news
Combining leisure, community and wellness in Tameside
Work has started on Tameside Wellness Centre, which has been designed by Pozzoni Architecture to be accessible by all and to incorporate dementia friendly design. Network Space is delivering the £15m scheme
on behalf of Tameside Council on brownfield land in the heart of Denton. The new facility at the former Oldham
Batteries site will offer an eight lane, 25m, competition swimming pool with room for 150 spectators; learner pool; spa area including sauna, steam and treatment facilities; fitness suite and ten-pin bowling alley. Other facilities include meeting rooms, a children’s soft play area and multi-use studio
spaces. Instead of a foyer there will be a social interaction zone – a cultural area to host community events and activities from talks to children’s sessions. The roof space will offer a sensory garden and could also be used for a pop-up cinema,
small theatre or open air exercise space. Sport England has backed the project with a
£1.5m grant. Willmott Dixon will construct the centre, which will be managed by Active Tameside. The project is expected to complete in
spring 2020.
First research of its kind reveals scale of inactivity amongst children
Overall, around 2.3 million children and
young people (32.9 per cent) are active for less than 30 minutes a day. Children from the most affluent families are
more active than those in the least affluent families and boys are still more likely to be active than girls, a trend that grows as they get older. Tim Hollingsworth, chief executive of Sport
England, described the findings as a ‘wake up call’ for the industry. “Parents, schools, the sport and leisure
industry and government all have a role to play in addressing and increasing childhood activity. These results tell us that what is currently being done to support them is not enough and change is required.” Sport England will publish the first results of
its research on the attitudes of children to sport and activity, showing what they like about being active. “We know that lots of factors affect
The CEO of Sport England is calling for system- wide change to tackle inactivity among children. Active Lives Children and Young People is
the first research of its kind giving comprehensive insight into how children in England are taking part in sport and physical activity in and out of school. Based on responses from over 130,000 children aged five to 16 during the last
8
pactfacilities.co.uk
academic year, the Sport England research found that 43.3 per cent of children, nearly three million youngsters, lead active lives, which means they do an average of 60 or more minutes of physical activity a day. Among these youngsters, only the most
active 1.2 million children (17.5 per cent), are meeting the CMO guideline of 60 minutes of activity a day, every day of the week.
behaviour and there is no single answer to the problem but listening to young people and what they want is the best starting point.” The sports minister Mims Davies described
activity levels among children as ‘unacceptable’ and said the government's School Sport and Activity Action Plan – due to be published this year - would help to ensure that all children have access to good coaching and facilities and urged local communities, parents and the sports sector to build a "comprehensive and cross-government offer".
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41
