£500k grant for new ‘wellbeing facilities’ at leisure centre in Doncaster
Refurbishment of Dearne Valley Leisure centre will include the development of a “wellness suite,” documents state.
The City of Doncaster Council will invest more than £500,000 into wellbeing facilities in Dearne Valley Leisure Centre, decision papers have revealed.
Refurbishment of the centre will include the development of a “wellness suite,” the documents state.
The council obtained the funding, worth £507,000, after a successful application to the Sport England Strategic Capital Fund.
Councillor James Church, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, planning and public health, said:
“This funding from Sport England will allow us to deliver vital refurbishment work to both Dearne Valley and Adwick Leisure Centres, which will include the creation of wellbeing suites at both venues.
“Prioritising the health and wellbeing offer for our residents in Doncaster is important, as this will give residents the foundations to lead happier and healthier lives.”
The funding is a further investment in Dearne Valley Leisure Centre after it received money from Doncaster Council in 2025 for improvements to the “fabric of the buildings”.
One of the requirements of the grant from Sport England is that the council matches the value of the £500,000 received, which the decision papers state will be sourced through borrowing.
Cabinet papers from November 2025 have previously outlined that improvements to both Dearne Valley and Adwick Leisure Centres were intended to move the sites away from “pure leisure to wellbeing centres that support the health and wellbeing of residents”.
Wellbeing suites are to include Innerva equipment, new reception points, pool pod and improved meeting and service space.