Contractor appointed for £15m swimming pool complex in Eston

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to build a £15 million swimming pool complex in Eston. Facilities at the leisure centre will include a 25-metre, six-lane swimming pool, changing areas and a 150-seat spectator gallery.

To be operated by Everyone Active, the centre is scheduled to open in early 2026. Procured via Procurement Hub’s Major Projects Framework, the project has received funding from the central government, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority.

Councillor Ursula Earl, the council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Welfare, said: “This new pool will not only benefit local residents, but it also brings the opportunity to increase swimming provision across the borough. We’re proud of the learner pool, which is an inclusive space so sensory swim sessions can be held to allow neurodivergent children and adults the opportunity to enjoy swimming.”

Willmott Dixon secured the contract after it completed the Morpeth Sports and Leisure Centre, also in the North East, in 2023.

Nick Corrigan, North East director for Willmott Dixon, said: “Our leisure sector experts bring a wealth of experience to Eston Pool and will ensure local people have a first-class health and wellbeing facility where generations of Eston children will learn to swim.”