Managed by Places Leisure and bult by contractors Pellikaan, the centre will include a six-lane swimming pool with a viewing gallery, a teaching pool with a moveable depth floor and a children’s splash pad with water jets and fountains.

Other facilities will include a health suite featuring an aromatic citrus steam room and detoxifying salt room, 120 station fitness suite, a specialist gym for those with long term health conditions, a four-court sports hall, immersive group cycling studio and two studios for classes and a range of changing facilities.

The Hub will also include a large café in the entrance area, changing places toilet facility, and a new home for Wokingham Library, along with flexible cultural use of spaces such as the sports hall.

Due to open in the summer, Wokingham Library @ Carnival Hub will offer  dedicated areas for browsing books and resources, computers and study areas, and children’s reading area, along with an exhibition area and improved meeting rooms which can be combined into one to create a bigger space. The new layout has been designed to be as flexible as possible for a range of events and activities as well as offering improved access for all with the new library now located all on one floor.

The council has worked with local cultural organisations and professional theatre advisors to make sure the Hub can easily transform from its core sports and library use into a high-quality performance venue. The sports hall has been fitted out with extending bleacher seating which can accommodate audiences of up to 400 people, along with a flexible modular stage and stage curtaining. The cultural store area alongside the hall has also been designed so it can be used as an additional green room whilst performances take place.