Garon Park | |
Former names | The Francis Sports Ground |
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Location | Southend-on-Sea, England |
Owner | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
Operator | Fusion Lifestyle |
Opened | March 1996 |
Garon Park | |
Location | Southend-on-Sea, England |
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Owner | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
Operator | Fusion Lifestyle |
Opened | 15 November 2010 |
Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre, also referred to as Garon Park, is a sports centre located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The centre was built in March 1996 and expanded in November 2010, adding Southend Swimming and Diving Centre to the site, with a new reception area linking the two centres together with self-swiping turnstiles. The sites main name remained as Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre with the addition of Southend Swimming and Diving Centre. The centre is run by Fusion Lifestyle.
The Leisure Centre offers the following facilities:
Each year, Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre hosts regular users and events:
After resurfacing & refurbishment of the athletics track in 2011, the site was proposed to be used as an Olympic Training Ground for the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the following sports: