Rainbow Leisure Centre - where to ask your questions

We recently announced that Places Leisure will replace GLL, known as Better, as operators of the council-owned Rainbow Leisure Centre from 1 October 2025. Please find below information on who you should contact now if you are an existing member or enquiring about new membership.

The council’s Community & Wellbeing and Strategy & Resources committees approved the appointment of Places Leisure, and residents will continue to receive high-quality leisure, health and wellbeing services.

Places Leisure is part of the PfP Group, the UK's leading social enterprise, and their contract lasts for 10 years with an option to extend for a further five years. They will invest their own capital into the leisure centre upgrading the gym studios, swimming changing rooms and more. And will also offer a wider range of health and wellbeing-related activities, delivered both inside the leisure centre and in the wider community.

We would like to reiterate our thanks to GLL for their hard work and efforts in operating the leisure centre over the last 22 years, they have left a positive legacy to build from.

More information can be found here.

Any questions?

Whether you are an existing member or interested in new membership, please email Places Leisure on enquiries@pfpleisure.org.

If you have any further questions then please read through the frequently asked questions - Rainbow Leisure Centre FAQ's | Places Leisure