A seafront swimming pool currently under construction is on track for its planned opening date.
Brighton’s Sea Lanes, a 50m pool on the site of the former Peter Pan playground in Madeira Drive, will be the new National Open Water Swimming Centre of Excellence.
Construction is well underway and more than 1,000 people have already signed up for membership.
As well as the open-air pool, there are 23 carbon-neutral modular units, which will house businesses including a bar, coffee shop and yoga studios.
These units have been fully let to a wide range of companies including Luna Wave Yoga, Hove Village Nursery and Bison Beer.
The construction began on the site in August 2022 and it is on track to open in May 2023 to members and on a pay-per-swim basis.
South Downs Leisure, the contractor in charge of Sea Lanes, released memberships at the end of last year.
It has confirmed that 90 per cent of members are from the BN1, 2 and 3 postcodes, which the operator says “highlights the local support for the new development”.
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Joe McNulty, director of Sea Lanes Brighton, said: “The build of the pool and the commercial sites is going well and we are on track to open in May.
“We welcome our new partners who will be letting the commercial units and can’t wait for them to move in and provide the regeneration that Madeira Drive deserves.”
Duncan Anderson, chief executive of South Downs Leisure commented: “The number of people taking up membership at this early stage highlights the level of trust in the venture ahead of the pool opening and shows how keen everyone is to get swimming in what will be fantastic new facilities. Reaching this milestone at this time is a fantastic achievement.”
The pool will have six lanes and will be heated so people can swim at all times of the year.
Eleanor Whittaker who signed up as a member of Sea Lanes said: “I cannot wait to swim at Sea Lanes, it is just what we need in Brighton! Everyone knows the British weather doesn’t allow us in the sea or to swim outside all year round, this is the next best thing and now we can.”
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