Holt Park Active News AUGUST 2012 In this issue A brand new facility 01 A brand new facility for the whole community Work on Holt Park Active is well underway Work on Holt Park 01 Latest developments Active is well Holt Park Active design underway, with finalised the new centre on 02 Holt Park Leisure course to open in Centre closure October 2013. Holt Park Leisure Centre to Holt Park Active – a close on 22 December 2012 joint project between Sport and Active 02 Working with Lifestyles and Adult local groups Social Care – is the first of its kind 02 Local employment in Leeds. The new socialise and learn new skills. leisure and wellbeing centre will 02 How to get involved This is a great opportunity for offer a wide range of inclusive the whole community to create Drop-in session for local facilities for people of all ages people in September something truly special and to and abilities to be active, be proud of. Latest developments the search box. dimensional. Work on the You can also site over the summer will view the plans include the realignment in the reception of Holt Dale Approach, a area at Holt revised bus lay-by, and Park Leisure the installation of new Centre. traffic claming measures. Over the last few The designs for Holt months, Park Active have been the foundations finalised and can be and the concrete downloaded from our superstructure have web page. Go to been put in, and the www.leeds.gov.uk and new centre is now type Holt Park Active in becoming more three News Holt Park Active AUGUST 2012 Working with Holt Park Leisure local groups Centre closure As well as managing the construction of the new centre, the contractor has We have made the decision to close the current been working with the local community, Holt Park Leisure Centre on 22 December 2012. contributing to a number of projects. These This is due to planning regulations, to allow include working with Holt Park Tenants and a long enough period of time to demolish the Residents Association and Asda clearing centre safely and to install a linking path to run down areas, and providing large the district centre before the new site opens. planters to Kids Academy for planting-out Closing at this time also means activity terms by the children. will not be interrupted. Members of staff at the centre have been speaking Local employment with current customers, including schools and clubs, to look at how and where they can continue their activities We said we would encourage the during the period between this closure and the opening contractor to work with local businesses. of Holt Park Active. To date, of all subcontractors procured to assist in the delivery of Holt Park Active, Kirkstall Leisure Centre, Scott Hall Leisure Centre, 72 per cent are based within a 40 mile Aireborough Leisure Centre in Guiseley and radius, with 66 per cent from the Leeds Chippendale pool at Prince Henry’s Grammar School area. We are aiming for this figure to in Otley, are closest to Holt Park Leisure Centre. Where increase to 85 per cent as we move into possible, these will be used to accommodate customers the ‘fit-out’ stages, where local companies from Holt Park. will join to decorate, install joinery and lay floor coverings. If you have any questions or need help to find alternative venues for swimming lessons or other activities, please To date, the contractor has employed three contact Holt Park Leisure Centre on 0113 267 9739 or operatives who live in the Holt Park area, at [email protected] one of whom is also an apprentice now gaining valuable construction experience. How to get involved Drop-in public consultation – Thursday 13 September 2012, 4pm to 7pm Please come along to this session if you have any questions about the Holt Park Active development or current centre closure. If you’d like to be kept up to date with Or follow us on Twitter at the Holt Park Active development www.twitter.com/newholtpark please make sure we have your contact details, including your email If your organisation or business is address. You can leave your details at interested in using facilities at the new Holt Park leisure centre or email us at Holt Park Active, please make sure [email protected] you send us an email to register your interest and to tell us what you are You can also follow the development looking for. You will then be invited to on our web page. Go to www.leeds. an information sharing event which we gov.uk and then type Holt Park Active will organise over the next few months. in the search box. .