THREE public buildings in the district will close for a short time this month as part of a major £5 million green heating project.
Stratford Park Leisure Centre, will be closed for two days, the Museum in the Park, will be closed for five days and The Pulse in Dursley will be closed for two days.
Stroud District Council is replacing ageing gas boilers at three sites with new air source heat pumps.
It is believed once complete, the project will save hundreds of tonnes of carbon emissions every year from the three sites.
It comes as SDC is hoping to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Stratford Park will be closed on Monday, May 13 and Friday, May 24.
Meanwhile, Museum in the Park in Stroud will close from Tuesday, May 14 to Friday, May 17, and Friday, May 24.
The Pulse will be closed on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17.
A SDC spokesperson said: “Most of the work at the centres has taken place behind the scenes with no impact to visitors.
“However, the final phase will cause considerable disruption to public areas with the loss of mains power, therefore cannot take place while the buildings are open to the public.
“The closures have been planned so that at least one leisure centre will be open every day with swimming, gym and exercise classes.
“There are public transport links between Stroud and Dursley with buses 65 (Stagecoach) and 65a (Cotswold Green) travelling between the two towns daily from Monday to Saturday.”
The work is being carried out by Stonehouse-based company, Cotswold Energy Group.
During the Museum in the Park’s closure areas of museum work that are often hidden from visitors will be revealed in a series of daily social media posts.
The Museum will reopen on Saturday May 18, which is International Museum Day.
The museum previously shut for two months before eventually reopening in late January this year.
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