Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is delighted to confirm that contractual work on both the leisure and learner pools at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre has now been completed. The work took a few weeks longer than initially planned due to the complex design of the pools and specialist parts required, however all work has now been successfully carried out and the pools were re-opened to the public on Friday 11th December 2009.
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* 30 minutes of steady paced lane swimming burns over 200 calories
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* Swimming is great for your heart and helps circulation
* Swimming is great for the lungs
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council’s Head of Leisure Services, Richard Marsh, commented “We are delighted that the work has now been completed and that the people of Merthyr Tydfil can once again enjoy all of the fantastic facilities we have to offer at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre.
We would also like take this opportunity to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding while these maintenance works have been undertaken.
