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http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/templates/news/detail.cfm?newsid=6959

--- In Yorkhall@..., "Mark Mitchell"
<mark.mitchell@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks to Pat who sent me the press cutting from "East End Life"
22-
> 28 edition. EEL is a free sheet published by Tower Hamlets
available
> throughout the borough.
>
> The shorter press release on which the article was based is
> available at:-
>
> http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/templates/news/detail.cfm?
newsid=6937
>
> and copied below
>
> Regards Mark
>
> Spa London
> 17/01/07
> Lara Cerroni 020 7364 0519
>
> York Hall, venue to some of the country’s most famous boxing bouts,
> is set to become home to another type of spa-ring as work on a
state-
> of-the-art health facility continues.
>
> The fantastic £1.2 million facility called Spa London is a joint
> project between Tower Hamlets Council and Greenwich Leisure Limited
> (GLL). Residents will be able to benefit from a whole host of
> treatments and therapies as they relax and unwind at the country’s
> finest public sector spa which is scheduled to open in Spring 2007.
>
> Councillor Lutfur Rahman, Lead Member, Culture, Tower Hamlets
> Council said: "Tower Hamlets Council is working hard to provide top
> quality leisure facilities to the borough’s residents and Spa
London
> will be a wonderful addition. We’re delighted to deliver one of the
> UK’s first public sector spa and believe that it will set the
> standard for others to follow.
>
> “This fabulous new facility will breathe new life into a historic
> building in addition to introducing the benefits of a spa to all
> members of the community.”
>
> Spa London will be sited within the historic Victorian baths at
York
> Hall Leisure Centre in Bethnal Green. Visitors will be able to
enjoy
> a full thermal experience including, steam room, sauna and
> relaxation zone. Four treatment rooms will provide a comprehensive
> range of beauty treatments from leading international brands such
as
> Thalgo, Jane Iredale and Jessica all at affordable prices.
>
> Alex Smith, Spa Manager for Spa London, is former Spa Manager at
the
> five star Old Course Hotel in St Andrews.
>
> Alex said, “Spa London will offer visitors the ultimate day spa
> experience. We will be combining traditional thermal treatments
with
> the latest modern therapies. The environment will be luxurious and
> relaxing …quot; providing the perfect escape from the stresses and
> strains of day-to-day living.”
>
> Designed by Mark Cotton of Architecture and Design Services Ltd,
the
> project embraces the historic features of the building whilst
> providing a contemporary facility in a relaxing and serene
> environment.
>
> Paul Martindill, Acting Head of Cultural Services at Tower Hamlets
> Council said: “Spa London will assist in attracting more women and
> older people to York Hall, contributing to healthy living in the
> borough.”
>
> York Hall Leisure Centre has recently undergone a series of vital
> modernisation works. The £4.2 million facelift has already seen a
> state-of-the-art gymnasium that doubled the size of the previous
gym
> area, a revitalised reception area that enhances the buildings
> original features and a refurbished pool, including new changing
> rooms.
>
> For more information please visit www.towerhamlets-sport.org.uk
>