THE public will get a chance to look around a new leisure complex before it officially opens in December.

Tendring Council has organised tours of Dovercourt Bay Lifestyles, formerly Dovercourt Swimming Pool, on Sunday, December 7, at 10am and 2pm.

Highlights of the refurbishment include a new ground-floor fitness suite which is accessible to all, and new changing rooms.

Council leader Mick Page said: “We have fulfilled our promise to considerably up the standard of facilities at Dovercourt for the benefit of the community and we are very proud of the finished product.”

The facility was first built in 1924, and cost £6,500.