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Robin Park Sports Centre and Arena is set for a double facilities boost
this summer with Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust continuing to invest
heavily in Wigan Borough’s sports facilities.
Work on an £180,000 new running track for the award-winning Robin Park
Arena will commence in August. The ten-year-old track will be replaced
with a state-of-the-art polyurethane track that will help cement Robin
Park Arena’s place as one of the North West’s finest sporting venues.
The track will also be marked to strict IAAF standards to ensure that
the track will continue to host major UK athletics events.
Centre Manager, Mike Woodruff, is delighted at the boost for Robin Park,
“We have an excellent reputation to uphold at Robin Park, so it is vital
for us to continually maintain our facilities to an excellent standard.
This investment will help Wigan Harriers and our Sports Development Unit
to continue to provide activities and events for young people to enjoy.
The new track is a sign of Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s commitment
to Getting Wigan Active.”
The track will temporary close from Monday 14th August through to Monday
2nd October, while contractors ERDC, fix the new track in place. The
indoor track will remain in operation and exclusive provisions will be
made for Wigan Harriers to continue their coaching throughout the
closure period.
Meanwhile, Robin Park Sports Centre is to be boosted by a £53,000
investment in new high-tech resistance equipment for the centre’s
Profiles gym. Twenty-three brand new pieces of equipment, provided by
market leaders Technogym, are being added to the gym’s portfolio.
“The Profiles gym at Robin Park is one of the busiest in the whole of
Wigan Borough and we are updating the equipment to ensure that our
customers needs are met. The facilities will now be the equal of any
other gym in the area,” continues Mike. “It is important that everyone
has access to the best of equipment for an affordable price and we will
continue to look at ways to improve our facilities and services.”
The new Profiles gym equipment will be available to use from September,
call 01942 828550 or see www.wlct.org/activelife for further details.
For further details on the Robin Park Arena athletics track please call
01942 404950.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this News Release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Public Relations Officer, Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust on 01942 486937 or at c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to ensure that people across the Wigan Borough have the
opportunity to become more physically, mentally and creatively active.
It also aims to increase community activity and to encourage good
citizenship.
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