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New indoor tennis centre opens in North Tyneside PETE HAYMAN
Tennis @ Churchill – a new indoor ten- nis facility – has been offi cially launched at Churchill Community College in Wallsend, North Tyneside. Funded by the college, the Lawn Tennis
Association and the government, it is hoped that the new facility will help encourage more people to take up the sport. T e all-weather centre incorporates four
courts and will be available to students, local clubs and the local community, cater- ing for all ages and abilities.
CPFC unveils new stadium plans PETE HAYMAN
Crystal Palace Football Club (CPFC) has unveiled plans to transform the National Sports Centre (NSC) as part of a major new stadium develop- ment to be located at Crystal Palace Park, London. T e npower Championship
club – in partnership with CB Richard Ellis and AFL Architects – is looking to move back to its original home with a new 40,000-seat venue. A new indoor aquatic cen-
tre, a reconfigured indoor complex for the NSC, and a community athletics facility are also proposed as part of the development. CPFC said that the aquatic facility would
remove a need for the swimming pool to remain as part of the listed NSC structure and help reduce its running costs. T e scheme would also enable the current space to be
FaulknerBrowns drew up plans for the new venue
£100,000 boost for Aberdeen aquatic centre PETE HAYMAN
First Group is to provide £100,000 towards the cost of Aberdeen’s new aquatic centre. A 50m swimming pool will be at the
centre of the FaulknerBrowns Architects- designed development, which will form the second phase of Aberdeen Sports Village. Aberdeen City Council approved the
development in October, which will see the former Linksfi eld Academy demolished. Facilities will include a 25m x 16.5m div-
ing pool with adjustable fl oor, a full-timing/ video analysis lab and a health suite.
Rodney Parade stadium scheme moves forward PETE HAYMAN
Newport Gwent Dragons has announced that work is to commence on the next stage of a multi-million pound renovation of the Rodney Parade stadium in Newport. Work will include a new East Stand at
the venue, which is set to boast seating for more than 2,000 supporters and 13 corpo- rate boxes. T e development is scheduled for completion in August. Port Talbot-based Andrew Scott is lead-
ing the latest phase of the scheme, with HLN Architects acting as project architect.
Plans include retaining an athletics facility within Crystal Palace
redeployed to cater for a wider range of com- munity and elite athletic sports. CPFC co-chair Steve Parish said: “We believe
a stadium at Crystal Palace park can help cre- ate a bright new future for the club as well as helping it to breathe new life into both the sports centre and the park.”
Godalming leisure centre plans submitted PETE HAYMAN
Waverley Borough Council (WBC) has received a plan- ning application for a new leisure centre in Godalming. T e proposed facility would
be located next to Godalming Lawn Tennis Club and feature a 25m swimming pool as well as a learner pool. A 60-station fi tness suite,
a dance studio and a café are also included in the design. ISG has been appointed to
deliver the £6m facility, which has been designed by Pozzoni and aims to rival privately operated health clubs. WBC is likely to decide the fate of the plans
in March, with members of the public able to comment until 11 February. T e construction phase is expected to take 18 months.
T e leisure centre will boast a 25m swimming pool and a 60-station gym WBC’s Roger Steel said: “Building a new lei-
sure centre in Godalming is a top priority for Waverley and receiving the planning applica- tion is another major milestone reached.”
Council plans Cheshunt leisure investment TOM WALKER
Grundy Park Leisure Centre in Cheshunt is to benefi t from up to £2.5m of investment under Broxbourne Borough Council plans. T e local authority said that it was propos- ing “large-scale investment” at leisure facilities
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such as Grundy Park, rather than look to reopen Hoddesdon’s open air pool. Hoddesdon Open Air Pool shut in 2008 and
councillors have decided that the expenditure required needed to bring the facility up to a “reasonable” standard was not justifi ed.
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