new
opening
Interest: The centre’s opening day saw 10,000 visitors, including these children trying out the Trixter Xdream bikes
facilities. Local gymnastics, swimming and athletics clubs have all made successful transitions to the new facilities. Even before the doors opened at
Basildon Sporting Village, Everyone Active had sold 2,500 memberships. In addition, 19,000 people had registered for the Everyone Active card, which allows ‘pay as you go’ access both to these new facilities and to other local SLM sites. Thanks to unprecedented levels of interest from local schools, sports teams, community groups and the general public, one million visitors are expected at the new complex in the fi rst year; on opening day alone, over 10,000 visitors were recorded. By the end of year two, Everyone Active hopes to have 4,000 members at the new site. Pay as you go options at Basildon start
from £3.35 for swimming or £4.80 for a gym session, with concessions available. Members can also use the three other sites in the Basildon area, and any of the 75 Everyone Active sites across the country, for under £40 a month.
community access
“One of the main objectives in developing Basildon Sporting Village with Basildon Council and the other stakeholders was to benefit the community, while creating a hub of sporting excellence for Essex,” says Jefford. “As well as hosting top-level regional and national competitions in disciplines such as athletics, gymnastics, swimming, cross-country running and netball, Everyone Active is doing what it can to improve health and fitness in the wider community.”
38 Indeed, Everyone Active is
committed to working with Basildon Council to lower childhood obesity, get more inactive teenage females into activity and generally get the younger generation more active and engaged with sport, fi tness and health. For example, it delivers swimming programmes for 25 local primary schools, and 1,000 children are already enrolled in swimming instruction at the sporting village – a number SLM
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FACILITIES AT BASILDON
■ 50m swimming pool, able to split into two 25m pools, with seating for over 400
■ Teaching pool ■ Regional gymnastics centre –
the new home for the South Essex Gymnastics Club
■ Eight-court sports hall ■ 100-station fitness suite ■ Two multi-purpose studios for group exercise classes
■ Indoor climbing wall ■ Six outdoor, artificial, floodlit five-a-side football pitches
■ Outdoor artificial pitch for football or hockey
■ 10 outdoor grass football pitches ■ 12 outdoor netball courts ■ Two cricket pitches ■ New 720-seat athletics stadium ■ Two meeting/lecture rooms ■ Crèche and café ■ Free car parking
hopes will double by the end of the centre’s second year. Over-60s are another key target group
for the centre, in keeping with Everyone Active’s dedication to community fi tness across demographic groups. Indeed, being an offi cial training site for the Paralympic Games is a testament to the commitment to all special populations at Basildon Sporting Village. “Disability fi tness is about far more than
simply having disabled access to a sports centre,” says Paralympic champion and Basildon resident Danny Crates (see also p40). “Facilities should offer bespoke activities, training and access to the gym and pool for disabled people, with accessible lifts, showers, doors, changing rooms and so on. But just as important is the attitude of staff. They need to be trained to engage with all their members, whether they’re a teenage girl or a 65- year-old man, and whether they walk into reception or arrive in a wheelchair. “New-builds like Basildon Sporting
Village have the opportunity to specify facilities, starting from scratch rather than having to revamp or extend to cater for the disabled community. The legacy of the London 2012 Paralympics should be facilities like Basildon Sporting Village, making a commitment to run a comprehensive programme of sport for disabled people.” Basildon Sporting Village opened to the
public on 30 April 2011. More information can be found at
www.basildon-sport.co.uk
healthclub@leisuremedia.com dawn tuckwell
june 2011 © cybertrek 2011
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