CHIPPENHAM'S Olympiad Leisure Centre is to close its swimming pool and sports hall during the Christmas school holidays to carry out maintenance work.

Martyn Dipper, spokesman for North Wiltshire Leisure Limited, said the electrical system around the pool needed updating to meet new regulations and the hall floor was in need of re-sealing.

The swimming pool will close on December 18 and re-open on December 27 and the hall will be shut from December 18 until December 22.

He said: "Traditionally that week before Christmas is a quiet time for us."