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SPort Gosport Sports Park work to begin


Work is to commence on the new Gosport Sports Park this month (February) follow- ing months of talks between Gosport Borough Council (GBC) and DC Leisure. At the heart of the planned


mixed-use development is a new £7.2m leisure centre to be run by DC Leisure on behalf of the local authority, which will replace the ageing Holbrook Recreation Centre. Facilities will include a


70-station gym; a 25m swim- ming pool and smaller learner pool; and eight five-a-side football pitches, as well as a sports hall and a dance studio. Willmott Dixon has been appointed to deliver the development and is scheduled to start on- site on 20 February. Holbrook Recreation Centre will remain


open until the new venue is complete. A second phase of the scheme will then see Holbrook


A new £7.2m leisure centre will boast a 25m swimming pool and a gym


Recreation Centre make way for a 60-bedroom Premier Inn-branded hotel with pub/restau- rant developed by Marston’s. DC Leisure development director Peter


Kirkham said: “Te park will not only pro- vide great leisure centre facilities but also a wide range of affordable activities for residents of the borough.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=o1C0j


Latest £10m Olympic legacy funding round launches


Local community sports groups across the country are being invited to apply for a share of £10m from the National Lottery under the latest round of the Inspired Facilities fund. Sport England chair Richard Lewis and sport minister Hugh Robertson launched the


investment round, which is part of plans to establish a lasting Olympic legacy. Te fund is part of the Places People Play leg-


acy programme and aims to boost run-down facilities that might otherwise be unappealing to participants. Details: http://lei.sr?a=r3Z3a


Green light for Ravenhill Stadium revamp


Northern Ireland environ- ment minister Alex Attwood has approved planning per- mission for the redevelopment of Belfast’s Ravenhill Stadium, which is currently home to the Ulster Rugby team. Renovation plans for the


remaining three sides of the venue were lodged in August 2010, which followed the con- struction of a new stand and improvements to terracing on the Mount Merrion side – completed the year before. Te scheme was awarded a


Ravenhill Stadium will have a capacity of 18,200 following the scheme


boost last March when the Northern Ireland Executive awarded Ulster Rugby nearly £15m of funding through Sport Northern Ireland towards the redevelopment proposals. Work will be undertaken in phases and will feature a new Memorial End Stand with


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covered seating for 2,500 people, as well as ter- racing for 1,350 and an educational centre. Meanwhile, the Aquinas End stand is to


provide a family-orientated atmosphere with seating for 3,200 people; medical and treat- ment rooms; and team changing facilities.


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