NEWS
Pools set to close in
council savings drive
Swimming pools at Shelton and
Tunstall in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford-
The centre’s facilities include a martial arts studio
shire, are facing closure as part
of efforts to help the local authority
£9m centre opens in Cumbernauld
reduce expenditure over the
next three years. Club’s (CFC) existing 8,000-seat stadium.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (STCC) Facilities at the 3,800sq m (40,903sq ft)
is also proposing that classes run A
new £9m sports and leisure
complex, which is scheduled to
be used as a venue at the 2011 centre include a 90-station fitness suite
at the city’s Gymnastic Centre are International Children’s Games, has and a spinning studio equipped by Tech-
moved to Dimensions Leisure Centre opened to the public in Cumbernauld, nogym, two aerobics studios and a multi-
in a bid to base leisure provision on North Lanarkshire. purpose, four-court sports hall, which can
“quality rather than quantity”. Designed by Edinburgh-based JM Ar- cater for a range of indoor sports.
Councillor Derek Capey said: chitects, the two-storey Broadwood Sport There is also a three-level soft play area
“These are difficult decisions but and Leisure Centre was delivered by Man- – designed for babies, toddlers and older
they have to be made.” sell – part of the London-based Balfour children; a martial arts studio and beauty
Beatty Group – adjacent to Clyde Football treatment and therapy rooms.
Grassroots football
Scotstoun stadium reopens
hub for Hackney
T
he Hackney Marshes are to be T
he Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow
has been officially reopened by
HRH The Princess Royal following a
developed and transformed to £17.6m redevelopment of the facility.
house a new grassroot football New amenities at the venue include
hub as part of the London Borough a 5,000-capacity grandstand, new
of Hackney Council’s redevelopment indoor athletics training facilities, an
plan for the area. indoor 100m running track, grass and all-
Ireland-based John Sisk & Sons has weather pitches and a new fitness suite.
been appointed to deliver the £5.7m The existing outdoor 400m track has
facility, to be called Marsh Community also been renovated and the café, foyer
Hub when it opens in late 2010. and reception areas extended.
The project includes improvement Among those people expected to
works on the existing pitches, a new, make use of the new facility are
full-size artificial turf pitch, a foot- athletes in training for the Glasgow
bridge over the River Lea to connect 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The new £17.6m centre was
the East and South Marshes and a The stadium will also become the
opened by HRH The Princess Royal
large, multi-use pavilion and club- training ground of the Glasgow Warriors
house. The new building will include rugby team as a result of a partnership training pitch, a strength and condi-
community and spectator facilities on between Scottish Rugby, Glasgow City tioning suite, the 100m indoor running
the first floor, with changing rooms Council and Sport Glasgow. track, a physiotherapy suite, changing
located at ground-floor level with The Warriors will have access to a rooms, a player lounge and a meeting/
provision for disabled players. grass training pitch, a 3G all-weather video analysis room.
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