NEWS UPDATE
Birmingham to replace ageing sports centres
In an overhaul of Birmingham’s leisure facilities, nine centres are being closed down, but six new facilities are being devel- oped within the next two years. Te council’s leisure services are cur-
rently running at £6.8m over budget and council leader, Sir Albert Bore, says that a radical approach is needed. Te nine ageing centres earmarked to
close are: Newtown Pool, Colmers Leisure Centre, Court Road, Erdington Leisure Centre, Moseley Road Swimming Pool, Northfield Pool, Shard End leisure centre, Stechford Cascades and Tivertoon Pool in Selly Oak. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=E3N2I
Scheme to get women into football
The Football Association (FA) and Sport England have joined forces with the Premier League and The Football League to increase the num- ber of women and girls taking part in football sessions. A £2.4m investment over
the next two years from Sport England will see the Premier League and Football League clubs deliver season- long coaching programmes to more than 40,000 new female players try the sport. The initiative is the first
Te £2.4m campaign looks to attract more women into the sport
time Te FA, Premier League and The Football League have worked together to deliver a grassroots women’s football programme, with a total of 88 clubs trusts across the country working in tandem with county FAs, schools, colleges and universities to deliver the sessions through Level 2 qualified coaches.
An artist’s impression of one of the new centres
Two new sports centres for Manchester council
Manchester City Council looks set to fol- low an invest to save rationale to meet its spending cut targets, by closing three age- ing facilities and developing two new ones. A report has recommended the develop-
ment of new leisure and library services at Levenshulme and a leisure facility at Hough End. Te £18m needed for the develop- ments would be funded mainly from the capital fund, with some money com- ing from borrowing and capital receipts. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=H5Q7w
Green light for Washington sports and leisure centre
Plans for an £11m replacement leisure cen- tre in Washington have been given the go ahead by Sunderland City Council. Facilities are expected to include a
six-lane 25m pool and learner pool; a four-court sports hall; an additional multi-purpose hall; two glass-backed squash courts; sauna and steam rooms; a wellness centre with a 100-station gym, separate indoor cycling facility and exer- cise studio; a two-level soſt play area and six external 3G small-sided football pitches. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=c7v2C
Helen Grant, minister for sport, said: “Tis
is great news for women’s football and shows what can be achieved by football working together. Te professional clubs’ pull in the community, combined with qualified coaches from The FA, will get many more young women playing.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=D8X9P
NUFC unveils training complex plans
Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) has unveiled plans for a new state-of-the-art train- ing complex as part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of the club’s existing 35-acre training ground site. According to an announcement on the
club’s website, the current intention is that work will get underway in May 2015 and should be complete in early 2016. While exist- ing training pitches and a modern indoor training hall will be retained, the club’s current Training Centre building will be demolished and replaced by a much larger structure. Tis will accommodate newly-designed
changing, training, rehabilitation, medical, leisure and catering facilities, plus a 20m swimming pool, a hydrotherapy and fitness pool and specialist equipment to aid injury prevention and recovery. Te project will also create a fitness centre
double the size of the club’s existing gym- nasium, as well as administrative space, a
Work on the centre is due to begin in May 2015
presentation suite for match analysis and a new media suite. A formal planning application is to be sub-
mitted shortly, ahead of the commencement of a tender process. Details:
http://lei.sr?a=O6Q7y
Scotland invests in women’s elite football
A new Scottish government grant of £200,000 will provide the country’s elite female foot- ballers with a individual allowances, allowing them to reduce their working hours and train more. Provided by sportscotland, the fund- ing is designed to allow players to have more
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recovery time as well as more strength and conditioning sessions. Te Scottish FA has set a target for the wom-
en’s team to progress to the 2015 World Cup in Canada – the team currently sits top of its qual- ifying group with eight games to go.
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