Work at squash club makes it more accessible
Grantham Squash & Fitness, on Harlaxton Road, received £35,000 from South Kesteven District Council's portion of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund after showing how the changes would make the building more accessible.
Club chairman David Goodridge said it wanted to encourage more people of all ages and abilities to use the facilities and become more active, both socially and physically.
"We regularly turn down inquiries for events which may involve elderly or infirm people simply because two staircases are involved, but this improvement will make such a big difference to what we can offer the community," he said.
Mr Goodridge added: "We completed the first stage of this wider project last summer when we installed electric entrance doors and two internal doors to provide easier access to the gym, toilets, sauna and squash courts.
"What we're doing now is making our function rooms upstairs easily available to those with more limited mobility – or parents with pushchairs and prams – so they can join in the various classes and events hosted here.
"The lift will also allow people get to the squash court viewing galleries more easily."
The lift work is due to be completed in this week.
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