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£6.7m facility opens in Durham
Durham University’s new £6.7m sports facility at Maiden Castle, located on the outskirts of the city, has been unveiled by the minister for sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson. Built by con- struction firm ISG, the new building houses a £1m pow- ered indoor rowing tank – one of only three such facilities in the UK – and a purpose-built boat house. The indoor tank will be
used to teach sculling and crew skills and is designed to simulate the feel and move- ment of a boat in water. Te water flow can be adjusted electronically. An extended sports hall for increased indoor
Te centre boasts an indoor rowing tank – one of only three in the UK
cricket provision; a performance analysis suite; physiotherapy treatment rooms; and a 28-sta- tion rowing Ergo gallery are also included. Robertson said: “Durham University has a
strong sporting tradition and this new state- of-the-art centre will help confirm this status in the years ahead. “Tis fantastic facility will provide world-
class sports facilities for elite athletes and community users alike and help more people to take up sport.”
£6m sports complex for Ystrad Mynach
A new £6m Centre of Sporting Excellence for football and rugby union is to be built on the site of a former hospital in Ystrad Mynach under new local authority proposals. Ownership of the site will
be transferred to Caerphilly County Borough Council in mid-February, following the November 2011 opening of the new Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. Two 3G surfaces, capable of
accommodating both football and rugby union, are proposed as part of the scheme along with supporting infrastructure such as lighting and terracing. Te council hopes the venue will be able to
host matches at the ‘highest level’, offer per- formance training and sports science facilities and be available for community use. The Welsh Rugby Union and Football
Te proposals will transform the former hospital site in Ystrad Mynach
Association of Wales have backed the scheme, with Newport Gwent Dragons rugby team and Cardiff City Football Club also in support. Council leader Allan Pritchard said: “Tis is
a unique opportunity for the council to provide a Centre for Sporting Excellence and could be the best in the country.”
Mayor: London’s Olympic Park to host 2013 cycling festival
One of the first large-scale events to be held in London’s Olympic Park following the 2012 Games will be a two-day cycling festival under plans announced by Mayor Boris Johnson. Due to take place in August 2013, the event is designed to attract more than 200,000 visitors
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to the capital and will include a family fun ride for up to 70,000 cyclists around the city. Te second day will see up to 35,000 ama-
teur, club and world-class elite cyclists embark on a 100-mile course, which is scheduled to begin in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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