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facility in Essex, and include some fantas- tic facilities never seen in the area before. Work is taking shape and on schedule


HE Basildon Sporting Village, open- ing in April 2011 at Gloucester Park North, will be the best public sports


on the building that will include the coun- ty’sonly 50 metrepool, aregional gym- nastics centreand new home for the South Essex Gymnastic Club, an eight court sports hall, crèche and café, climb- ing wall and alearning pool. Gloucester Park North is already home


to agrade one athletics track and the Basildon athletics club, and anew 750 seat grandstand is being built for specta- tors to view some of the region’ssporting talent. Twelve new national standardnetball courts also opened in 2009, complement- ing the popular astroturf pitch that had a £300,000 revamp in 2007. New six aside football pitches arealso being built, meaning that it will be agen-


Sporting Village


uine sporting village and hub for sport and activity.


for leisureand the arts, said: “The progress on site is fantastic to see. This will be afantastic facility for the whole community to use and be apart of, encouraging the whole community to take up sport, and lead moreactive and healthy lives” Councillor Stephen Castle, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Education and the 2012 Games, said: “As construction takes shape it is obvious to see just what agreat new facility this will be for the people of the entirecounty. The range of activities at the Sporting Village will be inspiring, encouraging active lifestyles and aparticipation in sport.” Funding for the £38million Sporting


Councillor Kevin Blake, cabinet member


Village has come from Basildon Council, Essex County Council, EEDA, the HCA, Sport England and Veolia ES Cleanaway Pitsea Marshes Trust.


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