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leisure centre

British  

noun

  1. 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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He also pointed out that Police Service of Northern Ireland had asked the DUP to announce that people sheltering the leisure centre were no longer in the building.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Trialled last year, the scheme attracted more than 5,000 visits to council-run leisure centre pools, with most people using their free ticket five times.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

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

That's probably warmer than your local leisure centre swimming pool.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Lyons also condemned those behind what he called the "shameful" attack on the leisure centre.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

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