Following the Welsh Government's announcement that leisure centres and swimming pools can reopen from Monday (August 10) preparations are underway to ensure high standards of public safety are in place at local authority-run facilities in Ceredigion.

Since the lockdown began in March this year, Ceredigion County Council has been taking measures to ensure public safety. As part of this, the council’s facilities were adapted to provide essential services to Ceredigion’s residents, by creating two field hospitals at Cardigan Leisure Centre and Plascrug Leisure Centre in Aberystwyth.

The council’s focus now turns to partially reopening leisure centres in the county by deep cleaning the facilities, putting up signs to ensure that social distance and public safety measures can be maintained, and carrying out health and safety checks.

In accordance with completing these measures, Aberaeron Leisure Centre and Lampeter Leisure Centre will reopen at the beginning of September (date to be confirmed), by offering a scaled down provision initially. Leisure services will also be offered at Penglais Sports Hall and Cardigan Swimming Pool as both Plascrug Leisure Centre and Cardigan Leisure Centre will remain as field hospitals for the time being.

Service users will be expected to book in advance, and all centres will only accept cashless payments.

Further information, including opening hours and guidance for Ceredigion Actif members, will be released in due course. Updates will be posted on the Council’s website: ceredigion.gov.uk/coronavirus.