Public sector news
Sutton facilities in line for major refurbishment
Sutton Council has announced that two facilities – Cheam Leisure Centre and Sutton Arena, London – are to benefi t from a joint £950,000 refurbishment. Everyone Active – the trading name of
Sports and Leisure Management (SLM) – is funding the schemes, which will see Cheam Leisure Centre receive a £600,000 make- over, including a new gym entrance. T e remaining £350,000 will be invested
in extending the gym at Sutton Arena. Both schemes to be completed ahead of an £11m rebuild of Westcroſt Leisure Centre.
£31m Redcar plans move forward
Detailed plans for a new £31m leisure, business support and community facility in the heart of Redcar have been sub- mitted to the local planning authority for consideration. Outline plans drawn up
by S&P Architects and Plus3 Architects were given the green light by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (RCBC) earlier this summer. Middlesbrough-based
Buckler Demolition has already started work to clear the site at Kirkleatham Street and Coatham Road, which will be the location for the development. Facilities will include a six-lane, 25m swim-
T e £31m development has been designed by S&P and Plus3 Architects
ming pool, a training pool and a leisure pool, as well as a dance and performance space, a fi t- ness suite and junior gym, and a sports hall. Business space for small-to-medium-sized firms and community facilities also form
Tim Brabants (second leſt ) unveiled the facility
New-look gym for London college facility
Ethos – the sports centre at Imperial College London, South Kensington – has reopened its Energia fi tness suite, following the com- pletion of a major refurbishment. Work at the venue has included the
reconfi guration of the gym’s layout and the installation of Matrix Fitness’ Virtual Active suite of interactive video-based car- diovascular workouts. Users can also benefi t from the ability to
develop tailored fi tness programmes with the help of an on-screen personal trainer using the MyRide indoor cycling system.
£12m Matlock leisure centre nears opening
Derbyshire Dales District Council has revealed that Arc Leisure Matlock – a new £12m complex designed by Dyer – is to open for the fi rst time on 24 August. Built by Morgan Sindall and project man-
aged by Drivers Jonas Deloitte, the facility will replace Matlock Lido and comprise an eight-lane, 25m regional competition-stan- dard swimming pool. A 50-station fi tness suite fi tted with car-
diovascular and resistance equipment, such as Kinesis One and Cardio Wave, is also among facilities at Arc Leisure Matlock.
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part of the scheme, along with public spaces. Willmott Dixon is the lead contractor. RCBC cabinet member for economic devel-
opment Mark Hannon said: “T e development will provide state of the art fi tness, business and community facilities for residents and vis- itors to Redcar.”
New fund launched to protect playing fi elds
A number of Britain’s lead- ing sportsmen, sportswomen and administrators – ranging from former cricket captains and Olympians to directors of national governing bodies – have signed a letter calling for increased protection for the country’s playing fi elds. In a letter to the editor in
T e Times on 18 August (p.23) the group announced the launch of a National Playing Fields Legacy Fund and called for the industry to show its support for the initiative. T e fund aims to protect playing fi elds and
T e fund looks to protect playing fi elds and create an Olympic legacy “We would like to propose that the big
will be administered by Fields in Trust. “Over the past 20 years vast numbers of the
nation’s playing fi elds have been lost to develop- ment – 6,000 sites were lost between 1992 and 2009 alone,” the letter in T e Times states.
sporting clubs, and the big sporting events, in this pre-Olympic year, each consider using one day in the season to promote the National Playing Fields Legacy Fund and so to help ensure this legacy.”
New code to tackle homophobia in sport
Major UK sports have signed up to the Government Equalities Office Charter on Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport. T e organisations – Sport England, Sport
Northern Ireland, Sport Scotland, Sport Wales and UK Sport – have come together to address
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issues aff ecting participation by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. T e charter outlines the importance of cre-
ating an environment where everyone is able to participate and enjoy sport, whoever they are and whatever their background.
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