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Approval for
RUFC secures
new stadium site
Knowsley centre
Rotherham United Football Club
(RUFC) has confirmed that plans for a
K
nowsley Council has approved new multi-million pound stadium have
plans to build a new £16.1m taken a step forward as the club has
leisure complex at the site acquired a site for the development.
of the St Thomas Becket School in The club, which competes in Coca-
Huyton, Merseyside. Cola Football League Two, currently
Plans for the centre, to be called plays its home matches at the Don
Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Valley Stadium in Sheffield but is
include two 25m indoor swimming pools, now set for a return to Rotherham
a six-court sports hall, a health and after acquiring the former Guest and
fitness club, squash courts, dance and Chrimes Foundry site.
exercise studios, a café and spa facilities. RUFC chair Tony Stewart said: “The
One of the two pools will be built as
Plans include a 25m swimming pool
former Guest & Chrimes Foundry site
an eight-lane competition pool with 300 has now been confirmed, this is an
spectator seats. There will also be exten- cilities Strategy. Work will commence on ideal site for our new home back in
sive conferencing facilities capable site in Spring 2010 and the centre is due Rotherham, it will also provide signifi-
of hosting a range of sporting and cul- to open in Autumn 2011. cant regeneration benefits and leave
tural events, including award ceremonies The planning application also included a legacy for the future.
and arts performances. the creation of a £5m OurPlace youth fa-
The investment in the complex is part cility, for which a funding application has
of the council’s larger, £25m Leisure Fa- been submitted to the Big Lottery Fund.
New ‘adiZone’ set
for Canvey Island
Castle Point Borough Council (CPBC)
Everton FC in fresh stadium talks
has announced that it has secured
funding for the development of a
E
verton Football Club (EFC) has con- Improvements to the town centre, new new outdoor multi-sports facility in
firmed that it has held “positive” leisure facilities, a new Tesco Extra store Canvey Island, Essex.
discussions with Liverpool City and a housing development were also in- The adiZone venue, which will
Council (LCC) over potential sites for the cluded as part of the Destination Kirkby be in the shape of the London 2012
future development of a new stadium. scheme, which was turned down by com- Olympic logo, will feature basketball
The Premier League club is now look- munities secretary John Denham despite and football facilities, a tennis wall
ing at options within the city boundary the approval of Knowsley Council. and an outdoor gym, as well as areas
after plans for a 50,000-seat venue at EFC warned in 2008 that the success for dance, aerobics, martial arts and
Kirkby as part of a joint scheme with of the Kirkby scheme was critical to other activities.
Tesco were rejected by the government. ensure the club’s future. CPBC has already received £75,000
from the adiZone Rollout Trust and
£54,000 from the Veolia ES Cleanaway
Pitsea Marshes Trust. The remaining
FUNDING BID FOR ST ALBANS LEISURE PLANS
£21,000 will come from savings from
the council’s budget.
S
t Albans City and District Coun- Sport England to receive a share of
cil’s (SACDC) bid to secure a £10m earmarked by the government.
£500,000 cash injection towards The St Albans project is one of only
Edgbaston revamp
the new multi-million pound West- 45 to move onto the second stage
contractor named
minster Lodge Leisure Centre develop- of the process.
ment has moved to the next stage. When complete, the new Westmin- Warwickshire County Cricket Club
The local authority is now set to sub- ster Lodge Leisure Centre will include (WCCC) has appointed Uxbridge-
mit further details to support its fund- a 200-station fitness suite with a cycle based contractor Galliford Try to
ing bid as part of the government’s spinning studio; a regional competi- deliver the £24m redevelopment of
Free Swimming Capital Modernisation tion-sized 25m swimming pool; a 17m Edgbaston stadium in Birmingham.
Programme, administered by Sport learner pool; a four-court sports hall; Work is expected to get underway
England. An initial 173 applications two exercise studios; a climbing wall in March 2010 and will see the sta-
from across the UK were made to and a soft play area. dium’s seating capacity increase
from almost 5,000 to 8,250.
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