Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the re-opening of a long-closed Cardiff swimming pool. Pentwyn Leisure Centre closed to the public in March 2020 and has never re-opened to the public since the pandemic.
Cardiff Blues rugby team used the centre for training before the NHS temporarily took over the hall to use as a mass vaccination centre to rollout Covid-19 vaccines. Refurbishment plans for the facility were unveiled in 2021 and a spokesman for Cardiff council has said the authority is hopeful the long-awaited works "could begin this year".
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has run Pentwyn Leisure Centre since 2016 under the brand name Better Cardiff. In 2021 refurbishment plans were announced for the leisure centre as the Blues planned to stay at the facility long-term. The original plans entailed the centre getting a new swimming pool, gym, 3G pitch, and café as well as the upstairs of the building being kept in use by the rugby team.
