page_title: Bridlington
section_title: Culture and community
hierarchical_section_title: Bridlington / Culture and community
caption_attribution_description: English: Redevelopment of Leisure Centre Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The old leisure centre closed over two years ago, demolished and redeveloped it opened May 2016 at a cost of 25 million pounds.
context_page_description: Bridlington, a coastal town and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, sometimes dubbed the "Lobster Capital of Europe", belongs to the unitary authority and ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is about 28 miles north of Hull and 34 miles east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 Census gave a parish population of 35,369. As a minor sea-fishing port, it is known for shellfish. Alongside small manufacturing, retail and service firms, its main trade is summer tourism. It is twinned with Millau, France, and Bad Salzuflen, Germany. It holds one of the UK's coastal weather stations. The Priory Church of St Mary and associated Bayle Gate are Grade I listed buildings on the site of an Augustinian Priory.
context_section_description: Bridlington is served by the Bridlington Free Press and the East Riding Mail. Yorkshire Coast Radio is the town's commercial radio station for local news and information. BBC Radio Humberside and Viking FM broadcast to the town too, and to the Hull and East Riding region.
  Jake Thackray's song "The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington" mocks Bridlington for the small-mindedness of its inhabitants.
  The town is twinned with Millau in France and Bad Salzuflen in Germany, under a triple twinning arrangement reached in 1991. Visits in each direction occur in alternate years.
  There are three main parks. Queen's Park is a small open area at the junction of the B1254 and Queensgate. Westgate Park is a mostly wooded area between Westgate and the A165 on the outskirts of the town. The largest open area is Duke's Park, between Queensgate and the railway line. It hosts Bridlington Sports and Community Club, a skate park and Bridlington Town Football Club. In addition, there is a Sports Centre on the outskirts, in Gypsey Road, with a general-purpose sports hall, a gymnasium and squash courts. In January 2014, Bridlington Leisure World on the Promenade, with its swimming facilities, gymnasium and indoor bowling rinks, closed for redevelopment. A temporary Olympic legacy pool was opened by Jo Jackson in January 2014 at the Bridlington Sports Centre in Gypsey Road, while Leisure World was rebuilt. The new centre opened on 23 May 2016, with an official opening on 1 July 2016 by Rebecca Adlington, Gail Emms and Dean Windass.
  The town has a public library in King Street. Within the triangle of Station Avenue, Station Road and Quay Road are the Town Hall, Magistrates Court and several other government buildings. On South Marine Drive there is an RNLI Life Boat Station. There has been a life boat since 1805, manned wholly by volunteers. It received a new Shannon-class lifeboat in 2018, with some redevelopment to accommodate it.
  Close to the A165/A614 junction is Bridlington Hospital and the Ambulance Station. On the opposite side, closer to the town centre, is the fire station, established in 1960, with a mix of full-time and on-call crew. There is a post office and depot not far from the level crossing in Quay Road.
caption: The replacement leisure centre opened in May 2016
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