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Work on the 5,000-seat Water Polo Arena at London’s Olympic Park has now started after the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) named the contractors for the scheme. Silvertown-based ES Group


will construct the main struc- ture of the venue, while A&T/ Barr and Wray of Glasgow will install the temporary swimming pools. Jackson Civil Engineering Group; Byrne Group; Alto Seating Systems; and Balfour Beatty Engineering Services are also working on the scheme. A design team – headed by David Morley


Architects and including Buro Happold and Max Fordham – has drawn up plans for the wedge-shaped arena, which will feature an inflatable roof and include a 37m-long com- petition pool and a 33m-long warm-up pool.


New Indoor tennis centre opens in North Tyneside


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Tennis@ Churchill – a new indoor ten- nis facility – has been officially launched at Churchill Community College in Wallsend, North Tyneside. Funded by the college, the Lawn Tennis


Association and the government, it is hoped that the new facility will help encourage more people to take up the sport. Te all-weather centre incorporates four


courts and will be available to students, local clubs and the local community, cater- ing for all ages and abilities.


Te ODA has revealed which firms will build the 2012 water polo arena


Te venue will be used to host the men’s and women’s Olympic water polo competitions. ODA project sponsor for the Water Polo


Arena Ian Crockford said: “Te venue will join the Aquatics Centre to form a dramatic and action-packed gateway to the Olympic Park when spectators arrive in 2012.”


Work starts on UEA Soccerpark extension pETE hAyMAn


Construction work is now underway on a £400,000 expansion of the Soccerpark venue at the University of East Anglia’s (UEA) Sportspark. Three new seven-a-side


football pitches are to be constructed as part of the development, which is to be delivered by contractor Bernhards and scheduled to be completed by February. Te 48m x 24m pitches will


be fitted with a 3G synthetic surface and will complement the four existing five-a-side 3G and six seven-a-side Astroturf pitches at Soccerpark. Sportspark director Keith Nicholls said: “We


already have more small-sided soccer pitches than anywhere else in East Anglia.


Tree new seven-a-side football pitches are to be created at Soccerpark “Aſter this extension, we will have 13 pitches


for the public to hire. The larger sized 3G pitches will give our customers even more choice when it comes to size and surface.”


Maidstone United in stadium funding appeal pETE hAyMAn


Maidstone United Football Club (MUFC) has launched a campaign to raise funds towards a new £1.6m stadium at James Whatman Way. Te Ryman League Premier Division club is planning to fund the development using


© CYBERTREK 2011 FaulknerBrowns drew up plans for the new venue


£100,000 boost for Aberdeen aquatic centre


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First Group is to provide £100,000 towards the cost of Aberdeen’s new aquatic centre. A 50m swimming pool will be at the


centre of the FaulknerBrowns Architects- designed development, which will form the second phase of Aberdeen Sports Village. Aberdeen City Council approved the


development in October, which will see the former Linksfield Academy demolished. Facilities will include a 25m x 16.5m div-


ing pool with adjustable floor; a full-timing/ video analysis lab and a health suite.


Rodney Parade stadium scheme moves forward


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Newport Gwent Dragons has announced that work is to commence on the next stage of a multi-million pound renovation of the Rodney Parade stadium in Newport. Work will include a new East Stand at


capital from its new owners (£250,000) and the Football Foundation (£150,000). MUFC anticipates that it will source the


remaining £1.2m from new investors buying shares in the club, with the closing date for the campaign at the end of April.


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the venue, which is set to boast seating for more than 2,000 supporters and 13 corpo- rate boxes. Te development is scheduled for completion in August. Port Talbot-based Andrew Scott is lead-


ing the latest phase of the scheme, with HLN Architects acting as project architect.


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