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leisure centre

British

noun

a building designed to provide facilities for a range of leisure pursuits, such as a sports hall, café, and meeting rooms

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The venue was a leisure centre in Wigan, but bigger stages await for Greaves, with the Grand Slam, PDC World Championship and a professional tour card on the horizon.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

In the early days, he explains, he would work on each muscle group twice a week, lifting no more than 10kg - the heaviest permitted for a child under 16 at his local leisure centre.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

Tahira's dream to learn to swim was enabled through the local leisure centre introducing new measures to ensure the privacy of the women.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

By the early 1990s it had moved to the city's Ponds Forge leisure centre due to its popularity.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

The Nuffield Health Devonshire leisure centre in Derriford, Plymouth, said it remained closed due to the water issues, as well as Plymouth Marjon University, including the Marjon Sport and Health Centre.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

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