A SOUTH Lakeland caravan park wants to add a fitness centre to the complex and create new jobs at the same time.

Bosses at Holgates Caravan Park in Silverdale have applied to South Lakeland District Council to build a fitness centre with associated landscaping and an access road within the caravan park.

Owner Michael Holgate said: "We want to enhance the range of facilities on offer to guests and we would also open it to the public as well.

We would obviously need to take on more staff and the fitness centre would be open all year round."

Holgates recently won the best caravan park category in the Cumbria Tourist Board Awards 2001.