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- ↑ Holden, Jude (20 May 2023). "The Olympiad leisure centre in Chippenham 'needs investment'". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ↑ "No water fun for seven weeks at Olympiad Centre". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ↑ "Energy costs force Wiltshire leisure centres to close popular facilities". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ↑ "Facilities". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 May 2023.