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The Kilmarnock Baths
were situated in the central area of the town, and first
opened in 1940 had been gradually deteriorating over the
years and some seventeen years ago the Kilmarnock Town
Council realised that a replacement would be required.
After much debate between Local
and Central Government it was realised that the Council's
capital allocation from Central Government would not permit
the size of the building that was now needed and that
some form of borrowing would be necessary to finance the
project. To this end a Charitable Trust was setup and
it was established that they would contract a private
firm to build a complex at a cost of 4.5 million pounds,
which could be repaid to a lending bank over a defined
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Fortunately
a site was available in Titchfleld Street opposite the
old baths,
which was leased to the Trust by the District Council.
Work was started on the site in February 1986 and was
completed in April 1987. A competition was organised for
people of the District to select a name for the new leisure
complex and it was decided that it would be called The
Galleon Centre, the name reflecting the fact that the
Gallion Burn formally ran through the site. The Centre
opened to the public for the first time on 15 May 1987
and is available for use each day, Monday-Friday 7am,
Saturday 8.00 and Sunday from 9.00am.
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As well as providing facilities for swimming it houses an ice rink, bowling
hall, two sports halls, squash courts, a sauna/solarium
suite, a superb fitness room and two bars. It is therefore
a complex for the whole family to enjoy.
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