West Wight Sports Centre

Based in Moa place, Freshwater, on the Isle of Wight, the sports and community centre has swimming pools, sports hall, gym, cafe, meeting rooms, exercise classes, community kitchen, IT suite, hair salon, and hydrotherapy.

The sports complex facilities comprise: a 25 metres (27 yd) swimming pool with diving boards; a 10 metres (11 yd) swimming pool; a fully equipped fitness suite; a 52 metres (57 yd) sports hall; a meeting room (named in honour of Lord Louis Mountbatten); a sports field; community centre with IT room and community kitchen; and a cafe which hosts many community events.

Classes and activities include swimming lessons, youth football training, five-a-side football, circuit training, yoga, tai chi, boot camp, kettle bells, boxfit, volleyball, Pilates, seated exercise sessions, Zumba, walking football, TRX suspension training, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Trampolining, Sub Aqua, waterfit sessions, walking group, line dancing, seniors' table tennis, heart care club, canoeing, indoor skateboarding, fencing, karate, girls' football, junior gym, junior and senior youth clubs, dance, archery, kickboxing, rifle shooting.

This was originally a primitive site with portable changing rooms, however after a few years, the building was refurbished.

The committee made a successful bid for a multimillion-pound grant from the Sports Council and the National Lottery, which was invested in creating the current facilities.