Charnwood borough gets millions for public spaces and facilities

Park and leisure centres given funding for upgrades Image source, Charnwood Borough Council Image caption, Former toilets at Southfields Park in Loughborough which will be reopened By Jo Hollis Leicester Published 6 hours ago Parks, leisure centres and community facilities across Charnwood are to receive £4.3m of investment from the borough council. The authority is set to spend £1.8m upgrading heating, power and swimming pool systems at its three leisure centres in Loughborough, Mountsorrel and Syston.

A further £1.6m will be spent on paths and play areas in parks, with a further £250,000 going towards reopening public toilets in Loughborough's Southfields Park. The council is also set to invest £500,000 into upgrading and installing new CCTV cameras and £150,000 on catering facilities at Loughborough Town Hall. Get in touch Tell us which stories we should cover in Leicester Contact form Contact form Listen to BBC Radio Leicester on Sounds and follow BBC Leicester on Facebook , external , on X , external , or on Instagram , external .

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