A temporary library opens in Beckenham tomorrow (Monday) to provide services to residents while the existing nearby library site is refurbished.
Residents will be able to access library services at Lewis House in Beckenham which is a short two / three minute walk away from the existing library site, with signage providing directions from this location.
A council spokesperson says: “It is important these works are completed to continue to ensure services are provided to residents over the long term.”
Beckenham library, which is expected to reopen in early 2025, is being refurbished as part of a wider library repair programme.
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The investment of more than £29 million to refurbish the leisure centres at the Walnuts (Orpington) and West Wickham has been agreed, with further grant funding received and works now proceeding, starting at West Wickham.
Alongside essential maintenance needed to secure the centres for the future, new state of the art facilities will be provided to build on the existing services at the centres and expand the borough’s leisure provision, say the council.
Alongside the new heating systems, further improvements including to the pools, café and changing rooms are being delivered, with a new roof also being constructed at West Wickham.
Following the identification of structural issues which required the centre to close at West Wickham, the programme has been reorganised to bring the refurbishment works for this centre forward. This will allow the centre to reopen as soon as possible following the works in around 18 months and avoid intermediate repair costs which would have been required to reopen the centre.
The revised programme will then see works at the Walnuts commence early next year in a phased approach to allow the pool to remain open for as long as possible during the refurbishment. The pool will need to close in Summer 2025 to complete the works, which will reopen again by March 2026. (Sources: Bromley.gov home website)
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