Facilities reopen to public at Melton Sports Village

The 30-station gym, floodlit tennis courts and the artificial football pitch have been closed to the public since early November due to tighter Covid restriction being imposed on the borough.

We reported earlier today that the sports village, which is based off Burton Road, will also be the area’s coronavirus vaccination centre from this week.

Everyone Active, which manages the facilites there for the borough council, said group exercise sessions could still not go ahead, however.

The company is continuing to offer swimming and gym sessions at the town’s Waterfield Leisure Centre, which it also manages and which was reopened for public use on December 2.

Covid-safety measures are in place at both venues to limit spread of coronavirus.

Sessions and activities must be pre-booked online at www.everyoneactive.com or via the relevant centre’s app.

Everyone Active said it was pleased to reopen the sports village’s public amenities and is happy to offer its premises for vaccinations.

Contract manager, Abigail Grewcock, said: “The amazing work that NHS employees have done this year has been vital and we’re delighted to support their ongoing efforts.

“In these unprecedented times, we want to do all we can to support the fight against Covid-19 and our sports hall offers valuable capacity to help the local community for the upcoming months.”