Everyone Active in partnership with Warwick District Council will be hosting a community open weekend (11 and 12 July) packed with free water related activities to celebrate the opening of the new Abbey Fields Swimming Pool.

The multi-million-pound redeveloped facility will open its doors to the public at 7.30am on Saturday 11 July with two days of free sessions which will include inflatables, family swims, lane swimming and Hydrohex, a new virtual aqua group exercise classes in both the training and family pools.

Throughout the weekend there will be chance for visitors to sample a range of refreshments in the conservatory style café, while families and little ones will also be able to experience facepainting sessions and balloon artists.

The new centre will be open from 7am to 9pm Monday to Friday, and 7am to 5pm at weekends and offer a wide variety of water-based sessions as well as Everyone Active's award-winning learn to swim programme.

In addition, there will be enhanced provision for the disabled to access the water using the latest 'pool-pod' lift and water level changing technology.

Portfolio holder for safer, healthier and active communities, Cllr Jim Sinnott commented: "This is an exciting day for Kenilworth and the wider district, and I very much hope that local people will come along to enjoy everything that this beautiful new swimming facility has on offer.

"We look forward to welcoming everyone for a fun packed weekend."

Alex Fuoco-Lang, Everyone Active area contract manager said: "We're thrilled to be hosting this fantastic community open weekend full of activities for our local community to mark the opening of Abbey Fields Swimming Pool.

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"We're thoroughly looking forward to celebrating with residents on the day and encourage people to book activities as soon as possible to secure their place. It's a brilliant opportunity to come along and try out their new state-of-the-art swimming facilities first-hand – there really is something for everyone."

The free swimming sessions and activities will be available from 7.30am to 5pm on both Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July and can be booked via the Everyone Active app and website.

Pre-booking is highly recommended. For more information about the open days, click here.