Sport Surrey Canal proposals submitted peTe hayman


An outline planning appli- cation for the development of a new sports village in London has been submitted to Lewisham Council. Renewal, the regeneration


agency, is behind the Surrey Canal: London’s Sporting Village scheme, which will feature a new community based around a regional cen- tre of sporting excellence. Millwall Football Club’s


home stadium, the New Den, is included in the 30-acre (13.5-hectare) Surrey Canal site and is in line to benefit from an improved setting under the plans. Renewal is proposing to introduce 2,500


new homes; a vibrant new public area and open spaces; and community facilities, in addition to the sports village. Meanwhile, the sports facilities will be housed in four separate


Te Surrey Canal scheme will breathe new life into a part of Lewisham


buildings and will offer around 500,000sq ſt (46,452sq m) of multi-purpose space for a wide range of activities. Plans have been drawn up by Studio Egret


West, while Envac’s underground vacuum waste system has been awarded a £3m waste handling contract for the scheme.


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De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester will invest in a new £8m leisure centre designed by S&P Architects. Plans to build the centre


were given the final go-ahead by the university’s finance and HR committee and approved by the board of governors. Leicester City Council’s


planning authority has already given the green light for the project following its commit- tee meeting on 18 January. The two-storey building,


which will be open to the public, boasts a 25m, six-lane swimming pool, eight courts for sports such as basketball, badminton, netball and five-a-side football, a health club, multi-purpose studios, a climbing wall and a café.


S&P Architects have designed the DMU’s proposed new leisure facility Work on the centre will begin in April and


is due to completed in July 2012. It will be built on Western Boulevard, next to the cur- rent John Sandford Sports Centre.


Rotherham United unveils new stadium designs peTe hayman


Rotherham United Football Club has unveiled its final plans for a new 12,000-seat stadium on the former Guest and Chrimes foundry site. Designed by S&P Architects, the stadium scheme will be project managed by Gleeds and


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Birmingham City eyes up stadium redevelopment


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Birmingham City Football Club (BCFC) has unveiled new visions of how its St Andrew’s stadium could look in future if it is redeveloped. GMI Construction in conjunction


with WCEC Architects; Populous and Buckingham Group; and Jak Design have all devised ideas for a potential revamp. According to the Premier League club,


the redevelopment of St Andrew’s could be the most “financially prudent option” with average attendances of less than 25,000.


Alliance Leisure secures Innovative Leisure deal


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Alliance Leisure has agreed a four-year partnership with Innovative Leisure, the supplier of high ropes courses. Te deal will help Alliance Leisure to


is to be delivered by GMI Construction. Work is due to start on site in May/June. Under the plans, the proposed west stand


will accommodate exhibition and banqueting facilities for a combined total of 600 guests, as well as offices, a newsroom and security.


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diversify the range of facilities that it offers to help drive up participation. and will see Alliance Leisure work with high ropes sites to enhance staff and facility performance. It also plans to use its marketing knowl-


edge and the resources of Closer To Te Edge to roll out staff development, train- ing and promotional campaigns.


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Keith Ashton to chair BISL’s working group


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Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) has announced that S&P Architects chief exec- utive officer Keith Ashton has been named chair of its Sports Working Group. Ashton – a contributor to policy and


thinking at BISL over the past few years – will succeed David Teasdale. Teasdale said: “Keith brings to this post


a breadth of vital experience and creative energy. He is the right person to lead our Sport Group efforts to Grow the Market in challenging economic times.”


image: courtesy of bcfc.com


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