SCHOOL LEAVER ISSUE leisure health club sport spa hospitality tourism attractions museums property SPECIAL www.leisureopportunities.co.uk JOBS START ON PAGE 25 Issue No 522 £2.00 news & jobs updated daily online 23 February - 8 March 2010 Circulation 23,035 (July 07 – June 08) Burnley FC unveils new 'football university' scheme By Pete Hayman new entertainment complex and student accommodation Burnley Football Club (BFC) has under the plans, which have unveiled ambitious plans to been drawn up in partnership establish a new "football with Burnley Borough Council. university" as part of a wider The Prince's Charities – not- regeneration project aimed at for-profit organisations boosting the town's economy. founded by the Prince of Wales The university, which will be – will also be involved with the located on the site of Burnley scheme, which will be funded Cricket Club's existing home, through debt financing, private would offer courses based on equity and grants. the day-to-day running of a BFC chief executive Paul football club, including finances The proposed StadiArena is set to provide a new dual-use facility Fletcher said: "If you dare to and stadium design. dream, dream big and this is The cricket club would Triangle and a new "StadiArena" conferences in addition to not just about Burnley Football relocate to a new home on the at the Turf Moor stadium. providing a new stand to Club, this is about the whole former Towneley Park School as The StadiArena would replace Turf Moor's David town of Burnley and potentially part of the multi-million pound provide a dual-use facility, Fishwick (Cricket Field) Stand. leaving a massive legacy proposals, along with a which would be able to host Meanwhile, Weaver's brought on by promotion to redevelopment of Weaver's concerts, exhibitions and Triangle is set to benefit from a the Premier League." Guggenheim vision for £140m Aberdeen makeover Nuffield unveils "Major national gallery or museum" targeted to form part of City Square Project upgrade plans Healthcare charity and By Pete Hayman land by raising Union Terrace fitness operator Nuffield Gardens and covering the Health is to invest Aberdeen City and Shire Denburn dual carriageway. £500,000 in redeveloping Economic Future (ACSEF) has A cultural hub, water features its portfolio of UK clubs. unveiled its vision for the recognising the importance of Four sites – in St Albans development of a Scottish Aberdeen as a major North Sea and Bishop's Stortford, Guggenheim as part of a port and an outdoor perfor- Hertfordshire; East £140m scheme to transform mance stage and amphitheatre Kilbride and Warwick Aberdeen city centre. are mooted as part of the plans. – have been re-kitted with The public/private sector ACSEF's Dave Blackwood equipment supplied by body revealed it aims to secure The scheme aims to transform said: "There is no reason why Life Fitness. "a major national gallery or a part of Aberdeen city centre Aberdeen cannot aspire to The St Albans club has museum" as part of the City securing a major arts brand received 56 pieces of new Square Project, which is set to A new city square with and establishing our own fitness equipment, such as be the subject of a design gardens is at the heart of the Guggenheim – a gallery and Life Fitness’ Engage contest if plans are supported ACSEF-led proposals, which will museum which has led the Elevation CV range. by a public consultation. reclaim 5 acres (22 hectares) of transformation of Bilbao." 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 Whitehall planning football regulator? 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Work starts on BMX centre WYNNE Scheduled to open its doors MCCOY to the public in spring 2011, / 2012 legacy plans 'unclear' VISION the attraction has now been handed over to owner National LIVERPOOL 08 HOSPITALITY Museums Liverpool for internal : fi t-out work to get underway. IMAGE Approval for Moorgate hotel The museum, which has been The new attraction is due to open its doors to the public in 2011 part-funded by the Heritage London set for good 2010 Lottery Fund and the North- interactive resource centre is Designed by Denmark-based west Regional Development also among the facilities.