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Funding bid for St Albans sport plans
Rotherham United
Local authority invited to submit further proposals as part of government initiative
secure stadium site
Rotherham United Football By Pete Hayman
Club has confirmed that plans
for a new multi-million pound St Albans City and District
stadium have taken a step Council's (SACDC) bid to secure
forward after the club acquired a a £500,000 cash injection
site for the development. The towards the new multi-million
club, which competes in pound Westminster Lodge
Coca-Cola Football League Two, Leisure Centre development has
currently plays its home matches moved to the next stage.
at the Don Valley Stadium in The council is set to submit
Sheffield but is now set for a further details to support its
return to Rotherham after bid as part of the government's
acquiring the former Guest and Free Swimming Capital
Chrimes Foundry site. Modernisation Programme, The new complex will include a 200-station gym and a 25m pool
administered by Sport England.
Oxford play areas set
An initial 173 applications When complete, Westminster Two exercise studios, a
for 'complete overhaul'
from across the UK were made Lodge Leisure Centre will climbing wall, a spa area, a
Oxford City Council (OCC) has to Sport England to receive a include a 200-station fitness crèche and soft play area, a
announced plans for a 'complete share of the £10m earmarked suite with a cycle spinning youth facility and a standalone
overhaul' of the city's play by the government, with the St studio, a regional competition- café/bistro also form part of
spaces as part of a £2.5m Albans project named as one of sized 25m swimming pool, a the plans, which are expected
investment programme over the only 45 to move onto the 17m learner pool and a to be submitted to SACDC
next three years. Between 2009 second stage of the process. four-court sports hall. planners by the end of January.
and 2012, the council's Play Area
Refurbishment Programme will
see improvements carried out at
University unveils new sports complex proposals
many of Oxford's 87 play spaces
in a bid to ensure children have By Pete Hayman to gather views on the sports
access to high quality play centre development before
opportunities. Groundwork Plans for the development of a submitting plans in spring.
Thames Valley, the Denham- new sports complex on the site Facilities will include one
based environmental of the University of Oxford's double-sized and one single-
regeneration charity, has been existing Iffley Road facilities sized sports hall linked by a
appointed by OCC to project have been unveiled. timber and glass structure
manage the revamp scheme. Designed by Faulkner Brown housing an atrium foyer and a
Architects, the project will see two-storey gym.
Edgbaston revamp
the Iffley Road centre com- The grandstand at the site's
contractor named
pletely overhauled in order to The site is set to be overhauled running track – where Roger
Warwickshire County Cricket provide facilities for more than Bannister broke the four-min-
Club has appointed contractor 80 indoor sports, while the Oxford City Council has ute-mile barrier – will also be
Galliford Try to deliver the £24m existing swimming pool will be already approved a new tennis replaced by a new building to
redevelopment of Edgbaston integrated into the main venue. centre but the university aims house an indoor cricket school.
stadium in Birmingham. The
company will carry out the
design and construction of the
Multi-million pound sports complex set for Rochdale
new-look Edgbaston Road end at
the venue. Work is expected to Plans for a major new swimming pool and sports complex in Rochdale, Lancashire, have taken a
get underway in March 2010, step forward after the local authority set aside £8.2m for the scheme.
which will see the section's The new facility will replace the outdated Rochdale Baths on Entwisle Road, forming part of a
seating capacity increase from wider £33.8m capital programme announced by Rochdale Borough Council in July 2007 to
nearly 5,000 to 8,250 and the coincide with the launch of cultural trust Link4Life.
development of player and media Link4Life managing director Craig McAteer said: "We are working with architects to update the
facilities. The venue will remain original 2007 feasibility study. This is looking at plans for the centre, location and costs."
open throughout the work.
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