Leisure Opportunities 4Th May 2010 ISSUE
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leisure health club sport spa hospitality tourism attractions museums property www.leisureopportunities.co.uk JOBS START ON PAGE 27 Issue No 527 £2.00 news & jobs updated daily online 4 May - 17 May 2010 Circulation 23,035 (July 07 – June 08) £36m sports complex opens at University of Surrey By Pete Hayman providing a training base for a elite sports clubs – including A new multi-million pound Harlequins rugby team and sports facility – Surrey Sports Surrey Storm netball team. Park – has opened its doors to Jason Harborow, chief the public at the University of executive of Surrey Sports Park, Surrey, Guildford, after nearly said: "The sports park isn't just two years in development. about top class athletes Facilities include an eight- however; this is a facility for the lane, 50m swimming pool – the entire local community. first of its kind in the county, "We have expanded on what which boasts a moveable boom was already a broad pro- to create two smaller 25m pools gramme of dance and exercise and a moveable floor. The new Surrey Sports Park was built by Wilmott Dixon Group classes that we ran in the A 700sq m (7,535sq ft) original university facilities and health and fitness centre, offer, as well as three exercise/ two cricket squares and eight are confident that the pro- equipped with 120 stations of dance studios. floodlit tennis courts, as well as grammes will achieve even Life Fitness machines and free Outdoor facilities comprise a two-lane, 60m sprint track. greater interest." weights; three multi-purpose three artificial turf pitches; ten Surrey Sports Park will be For more on the new Surrey sports halls; six squash courts football/rugby pitches; available to students and the Sports Park, see Sports and a climbing wall are also on two-small sided sports pitches; local community, while also Management Q1 2010, p. 29 MCC launches developer search for Lord's facelift Fort William Cushman and Wakefield appointed to secure company for major redevelopment scheme pulled Fort William Waterfront By Pete Hayman A cricket academy; a Lord's (FWW) – the company museum and library; shops and behind plans to transform Plans for a major revamp of space for exhibitions are also the Scottish town's Lord's cricket ground in planned, along with an waterfront – has with- London have moved forward increase in playing area at the drawn from the £80m after Marylebone Cricket Club Nursery End to allow competi- project as a result of the (MCC) launched its search for a tive games to take place and a economic downturn. development partner. residential development. FWW was selected by The club has appointed Subject to receiving planning Highland Council to lead London-based property adviser permission, it is hoped that the mixed-use project in Cushman and Wakefield to lead The MCC aims to secure Lord's construction work can start on October 2007, but has the search for a company that status as the 'home of cricket' site after Lord's is used to stage now advised that it cannot can deliver its Vision for Lord's archery events at the 2012 proceed as it had not at the St John's Wood venue. architects Herzog and de Olympics. Meanwhile, Cushman been able to secure the MCC proposals for the Meuron, will see the seating and Wakefield is due to draw necessary funding to 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site, which capacity increase from 28,500 up a shortlist of prospective progress the development. have been drawn up by to around 37,000. partners this summer. OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL RECRUITMENT RECRUITMENT MEMBER AND TRAINING Read Leisure Opportunities online MAGAZINE OF: BENEFIT OF: SERVICE OF AALARA: www.leisureopportunities.com/digital LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES news & jobs at www.leisureopportunities.co.uk CONTACTS Bristol leisure complex plans progress THE LEISURE MEDIA COMPANY Local council confirms funding now in place for £27m Hengrove PFI development Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1DJ, UK By Pete Hayman Tel: +44 (0)1462 431385 Fax: +44 (0)1462 433909 Plans for a new £27m leisure e-mail: please use contacts' centre in Bristol have taken a [email protected] step forward after the local Subscriptions authority confirmed that Julie Albone 01462 471915 funding was now in place for [email protected] the scheme. Editor Bristol City Council (BCC) and Liz Terry 01462 431385 Bristol Active Limited (BAL) Managing Editor now expect to start work on Tom Walker 01462 471934 Hengrove Leisure Centre this Journalists summer – delivered through a Pete Hayman 01462 471938 private finance initiative (PFI). The centre will boast a 50m swimming pool and 150-station gym Martin Nash 01462 471933 Facilities are set to include a Sarah Todd 01462 471927 ten-lane, 50m swimming pool are also earmarked as part of another key milestone to Designer with adjustable floor; a learner the Hengrove development. deliver the city's and region's Ed Gallagher 01905 20198 pool with adjustable floor and Parkwood Leisure will run most exciting and prestigious Internet a 150-station fitness suite with the facility on behalf of BAL as new swimming pool and leisure Dean Fox 01462 471900 free weights area. part of a 25-year agreement, complex has been reached." Tim Nash 01462 471917 A spa area – featuring a hot while Kier Western has been Initial works to provide road Sales Team Manager tub, a sauna and steamroom; a appointed to deliver the LA access and utilities for the Annie Lovell 01462 471901 four-court sports hall; an Architects-designed centre. complex – due for completion Account Managers aerobics studio; changing A BCC spokesperson said: in February 2012 – have Recruitment, training, tenders facilities; a crèche and a café "The announcement means that already been carried out. 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Andronikou aims to lift the FLICKR Financial Administrator / PFC, which has been club out of administration by Denise Gildea 01462 471930 HARDINGE relegated to the Coca-Cola June and hopes to secure a Circulation Manager BEN Championship, entered Company Voluntary Arrange- Michael Emmerson 01462 471932 administration in February with IMAGE ment; an offer for which will be To subscribe to Leisure Opportunities, estimated debts of £70m and The club's debts are greater made at a meeting of creditors log on to www.leisuresubs.com email: [email protected] facing the prospect of being that was previously thought on 6 May. tel +44 (0)1462 471913 fax +44 (0)1462 433909. Annual subscription rates are UK £31, wound up due to unpaid tax. Elsewhere, Southend United Europe £41, Rest of world £62, students UK £16. 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Coca-Cola Championship club. 2 Read Leisure Opportunities online www.leisureopportunities.com/digital © Cybertrek 2010 news & jobs updatednews & dailyjobs at www.leisureopportunities.co.uk Green light for £40m Falkirk hotel plans IN THIS ISSUE New 200-bedroom property to be developed at Glenbervie House Hotel in Scotland 04 HEALTH & FITNESS By Pete Hayman Study reveals stretch risk Donyngs plans put on show Plans for a new £40m develop- ment at Glenbervie House 06 HOSPITALITY Hotel near Falkirk, central BHA launches 'manifesto' Scotland, have been approved Relaunch for London sites by the local authority. The Aurora Hotel Collection 09 ATTRACTIONS has been handed full planning Nurse museum to reopen consent for the scheme by Pier ride work nears finish offi cials at Falkirk Council, which aims to generate an 10 SPORT additional £15m each year for Twenty20 set for overhaul? the local economy.