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Daily news & jobs: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk National Lottery Awards shortlist


The National Lottery Good Causes has revealed a list of 49 projects that will com- pete in this year’s National Lottery Awards. Over 900 lottery-funded programmes


had entered this year’s awards with a panel of judges coming up with a shortlist of 49 split over seven categories reflecting the different areas that receive National Lottery Funding: arts, sport, heritage, health, environment, education and voluntary/charity. The winners will now be decided by


public vote with those chosen receiving an award trophy and £2,000 towards their project. In the sport category, three Sport England


projects are among the seven finalists to feature. The Active Villages project in Devon,


works with small communities across the region, giving people in rural areas the chance to participate in sport. Us Girls cre- ates sporting opportunities for ladies in disadvantaged communities. Ping! brings


More than 900 programmes entered this years awards


table tennis to communities across England in fun and unique ways, by putting tables in unusual locations such as cathedrals, zoos and train stations, engaging more than 600,000 people since the programme began in 2010. Details: http://lei.sr?a=L3c7R


Center Parcs unveils Venture Cove at Elveden Forest


Center Parcs has announced the opening of Venture Cove – a £3m family water playground located in its indoor Subtropical Swimming Paradise at its Elveden Forest location. Venture Cove is split into two areas – Venture Bay, which will feature a shallow pool


heated to 30 degrees centigrade, a two-lane multi-slide, spraying fish, slide and water foun- tains, and Venture Harbour, which will have a mix of open and enclosed slides, water spouts, water cannons and giant tipping ‘fishing’ buck- ets. Details: http://lei.sr?a=b2p6b


QE2 set to become all-suite hotel


Te QE2 is set to leave Dubai and travel to Asia to begin its transformation into a 400-bed- room floating hotel on 18 October. Launched more than 40 years ago by


Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the QE2 was sold to the UAE real estate developer Nakheel in 2009. When the QE2 left Southampton in


November 2008 plans were revealed to bring the vessel to Dubai, where it would be moored in Palm Jumeirah to become a 500-bedroom luxury hotel and entertainment complex. Plans were put on hold until 2009 when it


was revealed that the QE2 would find a new home in Cape Town, South Africa to act as a hotel for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Tese plans also didn’t come to fruition and


now the ship’s ownership is being transferred to a consortium of investors under a Dubai- based entity called QE2 Shipping.


24 Te QE2 will travel to an unamed location in Asia Dubai shipbuilder Drydocks World and


Oceanic Group, an Asian cruise company, will be carrying out repairs to enable the voyage. Te final destination of the vessel has not yet been revealed. Details: http://lei.sr?a=o0R7z


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