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WWW.SPORTSMANAGEMENT.CO.UK Cardiff’s ISV moves forward
Cardiff Council has appointed a development partner to deliver the next phase of the city’s International Sports Village (ISV) – a new ice rink and waterfront scheme. Helium Miracle 113, a
subsidiary of Wigan-based Greenbank Partnerships, has been selected by the council following a tender process, with design work to start immediately. Te project is set to be delivered in phases. A new twin-pad ice arena
and a 150m ski slope will be built first, and will be ready for “all or most” of the 2013-14 ice hockey sea- son. Te overall development will take five years to complete. Later phases will include a hotel; bars; res-
A waterfront scheme will complement the new ice rink at Cardiff’s ISV Cardiff Council leader Rodney Berman
taurants; and other leisure facilities. As a result of the scheme’s commercial elements, no capi- tal funding will be provided by the council.
said: “Tis latest phase of the development will be another cornerstone of the International Sports Village, which is key within the council’s plans to further enhance Cardiff’s reputation as an international capital and a major tour- ist destination.”
New-look Edinburgh pool nears relaunch
Edinburgh’s new-look Royal Commonwealth Pool is due to reopen on 21 March, following a £37m renovation undertaken by Graham Construction. Funding for the scheme,
which has involved stripping back the A-listed building to its bare shell before a complete rebuild, has been contributed by both the City of Edinburgh Council and sportscotland. Facilities at the new-look
Royal Commonwealth Pool will include a 50m, eight-lane pool for community and elite use; a re-orientated diving pool with a move- able floor; a dry dive facility with trampolines and springboards; and a 25m warm-up pool. Meanwhile, the venue’s gym, fitness studios
and changing village have been fully revamped and expanded as part of the scheme.
Te venue is British Swimming’s last training camp before London 2012 Council culture and leisure convener
Deidre Brock said: “Tis has been an incred- ibly complex engineering project, which has transformed the Grade A-listed building into a truly world-class aquatics facility.” Details:
http://bit.ly/AneV8w
Sportivate legacy scheme increases participation
Sport England has announced that 33,000 young people across the country have taken up sport in their free time during the first six months of the Sportivate legacy programme. Launched in June 2011, the £32m initiative aims to allow 300,000 people between the ages
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of 14- and 25-years-old to receive six-to-eight weeks of coaching in their chosen sport. Sport England has revealed nearly 26,000
of the 33,000 participants have taken part in a sport during the last three months alone. Details:
http://bit.ly/jJPib1
Work is set to start on the £8.3m centre this year
£8.3m Pwllheli sailing centre plans put on show
Members of the public have been given the opportunity to comment on initial plans for the development of a new £8.3m National Sailing and Academy Centre, which will be located in Pwllheli, North Wales. Gwynedd Council held a consultation
day on 17 January to display the plans, which have been drawn up by Ellis Williams Architects and Dobson:Owen Architects. Construction work is due to commence
later this year, with the new facility sched- uled to open its doors in 2013. It is hoped the scheme will enable Pwllheli to attract larger and more frequent sailing events.
£2.6m Rossendale leisure scheme commences
Kier Construction has started work on £2.6m-worth of improvements to lei- sure facilities at Marl Pits in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, on behalf of Rossendale Borough Council (RBC). Part of a wider £5.6m local authority
investment in local provision, the Marl Pits project will widen the range of sports on offer at the venue and enhance the swim- ming pool. Four five-a-side football pitches and a gym with 45-stations also form part of the work.
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Hunt confirms £500m sports funding boost
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that sport is to receive £500m worth of extra funding over the next five years, according to the latest National Lottery projections. Forecasts from December 2011 have
shown sport’s total income between 2012- 13 and 2016-17 is set to increase from £1.3bn – outlined in September 2010’s projections – to £1.8bn. The additional funding will be made available as a result of changes to how lottery cash is spent, with sport to receive 20 per cent of returns. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=j6p5F
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