Renewable energy to heat leisure centres and museum

An ambitious £5million project to replace aging gas boilers with brand new renewable heating systems at three Stroud District Council-owned sites – Stratford Park Leisure Centre and The Museum in the Park in Stroud and The Pulse leisure centre in Dursley is underway.

The cutting-edge green technology will use recycled heat (including from the swimming pools and changing rooms at the leisure centres) as heating, boosted by additional solar panels.

It will save hundreds of tonnes of carbon emissions every year and is a key part of Stroud District Council's pledge to do everything in its power to ensure the district becomes carbon neutral by 2030.

The work is initiated by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and is delivered by Salix Finance and SDC and is being carried out by Stonehouse-based company, Cotswold Energy Group.

While most of the work will take place behind the scenes with no impact on users, we will have to close each site to the public for a short time. Details will be posted here:

Museum in the Park

The Museum in the Park will close from Tuesday 14 May to Friday 17 May, and Friday 24 May.

Stratford Park Leisure Centre

Stratford Park Leisure Centre in Stroud will close on Monday 13 May and Friday 24 May.

The Pulse Leisure Centre 

The Pulse Leisure Centre in Dursley will close on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 May.

The closures have been planned so one leisure centre will be open every day with swimming, gym and exercise classes. There are public transport links between Stroud and Dursley with busses 65 (Stagecoach) and 65a (Cotswold Green) travelling between the two towns daily from Monday to Saturday.