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in brief... olympic-sized pool for corby
A new £20m Olympic-sized swimming CBC leader Pat Fawcett says: “Corby
banbury open air pool, which has been included as a has grown from strength to strength
swimming pool re-opens potential training facility for teams ahead over the years, and the opening of this
Cherwell District Council of the London 2012 Games, has offi cially iconic building is a statement as to just
has re-opened Woodgreen opened in Corby, Northamptonshire. how far we’ve come and where we’re
open air swimming pool in The 50m Corby East Midlands heading in the future.
Banbury, Oxfordshire, following International Pool was unveiled by “We’re an ambitious town, proud to
the completion of a £1.5m Olympic swimmer Mark Foster on 24 have opened a state-of-the-art 50m pool
refurbishment scheme. July and is equipped with moveable that will be a great training facility for
Work has been carried out to fl oors and booms to accommodate our future swimming and diving stars.”
modernise the 50m pool, after the international junior diving events and
council agreed in December last short and long course races.
year to contribute £50,000 each Designed by S&P Architects, the
year towards the management of facility also includes a 20m, four-lane
the facility, which was closed to training pool, a fun pool with a 63m
the public in 2002. aquatube body ride and pirate ship, a
The scheme has included the 70-station fi tness suite equipped by Life
reduction of the pool’s maximum Fitness and an aerobics studio.
depth to 1.8m, a new tiled deck- The pool also includes a health suite
level pool, a new ‘Aqua Zone’ for incorporating a sauna, spa pool and
young children, a revamped fl ume, steamroom, a meeting room and a café,
and work to upgrade both the plant as well as the area’s fi rst changing place
and water treatment systems. that exceeds requirements outlined in
New safety surfaces and a the Disability Discrimination Act. This
refurbished refreshments kiosk have offers disabled users full, assisted access
also been included. to toilet, shower and changing facilities.
Willmott Dixon was responsible
matlock leisure centre for the construction of the pool,
design debated which was funded by Corby Borough
The £12m leisure centre planned Council (CBC) in partnership with
for Matlock, Derbyshire, looks English Partnership, the East Midlands
set to be given the green light by Development Agency, the Department
Derbyshire Dales District Council. of Local Government and North The facility was designed by S&P
The centre is set to include an Northants Development Company. Architects and offers three pools
eight-lane, 25m swimming pool,
two sports halls, a dance studio
and a fi tness suite.
natural england to tackle obesity
However, the designs – created
by Dyer Architects – have come Natural England has joined in the battle
under fi re from both Matlock to ease the UK’s obesity burden by
Town Council and Matlock Civic launching a new manifesto, titled
Association, with the latter calling Natural Health Service.
it an “obtrusive and alien feature The manifesto outlines a number of
within the landscape”. initiatives planned by the government
body as a way to get more Britons
sencio takes over active. The document also calls for
waterside club major changes in the way people are
Sencio Community Leisure (SCL) given access to green spaces, and
has taken over the management the ways in which outdoor activity
of the Waterside Club at programmes are supported by GPs.
Cambridgeshire’s Buckden Marina. The two main goals set out in the
The 92-acre facility includes a manifesto are to increase the number
30-station health club, an indoor of households located within fi ve
swimming pool, sauna, steamroom minutes’ walk of an area of green space
and spa pool. SCL has taken over – covering at least two hectares – and
the operations of the club on a to make sure every general practitioner
15-year lease from owners Mark or community nurse is able to refer
Williams Leisure Estates (MWLE). patients to an approved health walk or
New outdoor Natural Health Service outdoor activity programme nearby.
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