The Bert Williams Leisure Centre is a leisure centre in Bilston in the West Midlands, England, was named after the Wolves and England footballer Bert Williams. It was opened on 3 December 2011 by Wolverhamptons City’s mayor Bert Turner with the ceremony attended by Bert Williams himself. [1] The building was constructed to replace the existing swimming baths in Prouds Lane, Bilston which was opened on 27 July 1964. [2]
The facility cost £18.6 million. [3]
The leisure centre offers the following facilities: [3]
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