Dalton Leisure Centre sign
Source: www.bbc.co.uk Heather Leeder. License: All Rights Reserved.
An outstanding use of all-caps Pump Bold in the signage for this community leisure centre, which has recently made the news in the UK, having secured additional funding after escalating costs threatened its closure.
The building was officially opened on September 18, 1987, by HRH Princess Margaret. I would hazard a guess this is when the signage dates from.
From BBC News:
A community leisure centre at “serious risk of closure” has secured a £50,000 emergency funding boost to get it through to the new year.
Dalton Leisure Centre in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, opened in the 1980s, with manager Shaun Fisher saying the centre was doing “really well” and was like a “second home” to some people.
Despite that, repair work and rising energy costs have meant the centre has struggled through November and now wants to raise a further £50,000 to secure its long-term future.
A spokesperson for Westmorland and Furness Council, which funded the grant, said “the council recognises the valuable role that the leisure centre plays in the local community”.
The website of the charity-run (not council owned) centre sadly doesn’t feature any further use of Pump.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk Heather Leeder. License: All Rights Reserved.
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