COWDENBEATH Leisure Centre will be closed over the Christmas period and into the New Year.

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust has announced its hours of operation over the holidays.

The centre will be shut from Friday, December 23, and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3.

Those looking to keep fit and healthy in the centre's absence can visit one of the trust's other venues.

The doors will remain open at Carnegie Leisure Centre in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre and Michael Woods Leisure Centre, Glenrothes from Monday, December 27 to Thursday, December 30 inclusive.

Duloch Leisure Centre will be closed from Thursday, December 22 to Thursday, January 5.

A festive fitness timetable for group fitness classes boasting 40 different sessions is also planned from December 27 to 30 at Michael Woods Sports and Leisure Centre and Carnegie Leisure Centre.

The trust will also be hosting its Christmas inflatable parties at Levenmouth Swimming Pool and Sports Centre and Pitreavie Athletics Centre.

For full details on festive operating hours and programmes, visit: www.fifeleisure.org.uk.