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£5m revamp for Bristol University’s Indoor Sports Centre
Bristol University has invested £5m to extend and future-proof its Indoor Sports Centre gym facility to meet demand from its growing student membership. Physical activity among students has
grown from 7,500 to 12,500 over the last three years representing more than half of the university’s student population. As part of the refurbishment project, the
Digital pilot scheme to increase football participation
The Football Foundation, the largest sports charity in the UK, is piloting a programme to enable community football facilities to digitally revolutionise the way players access their pitches. The charity, which channels funding from the
Premier League, The FA and government to transform the grassroots landscape throughout England, is working with the MyLocalPitch platform to accurately track the number of people playing, their time spent at the facility
and the frequency of their visits. As well as increasing the digital accessibility of
facilities, the partnership will help the Foundation to understand where best to direct funding. Initially, 25 Football Foundation-funded
facilities have been invited to take part in the project that sees the Foundation explore methods to improve the digital infrastructure of sports facilities for the benefit of both end users and facility delivery and management.
first-floor gym has been relocated to the ground floor and a 245sq m functional training zone has been created on the first floor. Overall, the project has provided 30 per more space and doubled the number of workout stations. Three studios host more than 100 classes a week. The facility has been equipped by Matrix
who supplied a wide range of cardio equipment, functional training rigs, racks and strength equipment. The layout encourages people to work side-by-side making it ideal for students to exercise together and in small groups.
£42m leisure and community scheme for Northumberland
A leisure centre will form part of a £42m mixed use community development in Northumberland. Construction is set to commence this winter on the scheme for Northumberland County Council, which also includes two new schools, a library and fire station. Kier has been appointed to deliver the
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project in Ponteland. Housed in a striking curved building and acting as the focal point of the new project, the leisure centre will feature a six-lane 25m swimming pool, a gym, climbing wall and soft play zone. The development will also include a full size 3G pitch and café. The scheme is due for completion in summer 2020 for the start of the 2020/21 academic year.
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