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Daily news & jobs: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk Cheltenham to get £45m revamp


Horseracing group The Jockey Club has announced plans to make its largest ever invest- ment in racecourse facilities with the unveiling of a £45m project for Cheltenham Racecourse. Subject to planning permission, the proposed development will create a new grandstand in place of the 1920s A&R block that currently contains private boxes. Te new grandstand will include general pub-


lic viewing areas, new annual members’ facilities, private boxes and Royal Box facilities. Te investment will include improvements


for owners and trainers, and focus on enhanc- ing the overall customer experience at the racecourse, including elevated walkways to ease mobility and multi-tiered viewing of the parade ring. Provided planning permission is achieved


in time and the necessary financing is in place, the main development will begin immediately aſter the 2014 Festival with a scheduled com- pletion date ahead of the 2016 Festival.


Te Jockey Club has invested more then £30m in the historic racecourse over the last 30 years


During the construction period,


Cheltenham would be able to continue stag- ing its race programme as normal. Te Jockey Club, which runs 15 racecourses


in the UK, has invested more than £80m in facilities at Cheltenham over the last 30 years. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Z0V7A


Short-film celebrates ‘unsung heroes’ of London 2012


Architectural and structural design firms and individuals who helped shape the 2012 Games have been celebrated in a short film entitled Designing for Champions. Te Royal Institute of British Architects and Institution of Structural Engineers initiated the


DROPTHEBAN campaign and commissioned the film to celebrate ‘unsung heroes’. Te DROPTHEBAN campaign, launched in


July 2012, called for the liſting of a marketing ban that prevented firms from promoting their work on the London 2012 Olympics.


£135m British Museum project underway


London’s cultural landmark the British Museum has broken ground on its new multi-million pound capital project, the World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre (WCEC). Designed by Rogers, Stirk, Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and constructed by Mace, the new WCEC is one of the largest redevelopment projects in the museum’s 260 year history. The aim of the project is to safeguard


and enhance collections, while enabling the museum to store, conserve, study and display collections for the future. Located in the north-west corner of the


museum’s Bloomsbury estate, the centre will provide a new public exhibitions gal- lery, logistics hub, labs and studios, stores for the collection, as well as facilities to support an extensive UK and international loan pro- gramme. Te exhibitions gallery is due to


24 WCEC has been designed by Rogers, Stirk, Harbour


open in early March 2014 with a new exhibi- tion devoted to the Vikings. The conservation studios, science lab-


oratories, loan hubs and stores will be fitted out and occupied by summer 2014. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Q0q3V


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