NEWS
New sports centre proposed for Camden
A new sports centre is among the facilities to be developed in King’s Cross, London as part of a wider scheme by Camden Council to provide a range of public services in one location. T ree Pancras Square is poised to house local authority-run operations - including a library and a customer contact centre - under LA Architects-designed pro- posals for the building. Initial plans for the two-floor sports
facility include a 25m, fi ve-lane swimming pool with an adjustable fl oor and a small recreational lagoon-style pool for non- swimmers and families.
Work starts on Glasgow centre
A ceremony has taken place to mark the start of construction work at the £13.7m Tollcross Aquatics Centre in Glasgow, which is to be used for swim- ming events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The scheme has been
designed by an in-house team at Glasgow City Council, with Barr Construction appointed to deliver the development. Work will include the cre-
ation of a new six-lane, 50m warm-up swimming pool to add to an existing 10-lane, 50m pool at the venue. Meanwhile, 1,000 permanent seats will be
added to the 1,000-capacity spectator area, with an additional s3,000 temporary seats to be installed during the Games. A pool-side event control room; fi tness and health suites; and an upgraded café are also proposed, along with extended changing facilities.
Planning hurdles have made a revamp “unlikely”
LFC: Anfi eld renovation “increasingly unlikely”
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) has admit- ted that plans to renovate its existing Anfi eld home are looking “increasingly unlikely” due to the number of planning hurdles blocking the scheme. Ian Ayre, managing director of the club,
said that “signifi cant changes” are required to overcome issues such as land/property acquisition and statutory requirements. LFC has been examining its options,
including a new-build stadium located in Stanley Park, but conceded that a revamp would present a “signifi cantly lower cost”.
£3m Bath sports hall plans submitted
Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) has submitted a new planning application for the construction of a £3m dual-use sports hall at the city’s Wellsway School. Cardiff -based Boyes Rees Architects are behind the design of the facility, which forms part of the council’s strategy to improve school buildings. A site next to an existing synthetic turf
pitch will house the 1,878sq m (20,215sq ſt ) facility, which will comprise a six-court sports hall; a 73sq m (786sq ſt ) gym; and an activity studio.
A new six-lane, 50m warm-up swimming pool is among the additions T e facility will open in early 2013, with a
new community venue also planned to replace the fi re-damaged Shettleston Burgh Halls. Scottish sport minister Shona Robison said:
“[T is venue] will help to showcase Scotland’s world class facilities during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.”
New £5.25m extreme sports facility opens
Dacorum Sports Trust (DST) has launched a new £5.25m extreme sports complex – XC – in Hemel Hempstead. The majority of funding
for the scheme (£5m) was provided through the govern- ment’s myplace programme, which is administered by the Big Lottery Fund. DST contributed the remaining £250,000 towards the XC. Facilities include a Skate
and BMX park with one of the only indoor concrete pool and bowl complexes in the UK; a 60m x 14m (197ſt x 46ſt ) climbing wall with four individuals areas for all abilities; and a 206sq m (2,217sq ſt ) bouldering facility. XC – run by DST – also features an indoor caving system and a high ropes obstacle course.
A high ropes course 12m (39ſt ) above the ground is among the facilities GB Building Solutions built the facility, while
Sportspace has worked with Dacorum Borough Council and the Youth Connexions service, which has a base in the new building.
SGL launches new CircadianTrust branding
South Gloucestershire Leisure (SGL), a social enterprise that operates leisure venues in the West County, has announced that it has rebranded as Circadian Trust. T e exercise forms part of the organisation’s growth strategy over the coming years, with
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a briefi ng event on 8 July to mark the offi cial launch of the new brand. It comes fi ve years aſt er SGL was chosen by
South Gloucestershire Council to run venues, with the Circadian Trust set to continue its partnership with the local authority.
Issue 3 2011 © cybertrek 2011
picture courtesy of nick molnar photography
image: robert cutts
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