Olympic and Paralympic Athletes To Attend Official Opening Of The Spectacular Greenwich Centre

by Our Staff Writer | Greenwich

Media are invited to attend the launch of one of London’s most high-spec community facilities built to date.

* Swimming Pool at the Greenwich Centre.
(Credit: RBG).

The Greenwich Centre is located on Vanbrugh Hill in East Greenwich, a short walk from Greenwich Town Centre, and is the third and final new Royal Borough Centre to be constructed.

The Greenwich Centre is an iconic building containing first class community facilities including a new leisure centre and library as well as a health facility, crèche and cafe.

Come along and meet some of the nation’s most successful athletes including weightlifter and bronze medalist Zoe Smith and former Captain of Team GB rugby wheelchair team Andy Barrow as well as other Olympians and Paralympians who competed in London 2012, as they try out the new facilities which include:

• gym equipment which has cloud technology meaning you can access your exercise and lifestyle data anywhere, anytime.
• Skype alongside other gym users worldwide and train alongside them
• Use your smartphone to access the ‘mywellness’ fitness log app or at home using a tablet or Personal Computer via the mywellness.com website.
• share the activities you have completed on your favourite social networks and access your outdoor activity data from popular fitness applications.

In addition you can also explore our ‘digital hub’ the only library in Greenwich that has been designed to have a dedicated space with a permanent big screen to allow for film screenings as part of community events.

New PCs and a children’s games area have been installed in the library area with dedicated tablets are also available for customers.

This interactive tour will highlight the brand new state of the art leisure centre and a bigger, better new library, built by the Council in spite of the financial cuts facing all local authorities.

Date:           21/07/2015

Time:          12noon-2pm

Location:   The Greenwich Centre, 12 Lambarde Square,
                    Greenwich, London, SE10 9GB

Train/DLR: Maze Hill, Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Buses:       129, 177, 180, 286, 422, 188

Limited parking available on Calvert Road and Annandale Road.

Map: http://bit.ly/1LFp7lc.

Light refreshments will be available.

Learn more about the Royal Borough’s plans to continue to make a significant investment in leisure and libraries to stimulate regeneration and access to better facilities and hear from some of our key partners supporting our vision.

Reporters and photographers are welcome: please contact Stephanie Basten, of the press office in advance to confirm attendance. Call Phone number: 0208 921 8458 and  or email: stephanie.basten@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.