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Sport Council defers Afan Lido decision


Neath Port Talbot Council (NPTC) has deferred a deci- sion on the multi-million pound Afan Lido develop- ment, which will provide a new leisure complex for resi- dents in Aberavon. Te former Afan Lido was


destroyed by fire in late 2009 and under the current plans is to be replaced with an expan- sive complex designed by Holder Mathias Architects. A report put before NPTC


cabinet members on 25 July had called for the new facility be built at the Hollywood Park site, rather than its former location on Aberavon Seafront. Plans have also been altered to provide an


Hollywood Park has been put forward as the site for the new Afan Lido


eight-lane, 25m swimming pool – two more lanes than originally put forward – following calls from local campaigners. Facilities will also include a teaching pool; a fitness suite with a free weights area; and


a four-court sports hall, although proposed enterprise units are no longer set to form part of the new development. However, a NPTC spokesperson said: “Te


cabinet has deferred a decision on proposals for the new Afan Lido to a Task and Finish Group of the relevant scrutiny committee.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=l5k3C


Saracens secures long-term agreement with Allianz


Saracens rugby union team has agreed a new long-term stadium and sponsorship deal with Allianz, the German financial services com- pany, worth a reported £8m. Te agreement will see Allianz become the club’s main sponsor, while its new stadium and


community sports hub being built in Hendon, London, will be renamed Allianz Park . Saracens chair Nigel Wray said: “We are now


starting to realise our commercial potential. Tis deal is a massive step forward for us.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=r1K0T


BASIS announces new GSA partnership


BASIS (the British Association for Sustainable Sport) has announced the launch of a strategic partnership with the Green Sport Alliance (GSA). It follows a roundtable


session led by the two at the Beyond Sport Summit – held in London on 23-25 July – bringing together 50 interna- tional sports practitioners. Nearly 150 professional


and collegiate sports facili- ties from more than 18 leagues will come together in a bid to reduce ecological impact and to improve the performance of venues. More details will be released in due course,


BASIS aims to integrate sustainability issues into the UK sports sector


with the respective boards to reconvene at the GSA Summit in Seattle, US, in September. BASIS officially launched in October 2011 in order to help “educate, share best practice


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and integrate sustainability issues” across the UK-wide sport sector. • The association has also announced that its


2012 conference will take place at Cheltenham Racecourse on 20 September. Details: http://lei.sr?a=I3q7V


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