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Work starts on Dundee complex PETE HAYMAN
Scottish sports minister Shona Robison has helped mark the start of work on a new £31.5m swimming pool being devel- oped in Dundee. Dundee City Council
(DCC) is behind the scheme, which is set to replace the existing Olympia Leisure Centre and due to be com- pleted in September 2012. Facilities will include an
adaptable 50m competi- tion pool; a wave pool; rapid river; dive pool; flumes, and a fi tness suite. A multi- storey car park is also to be built as part of the development. Mansell has been appointed by DCC to
T e £31.5m swimming pool complex is due to open in September 2012 Robison said: “T is facility will not only
deliver the venue, which has been awarded £3m of funding by sportscotland and will help drive up participation ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
increase participation, it will improve perfor- mance and deliver a lasting legacy from the 2014 Games. A competition-standard 50m pool, as well as excellent family-orientated facilities, will benefi t swimmers in the city and across the north east of Scotland.”
Green light for DMU leisure centre scheme PETE HAYMAN
De Montfort University (DMU) has been given the green light for a multi-million pound leisure centre develop- ment in Leicester. Leicester City Council
granted planning permission for the scheme on 18 January, having already agreed to sell the land off Duns Lane to the institution in August 2009. The S&P Architects-
designed complex will feature a 25m, six-lane swimming pool; a gym and studio; an eight-court sports hall and a climbing wall. A sauna, a café; and ancillary, changing and reception facilities are also proposed as part of the new two-sto- rey development, which it is anticipated will be available for public use.
S&P Architects are behind the design of the multi-million pound facility A council report put before planners said
“the proposal would deliver a quality build- ing in a prominent location, contributing to the regeneration of the area”.
Football clubs show ‘impressive resilience’ TOM WALKER
Deloitte’s latest Football Money League has revealed that the combined revenues of the top 20 highest earning clubs has exceeded £3.4bn for the fi rst time. T e top six highest earn- ing clubs have remained unchanged from last
Issue 1 2011 © cybertrek 2011 T e fi rst funding awards will be revealed in April
Clubs encouraged to bid for Sportsmatch funding PETE HAYMAN
Grassroots sports clubs and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to bid for grants as part of Sport England’s Sportsmatch programme. T e initiative has been relaunched for
2011-12 and enables not-for-profi t groups to bid for between £1,000-£100,000 to match commercial sponsorship. Clubs, voluntary groups, governing bod-
ies and other organisations are now being invited to submit applications, with the fi rst awards to be announced in early April.
Banstead swimming pool decision deferred PETE HAYMAN
A decision on plans for a new ‘dry-only’ lei- sure centre in Banstead, Surrey, has been deferred by the local authority. Reigate and Banstead Borough Council’s
year’s Football Money League, while England’s Manchester City climbed the highest; up nine places to 11th. Other English clubs included in the list are Arsenal (5th), Chelsea (6th), Liverpool (8th), Tottenham Hotspur (12th) and Aston Villa (20th).
(RBBC) proposals to build a replacement venue for the town without a swimming pool attracted nearly 2,000 objections. RBBC leader Joan Spiers said: “Given
the concerns expressed in the consulta- tion responses regarding Banstead pool, members wish to have more information before taking a fi nal decision.”
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Glasgow 2014 shooting centre gets go ahead TOM WALKER
A £4.5m project to upgrade the Morton Farm shooting centre in West Lothian to enable it to host events during the 2014 Commonwealth Games has been given the green light by the Scottish Government. T e project is led by sportscotland and
the Scottish Target Shooting Federation (STSF) and will lead to a major expan- sion of the existing clay pigeon shooting site at Morton Farm. According to STSF, the project will create a “long-lasting legacy” from the Games.
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