leisure activity across the district.”

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