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Work underway on Rose Bowl scheme
Southend United
Two new stands will increase the venue's permanent seating capacity to 15,000
rejects consortium bid
Southend United Football Club By Pete Hayman
(SUFC) has confirmed that it has
rejected a takeover offer from a Work has started on a £48m
consortium of unnamed redevelopment of the Rose
investors, despite facing the Bowl stadium near Southamp-
prospect of administration. The ton, which aims to transform
Coca-Cola Football League One the venue into a leading
club revealed that it had international cricket venue.
received a bid through a local Two new stands – designed
solicitor on 2 November, but the by EPR Architects in conjunc-
board has decided to focus on tion with The Miller Partnership
other alternatives to securing – will be built either side of the
SUFC's long-term future. pavilion to increase the
permanent capacity to 15,000. The scheme is due for completion before the 2010 cricket season
New 3G football pitch
Due for completion in April
for Dorchester
2010, ahead of the start of the retail store for Hampshire Allied Irish Bank and equity,
An artificial turf pitch at the new county cricket season, the County Cricket Club, executive including a contribution from
Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre in new stands will be complement- boxes and corporate lounges catering partner Compass.
Dorchester is to be transformed ed by semi-permanent seating and seating for Rose Bowl Northern Ireland-based
into a 3G facility after the local for major matches to further Silver Debenture holders. McAleer and Rushe has been
authority secured funding from increase capacity to 25,000. Funding for the construction appointed to deliver the
the Football Foundation. West The £9m stands will include of the stands has been raised project, which is being
Dorset District Council has been catering and toilet facilities, a through bank debt provided by managed by Drivers Jonas.
handed a £124,400 grant to help
fund the scheme, which is
designed to help launch a
£5.5m boost for Tayside and Fife sports schemes
three-year initiative to promote
football in the local area. The By Pete Hayman which will see £3m used to
pitch will boast nets to divide help fund plans for a complex
the facility into three smaller Plans for the construction of that will include Scotland's
pitches and could be used by new sports facilities in the latest 50m swimming pool.
Dorchester Town Football Club. Tayside and Fife region, as part Meanwhile, Kirkcaldy and
of 2014 Commonwealth Games Glenrothes will receive £1m and
European funding for
legacy proposals, have received £1.5m respectively to fund proj-
Inverness schemes
£5.5m from sportscotland. ects that will each boast a 25m,
Plans for a multi-use sports Three towns and cities across eight-lane pool.
facility in Strathdearn and a the region are in line to receive Kirkcaldy's planned new
shinty club in Beauly – both funding from the Sports The proposed Kirkcaldy facility leisure centre will also include a
near Inverness, Scotland – have Facilities Fund for the construc- smaller teaching pool with
received funding as part of a tion of new leisure centres, Dundee has received the moveable floor, a 60-station
European grants programme. each boasting a competition- largest share of the latest fitness suite, an aerobics studio,
Beauly Shinty Club has been standard swimming pool. sportscotland investment, a play centre and a sports hall.
awarded more than £10,500 to
upgrade its pitch and facilities,
while Strathdearn Hall has
McDonald's to help boost grassroots football
secured £35,000 towards the cost
of the new sports facility Fast food operator McDonald's and the Football Association (FA) have secured a new partnership
through the Highland LEADER in a bid to help increase participation and improve standards in English grassroots football.
scheme. The scheme aims to The four-year scheme aims to provide support to 200,000 coaches and 400,000 volunteers
boost economic development in through the FA and McDonald's networks, as well as ensuring that 75 per cent of youth clubs
rural parts of the country. The achieve FA Charter Standard by the end of 2014.
Highland region has netted It is hoped the partnership will lead to 150 new Charter Standard Leagues, which recognises
nearly £10m for a range of competitions that incorporate the Respect initiative and encourages more people to play the sport.
projects up until the end of 2013.
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