FOI Request - List of Active Discontinued Public Sport Facilities

Request 101003543438

1.  List of active public sports/leisure facilities fully or partially funded by the local government from 2010, including:

1-a. Name of the facilities
1-b. Postcode of the facilities
1-c. Date of first service (i.e. date when it first started to service)
1-d. (If applicable) Name of the affiliated private entity (e.g. Better, Active etc)
1-e. Date of re-opening after the UK government's announcement to re-open indoor sports facilities
1-f. (If the facilities have ever intermittently suspended operation for some reason other than the Covid-19 lockdown law) Dates of intermittent closure and reopening
1-g. (If available) a brief reason for the intermittent suspension (e.g. financial reason, safety reason, renovation etc)

2.  List of discontinued public sports/leisure facilities fully or partially funded by the local government from 2010, including:

2-a. Name of the facilities
2-b. Postcode of the facilities
2-c. Date of first service
2-d. Date of closure
2-e. (If applicable) Name of the affiliated private entity
2-f. (If available) a brief reason for closure (e.g. financial reason, safety reason, moving etc)

Response 10-05-2024

1. 

Buckie Swimming Pool & Fitness Centre
South Pringle Street
Buckie
AB56 1PX

Opened:   June 1975
 

Speyside Sports & Community Centre
Mary Avenue
Aberlour
AB38 9PN

Opened (School) June 1977

Forres Swimming Pool & Fitness Centre
Bursdsyard Road
Forres
IV36 1FG

Opened December 1973

 

Elgin High Sports Centre
Edgar Road
Elgin
IV30 1UE

Opened November 2017

Keith Sports & Community Centre
Banff Road
Keith
AB55 5GT

Opened September 1972
 

Milne’s Fitness Suite
Within Milne’s High School
West Street
Fochabers
IV32 7DJ

Opened October 2010

Lossiemouth Sports & Community Centre
Coulardbank Road
Lossiemouth
IV31 6JU

Opened April 2021
 

Forres House Community Centre
High Street
Forres
IV36 1BU

Opened December 1973

2. Suspension of business for reasons of the Covid 19 pandemic were March 2020 to September 2020 and again from January 2021 to April 2021.
3. There have been no other lengthy suspensions of business in the above facilities outwith the pandemic dates.
4. Discontinued facility – Elgin Sports & Community Centre, Trinity Road, Elgin IV30 IUE.  Closure was in March 2024 and the reason for closure is due to budget constraints.