The new state-of-the-art wellbeing facility, move Altrincham, opened its doors on Tuesday 26 August following a major refurbishment.
In a special morning ceremony, distinguished guests gathered to celebrate this exciting milestone for the community. Leader of Trafford Council, Cllr Tom Ross, delivered some inspiring words before officially cutting the ribbon alongside Executive Lead for Leisure, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Cllr Eve Parker, CEO of Trafford Council, Sara Todd, Chair of Trafford Leisure, Eamonn O’Rourke, CEO of Trafford Leisure, Jo Cherrett, as well as local ward councillors for Altrincham.
With balloons decorating the front reception and local customers eagerly waiting, the doors of move Altrincham were formally opened, ushering in a new era of wellness for the community. Trafford Council’s multi-million-pound investment has transformed the leisure centre into a modern wellness facility fit for the community to enjoy for generations to come.
Branded move Altrincham, the centre benefits from two swimming pools – a 25m pool and a 20m pool – both equipped with accessible pool pods. There is a combined lobby area with pool viewing and café delivered by Altrincham favourite, MOST Bakery, a wet village changing area and an inclusive Changing Places toilet. The centre also boasts a brand new wellbeing spa facility called The Cove.
The new move Altrincham also has a wellness assessment room, an enlarged fitness suite, fitness changing and dry change areas, two flexible studio spaces, a live and virtual indoor cycle studio, a four-court sports hall, a gymnastics hub and staff rooms and offices.
The new mix of facilities has been developed with support from Sport England to deliver long-term sustainable leisure provision that gives the best health and wellbeing outcomes for local residents.
The extensive refurbishment supports Trafford Council’s strategy to get more people moving more often, helping improve health and wellbeing, and is part of its Physical Activity Strategy, ‘Trafford Moving’. It also supports the Council’s corporate priority to reduce health inequalities across the borough.
move Altrincham has also replaced its fossil fuel (gas) heating system with Air Source Heat Pumps and Solar Panels, which are significantly more sustainable options than the previous system and supports Trafford Council’s action plan to be Carbon Neutral by 2038.
