NEWS New home for London 2012 gymnastics facility T
he 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. The 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 will
improve access for the entire community and will include a martial arts and a dance, boxing and weights studio. A fitness suite and gymnastics hall are also proposed as part of the venue, which will be capable of hosting a range of competitions. Barratt Homes will contribute funding
towards the new Europa Gymnastics Centre, which has also been handed a £200,000 grant by London Mayor Boris Johnson. In addition to the council, the project team includes Len and Yvonne Arnold, Formation Architects, Stace LLP, Whitecode Design Associates and RLT Engineering Consultants.
An artist’s impression of the new facility planned for Crayford Sport England, the Olympic Delivery
Authority, the Amateur Boxing Associa- tion of England, Cory Environment Trust in Britain and British Gymnastics are also backing the scheme. It follows the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games’
(LOCOG) decision to name the centre as a 2012 Games Time training venue. LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe said: “As
well as delivering new facilities for elite athletes, the centre will enable others inspired by the Games to develop their gymnastic potential.”
New swimming venue for Southend S
outhend Borough Council (SBC) has confirmed that a new £13.5m swim- ming and diving venue at Garon
Park will be open by mid November. Ipswich-based ISG Jackson com-
menced work on the Archial Architects- designed Southend Swimming and Diving Centre in July last year. Sport Eng- land has part-funded the development. Facilities will include a 25m, eight-lane
competition pool and a diving pool, which has fixed platforms at 1m, 3m, 5m, 7.5m and 10m and three springboards; two at 1m and one at 3m. The new complex also includes a dry-
dive training facility with harness and trampolines; 374 tiered seats – including 22 wheelchair spaces; and a small fun pool complete with a water slide. Moveable floors have been installed
to allow for swimming lessons and exer- cise classes to take place, in addition to a water agitation and air cushion system. British Swimming will be using the venue
The new centre includes a 25m pool and spectator seating area
as a training base for the Team GB diving team ahead of the 2012 Games. SBC executive councillor for culture
Derek Jarvis said: “This pool is a fantastic sporting and leisure asset and I hope it will provide enjoyment for residents and visitors to the town for decades to come. “We now have a truly world class swim- ming and diving arena in Southend.”
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Cuts to affect council leisure investment
Public spending cuts will make it dif- ficult for Scottish local authorities to invest in leisure provision, according to a report by Audit Scotland. The study found that a quarter
of council-owned facilities were in poor condition, despite annual investment of around £656m in in- frastructure and services across the country. Physical Recreation Services in local government found that only two-fifths of adults did enough exercise, but also said that atten- dances at facilities had increased. Audit Scotland has urged councils
to gather information on residents not using the services to encourage more people to become active. Accounts commission chair ,John
Bailie, said: “Councils need to make best use of their resources. Many are already looking at their physical recreation services and facilities to consider how sustainable they are.”
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