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SPORT £40m Bristol Rovers move collapses


Br i s tol Rovers’ £40m plan to move into a new stadium across the city has col lapsed af ter supermarket chain Sainsbury’s won its High Court battle over the purchase of its current home. The initial plan b e e n


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Sainsbury’s to buy the team’s 12,000- s e at Memor i a l Stadium in 2011 and lease it back to the club while a new 21,700-seat stadium was developed in the north of Bristol. On 13 July, a judge ruled in favour of


Sainsbury’s, stating that the construction of a schedule to the agreement “seems like an insu- perable barrier” to the club winning the case. Te Memorial Stadium location would have


been redeveloped into a mixed-use site to include a Sainsbury’s supermarket, 65 housing units, 23 affordable units, community space, 572 parking spaces and a public square. A club spokesperson said the League Two side was


Te club is still ‘committed to building a new stadium to secure the club’s future’


still “committed to building a new stadium to secure the club’s future”, with the original plans by Arturus Architects being centred on the stadium, with the new venue designed to meet all FIFA standards. Other planned facil- ities included a 1,280sq m (13,778sq ſt) gym, a 784sq m (8,439sq ſt) supporters club bar, a jogging track and a banqueting and hos- pitality suite, as well as a teaching space. Gleeds, Pegasus Planning Consultants and TPA have also been involved with the plans. Details: http://lei.sr?a=5J5X6_O


‘New approach’ needed for UK sports policy


Te UK government needs to embrace “fresh thinking and independent input” when making sports policy deci- sions if it wants to maximise the potential of sport. Te finding comes from the


Sports Think Tank’s Sector Survey, published earlier this month, which questioned 100 senior sports industry figures on a range of issues. More than 95 per cent of


those questioned wanted a new approach into how policy is created, with 85 per cent saying sport should link with innovators and entrepreneurs to meet consumer needs. “The survey shows a strong appetite for


change,” said Sports Tink Tank chair, former MP Andy Reed. “It’s time to embrace new tech- nology, new players and new tactics if we are going to maximise the potential of sport to improve sports participation and the nation’s health, fitness and well-being. “Given the revolution in technology over the last decade and the innovations which


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital Trends like mass participation events are changing the nature of sport


have occurred in many industries and other aspects of society, it would be madness not to involve a wider range of people and inputs into any new policy debate. “Te government should heed the survey’s


call for new voices and new approaches.” Te survey also showed concerns over further


government cuts. Nearly 90 per cent fear pre- dicted budgetary restrictions will prevent local authorities from providing adequate sports facilities. Details: http://lei.sr?a=p6z2F_O


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