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New home for London's Europa gymnastics facility By Pete Hayman


The future of London's Europa Gymastics Centre has been secured with the unveiling of plans to build a new home for the facility in Crayford. A new venue is to be built on the Samas Roneo site, which has been donated to the London Borough of Bexley by the housing developer and landowner, Barratt Homes. The new Maiden Lane facility


aims to boost access for the entire community and will include a martial arts and dance


studio, a boxing studio and a weights studio. A fitness studio and gymnastics hall are also proposed as part of the venue, which will be capable of hosting a range of competitions. Barratt Homes will also


contribute funding towards the new Europa Gymnastics Centre, which has also been handed a £200,000 grant by London mayor Boris Johnson. The project team includes Len and Yvonne Arnold, Formation Architects, Stace LLP, White- code Design Associates and RLT Engineering Consultants.


The centre has secured a £200,000 from the mayor of London


Leeds Arena scheme set to move forward By Pete Hayman


Detailed designs and cost plans for the proposed Leeds Arena are to go before the local authority for approval tomor- row (3 November). Leeds City Council (LCC)


confirmed that preparatory work had commenced on the project in September, with construction due to begin in early 2011 to deliver the Populous-designed venue.


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The arena is to open in 2012 BAM Construction, which has


been appointed by the council to deliver the scheme, is scheduled to complete work in


Area to buy X- Leisure stake?


time for a proposed opening date of late 2012. Located at Claypit Lane, the


new Leeds Arena is to be capable of accommodating 13,500 spectators and will ensure that seats are no more than 68m (223ft) from the centre of the stage. LCC councillor Richard Lewis


said: "We are moving into the next phase of the Leeds Arena project, with building work starting on site early next year."


Area Property Partners is thought to be in talks to buy a 30 per cent stake in X-Leisure, the leisure firm that owns the SNO!Zone and Xcape brands. Fund manager Hermes


Real Estate wants to sell its stake in the company and Area is in the running to acquire it. Hermes is also looking to offload its stake in the Bluewater complex.


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