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GCCC submits
stadium plans
A
planning application for a £10m
redevelopment of the County
Ground in Bristol has been sub-
mitted by Gloucestershire County Cricket
Club (GCCC) to the local authority.
Bristol City Council (BCC) will now
decide whether to approve the scheme,
which is designed to ensure the venue
is able to comply with the England and
Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) criteria for
one day international status beyond 2011.
GCCC intends to increase the County
Plans include increasing capacity at the stadium to 20,000
Ground’s seating capacity to 20,000
as part of the proposals, which also people in order to help fund the scheme, one day international status beyond
feature a new media centre, improved but has been reduced from 550 follow- 2011 and essential for the future viability
conference facilities, an upgraded public ing the results of a public consultation of the club. We’ve hosted international
gymnasium and an upgraded education with local residents and stakeholders. matches at County Ground since 1999
facility. The club is further planning to A spokesperson for GCCC said: “These and we have already secured an
include student accommodation for 350 proposals are crucial to retaining our international match for 2011.
£0.5m boost for Durham University sports revamp
P
lans for the £6.7m refurbish- and a performance analysis suite, as well
ment and development of sports as new facilities for disabled athletes and
facilities at Durham University’s an extended sports hall.
Maiden Castle centre have been handed The scheme, which is scheduled for
a funding boost by Sport England. completion in October 2010, is set to
The funding body has contributed benefit the 90.2 per cent of university
£500,000 towards the scheme as part students participating in sport, as well
of its new Sustainable Facilities Fund, as help the institution’s community
which aims to help establish a lasting outreach work.
legacy from the London 2012 Olympic Emma Hall-Craggs, assistant director
and Paralympic Games. of community outreach, said: “We’ve
Durham University’s Sporting Futures invested heavily in staff to deliver the
project includes a new indoor rowing
Facilities will include a
three strategic strands of high perfor-
tank, a fencing piste, indoor cricket nets
multi-use sports court
mance, participation and outreach.”
BIRMINGHAM’S SWIMMING PROVISION HIT BY FUNDING SHORTFALL
Plans by Birmingham Council to While the council decides how money will become available as we
invest in the city’s swimming pool best to move ahead with the £102m go through this project.
provision may be under threat – swimming investment programme, “Our intention is to deliver all these
owing to financial shortcomings. £28.5m will be spent on rebuilding pools. I know there has been specula-
According to the Birmingham Post, a Harborne Baths, while design prepa- tion that we are scrapping the Aquatics
£73.5m shortfall could jeopardise pro- rations will go ahead at Stechford Centre but that is not the case.”
posals to improve Stechford Cascades, Cascades, Sparkhill Baths and A public meeting will be held on 19
Sparkhill Baths and Moseley Road Baths Moseley Road Baths. October to discuss the future prospects
and to construct the new Birmingham Cllr Mullaney told the local of the proposed Birmingham Aquatics
Aquatics and Leisure Centre. newspaper: “As with any investment, and Leisure Centre.
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