sport BAM chosen for Huddersfield project


Kirklees Counci l has appointed BAM Construction as the preferred contractor for the new multi-million pound Huddersfield Sports Centre which will be built on Spring Grove car park in Springwood, Huddersfield. Te new facility will replace


the existing Southgate sports centre, which is coming to the end of its life and will close once the new centre is up and running. BAM has been suc- cessful in meeting stage one of a two-stage procurement process, utilising the Regional YORbuild Procurement Framework for construction projects. Te council will continue to work with BAM


to meet stage 2 requirements, with a contract between BAM and the council intended to be signed later this year. Construction is expected to start in


2013 and the new centre is to be opened to the public in 2015.


Te £150m deal includes naming rights until 2018


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Te new centre will replace the ageing Southgate sports centre Facilities will include a 25m swimming pool;


a teaching pool; two sports halls; climbing, squash and martial arts facilities; a large fit- ness suite; a café and a children’s area. Te new centre will also include a family water leisure facility including a beach, flume, sidewinder and several more water features. Te sports centre will be owned by the coun-


cil and managed by Kirklees Active Leisure. Details: http://lei.sr?a=x0V7h


Weymouth FC’s stadium plans back on track


Weymouth Football Club has reopened discussions about moving to a new sta- dium in the town. Wessex Delivery, which owns the land surrounding the Bob Lucas Stadium, is looking to build 200 houses on the site. Te club is in discussions


to relocate to an area near Lodmoor tip, which was pre- viously discussed in 2008. Te suggested plans for the


200-house development on the old site will be presented to the public as part of an early consultation project next month. Chickerell Town councillors previously


raised concerns about the loss of land desig- nated for leisure, loss of a green gap between Southill and Chickerell and that the project would be isolated from Chickerell.


Te club may look to move from its current Bob Lucas stadium Weymouth FC spokesperson Paul Cocks


said: “Te discussions about a possible move are at a very early stage. Any move must provide the club with a better stadium than that which they currently occupy, and must provide guarantees as to land ownership.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=f6x7V


Stratton Leisure Centre in line for update


Stratton St Margaret Parish Council has applied for a £1m loan from the secretary of state to update its 30-year-old leisure centre. Stratton Leisure Centre has seen substantial increases in trade over the last two years, but is


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starting to show signs of age. Te loan would be used to make improvements, as well as add an all-weather grass pitch and potentially con- vert squash courts into a new health and fitness suite. Details: http://lei.sr?a=u8B0z


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Arsenal Football Club has agreed a further sponsorship deal worth £150m with inter- national airline Emirates. Tis grants the airline a five-year exten-


sion to the shirt partnership until the end of the 2018/19 season and extends the naming rights to the Emirates stadium to 2028. Emirates first signed its sponsorship


agreement with Arsenal in 2004, provid- ing naming rights to the new stadium until 2021 and shirt sponsorship began in the 2006 season. “Te original deal with Emirates was a


key facilitator of our move from Highbury and this next phase of our relationship will be just as critical to keep us at the top of the game in England and Europe,” said Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis. Details: http://lei.sr?a=M3w9h


British Cycling launches online tool for clubs


British Cycling has launched a free online tool to help cycling clubs run their day-to- day activities and communications from one portal. Developed with the input of clubs, the Club Management Tool is free to all affiliated clubs and was released in beta version on 22 November. Trough an online dashboard, clubs will


have access to their individual public profile on the British Cycling website, subscription collection, newsletters, free website design and hosting, and an interactive club cal- endar enabling riders to book onto club activities. Full instructions and support on how to use the tool is also offered by British Cycling. Jonny Clay, British Cycling’s cycle sport


and membership director, said: “We hope the Club Management Tool will help to make life easier for cycling club secretar- ies and administrators. “The aim is to provide a tool which,


above all, is free of charge and brings the many elements of managing a club into one place.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=Y3u4l


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