GYM and swimming pools run by Oxford City Council will start to reopen from Saturday, August 8.

Hinksey Outdoor Pool will reopen that day for lane swimming only, with more details to be confirmed.

Ferry Leisure will reopen later in the month with the gym, sports hall and some classes to start with.

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The council warned that when sites do reopen, 'things will run differently at first, and not everything will be available in the initial stages'.

The council also said it aims to have the ice rink open by October, but said there was some maintenance to be completed before that could happen.

Assessments of other sites are still being made by the council along with its leisure partner Fusion, which manages the individual centres.

The council pointed out that it has foregone the income it would normally receive from its leisure centre operations, but has still provided a subsidy to Fusion since the start of lockdown.

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Re-opening at this time of significant restrictions on how leisure facilities operate, brings additional costs and restricts income, it said.

The council has agreed to subsidise the service for the rest of this year, but also said it was too early to say whether all centres could reopen in 2020.