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www.leisureopportunities.co.uk Westminster Lodge officially opens
Te new £24.7m Westminster Lodge leisure centre in St Albans, Hertfordshire has been officially opened to the public. Te facility, operated by Everyone Active in part- nership with St Albans City and District Council, already has 4,400 members, 14,000 Everyone Active card hold- ers and 1,055 children signed up for swimming lessons. The centre, designed by
S&P Architects, includes a 176-station fitness suite, boasting X Cube, Total Gym, Trixter bikes, Power Plate, Wattbike and Precor equipment and sepa- rate youth gym. There is also a 25m, 10-lane swimming
Te £24.7m centre was designed by leisure specialists S&P Architects
Verulamium – the city’s old Roman name. Te spa features wet and dry rooms, a tepi-
pool, a training pool, 12m climbing wall, four- court sports hall and a luxury day spa called
darium, laconium, relaxation room and a fully equipped beauty salon for massages, facials, manicures, pedicures and body treatments.
The Lightbox gallery given PM’s Big Society Award
Te Lightbox, a museum and gallery set up and run by a group of volunteers, has been given the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award. Located in Woking, Surrey, the £7m attrac-
tion is staffed by more than 150 volunteers and runs an education and outreach service
focused on history and the arts which sees community groups and schools work with professional artists in the centre’s purpose- built Education Studio. In 2008, Te Lightbox was awarded the prestigious Art Fund Prize. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=t2f7E
Hastings pier wins £11.4m lottery grant
Te next chapter in the story of Hastings Pier – which was gutted by fire in 2010 – is underway, following the news of a successful Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant. Te £11.4m HLF grant will provide the lion’s
share of the £13.9m redevelopment costs. Plans drawn up by architects deRijke Marsh
Morgan (dRMM), include a traditional seaside promenade, farmers’ markets, open air cinema, restaurant, bistro, bar, theatre, fairs and fetes. According to the chief executive of Hastings Pier and White Rock Trust, Simon Opie, it will be “a reinvention of Victorian tradition and a new source of pride for the town.” dRMM say they want the pier to remember
the past, communicate the present and con- tribute to the future. Given its recent history of struggling to be commercially viable prior to the fire, it is
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Plans for the pier include a traditional promenade
important that it supports a range of activities which are financially sustainable. It is hoped the pier will reopen for business in 2014. Details:
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