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400,000+ rEAdErs leisure opportunities 3 May – 16 May 2011 ISSUE 553 Daily news & jobs:
www.leisureopportunities.co.uk Major leisure projects approved pETE hayMan
A £30.6m wellbeing centre in Leeds and a £15m leisure, health and social care facility in Sandwell are among four schemes to be given the green light by the government. Plans for Holt Park Active
Living Centre are being over- seen by Leeds City Council through the local education partnership and contractor Interserve Project Services. Mentor – a partnership
between GHM Rock Townsend and FaulknerBrowns – are behind the designs of the facility, which will boast a 25m swimming pool and teaching pool; a hydrotherapy pool; and a Bodyline gym. In Sandwell, the £15m Portway Lifestyle
David Chipperfield designed the new attraction
Turner Contemporary opens in Margate
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Turner Contemporary, a new £17.4m gallery dedicated to the life of 19th century artist JMW Turner, has officially opened its doors to the public in Margate, Kent. David Chipperfield Architects are behind
Holt Park Active Living Centre is among the four approved schemes Due to open in early 2013, the complex will
Centre will be built on the site of Oldbury Leisure Centre and is to be a centre of excel- lence for disabled and able-bodied people.
Concerns over Olympic transport demand
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A report by the London Assembly’s transport committee has raised fears that ‘extreme’ demand poses a risk to the running of the 2012 Games. Clearing the hurdles acknowledges
that extensive plans are already being drawn up by organisers, but raises concerns regarding the extra capac- ity that will be required. It is thought that 5.3 million peo-
ple will be attending the Games next summer, with the nine busiest days set to see up to 650,000 tickets avail- able at venues across the capital.
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include a four-court sports hall; a hydrother- apy pool; a café; a sensory garden; a climbing wall; a dance studio; and a fitness suite.
Virgin Active to acquire Esporta
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Virgin Active is to expand its portfolio aſter agreeing a deal to acquire rival health and rac- quet club operator Esporta for £77.6m. The purchase of Esporta Racquets and
Non-Racquets Holdings will see 55 locations rebranded and added to Virgin’s existing estate. Societe Generale is to retain owner- ship of New Esporta Holding (NEH), which is chaired by Richard Segal and owns 17 free- hold or long leasehold racquet clubs. Virgin Active will take on a 25-year lease of the NEH assets, with an annual rent of £13.1m a year. Esporta CEO John Cleland, who joined in December 2009 as part of Societe Generale’s
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Virgin Active is set to acquire Esporta’s UK business
efforts to strengthen the management team, will now join Virgin. Te deal is subject to the approval of the Office of Fair Trading, although Segal told Leisure Opportunities it is hoped that it would be finalised within 2-3 months.
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the design of the attraction, which was built by R Durtnell and Sons and incorporates 750sq m (8,072sq ſt) of gallery space. The opening exhibition – Revealed:
Turner Contemporary Opens – will exam- ine the themes of the creative spirit, centred on one of Turner’s lesser-known works.
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