Local authority spa up and running in Scotland

Renfrewshire Council’s £8.5m refurbishment of the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley is now complete. The former ice rink has been converted into a health club with pool, dance studios, spin studio, conference space and a £500,000 spa.

According to Joyce McKellar, chief executive of, Renfrewshire Leisure, which operates the centre, the driver for the Eve Spa was to bring a holistic edge to the centre, as well as making the relaxing aspects of a spa affordable for more people.

Spa memberships are being offered at £14.99 a month, which includes unlimited use of the wet and thermal facilities, and discounted treatments.

Speaking two weeks after the launch, McKellar says the female/male split is an encouraging 70/30. “Our oldest member so far is 80,” she says. “At the moment we are just marketing it locally, but the next stage will be to market it as a destination, with packages, such as for hen parties, as well as targeting the corporate market.”

The leisure centre also runs youth and community programmes, including a fitness class programme for teenagers. A day care facility for adults with learning disabilities has space for arts and crafts, meida and computer rooms.