ANDOVER Leisure Centre is reaching the finishing touches of its development with the Clip N Climb walls being installed and the pool filled.

The project started in April 2017, with the community leisure site, designed, built, operated and managed by Places Leisure, due to open this spring.

A splash pad, an eight-court sports hall, squash courts, café, group exercise studios and a 165-station gym are also among the new facilities.

The venue has also made room for two pools, a main 25m pool and 15m teaching pool with a moveable floor.

Test Valley Borough Council community and leisure boss, Councillor Tony Ward, said: “I know that the opening of the new Andover Leisure Centre is eagerly anticipated and so I’m very pleased that the progress is continuing ahead of this spring.

“These developments are just the latest in ensuring that the new state-of-the-art leisure centre is something the whole community will be able to make the most of.”

For more information go to andoverleisurecentre.org.