The Health Hydro

Swindon Borough Council

The Council is the freeholder of the Health Hydro. The Council’s lead officer for the restoration is David Dewart, Head of Strategic Place Making, working closely with colleagues in property, finance and planning.

Greenwich Leisure Limited (Better)

Greenwich Leisure Limited (Better) is the leaseholder and operator of the Health Hydro, as well as five other leisure centres in Swindon.

Swindon Heritage Preservation

Swindon Heritage Preservation is Swindon’s only building preservation trust. A partnership between Swindon Heritage Preservation, the Council and Greenwich Leisure Limited brings all parties together to work towards the full restoration of the Health Hydro. This includes grant funding opportunities, broadening community engagement, and enhancing the visitor experience.

Friends of the Health Hydro

The Friends of the Health Hydro are a group of local people passionate about the building and its history. Their roles include campaigning, providing feedback on proposals, communicating with local communities, and organising heritage-related activities such as research and guided tours.

Project delivery and design team

• Fourth Street – appointed in November 2021 to lead the Health Hydro restoration project on behalf of the Council
• EW Beard – main contractor for the Phase 1 works
• MCAU – lead designer and architect for the Phase 1 works
• Walker Associates – quantity surveyor for the project
• Donald Insall Associates – conservation-accredited architects
• Doug King Consulting – building services engineer
• The Morton Partnership – structural engineer for the Phase 1 works

Main Pool Hall restoration project team

The following organisations are working exclusively on the National Lottery Heritage Fund-funded Main Pool Hall restoration project:

• Integral Engineering – structural engineer
• Julia Holberry Associates – leading the Activity Plan
• Glevum Consulting – leading on project evaluation
• Equal Studio – producing the interpretation strategy