The ARC, Glasgow Caledonian University's on-campus sport and exercise facility, is to have its facilities upgraded this summer. The two indoor sport halls will be refurbished in June and July in order to bring these popular areas up to the highest standard.

The secure outdoor multi use games area (MUGA), located behind GCU's Student Association building and managed by the ARC, was deep cleaned in May and is now ready for use throughout the year. MUGA can be hired for just £15 per hour.

Progress update

The large hall refurbishment is expected to be completed by Thursday, 27 July.

Large hall

The flooring in this hall will be fully replaced due to cracks which have developed over many years of heavy use. New activity lines on the new flooring mean it will be the perfect place for badminton, basketball, volleyball and all other permitted activities. The walls of the hall will also be repainted to complete the refreshed look.

Schedule of work

The large hall will be:

• closed for the repainting of the hall walls from Wednesday, 21 June for 10 days
• open as normal on Saturday, 1 July and Sunday, 2 July
• closed for the floor replacement from Monday, 3 July until Wednesday, 26 July
• expected to be open from 7am on Thursday, 27 July.

Timescales for when work will be completed are approximations and may change due to the progress of the work.

Small hall

As this hall has been used less frequently and with activities which haven't stressed the flooring, fully replacing the floor is not necessary, but it will be given a repaint and polish to make it like new.

Schedule of work

The small hall will be closed for the repainting of the hall walls from Saturday, 1 July for 10 days.

The small hall will be closed for the repainting of the hall floor from 2pm on Wednesday, 12 July for 5 days.

The small hall is expected to be open as normal from Tuesday, 18 July.

Timescales for when work will be completed are approximations and may change due to the progress of the work.

Bookings during hall closures

All customers with an active block/recurring booking have already been contacted. ARC staff will not accept any ad hoc bookings for a hall which is scheduled to be closed. Enquiries and bookings for days out with a hall closure can still be made - call the ARC on +44 (0)141 331 3116 or in-person at the ARC reception desk (online booking currently unavailable).

We of course apologise for the inconvenience caused during the refurbishment but we are sure the work will be a welcomed improvement of ARC's facilities.

Other gym areas

The work taking place in the halls does not affect access to changing facilities, the ground floor weight training room or the first floor main gym.

Yoga room

The ground floor yoga room will be out of use from Monday, 26 June until the small hall repainting has been completed.

Yoga and pilates on ARC's class timetable will be relocated to elsewhere within the ARC building.