Warning: From Monday 19 May the main pool at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre will be closed for four weeks to carry out essential maintenance. The small pool will remain open throughout this time. If you have any queries, please speak to a member of staff.

Warning: Riverside Leisure Complex will be closed throughout the day on Friday June 6 2025 due to the One Day International cricket match (England v West Indies) taking place at Durham Cricket ground

Warning: The main works to begin building the new leisure centre for Bishop Auckland will start this summer. To allow preparations to get underway, Woodhouse Close Library will close from Saturday 7 June as part of initial works. The leisure centre will remain open as normal.

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-Together We Move – the countywide challenge everyone is talking about!

Together We Move – the countywide challenge everyone is talking about!

Together We Move – the countywide challenge everyone is talking about! - 01/05/2025

We aim to make County Durham more active than it has ever been, and we’ve teamed up with Technogym to do exactly that! What is the challenge? The goal is to get 50 million MOVEs as a county via the Technogym app. A MOVE is a unit of measurement of physical activity, designed by Technogym. […]

-Supporting Durham’s annual running festival

Supporting Durham’s annual running festival

Supporting Durham’s annual running festival - 10/04/2025

Organisers have unveiled exciting details for this year’s festival, which will begin with a special evening at the Gala Theatre, commemorating the 40th anniversary of North East athletics legend Steve Cram’s incredible achievement of setting three world records in under three weeks. Commissioned by us – Durham County Council – and delivered by Events of the North, in partnership with Durham University, […]