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Leigh’s first new public sports centre and
swimming pool for decades has received a glowing endorsement from
Cabinet Minister and MP for Leigh Andy Burnham.
Leigh Indoor Sports Centre, part of the £83m Leigh Sports Village, will
open its doors to the public on Wednesday 2nd January 2008. Andy Burnham
MP joined partners from across the Leigh Sports Village team to enjoy a
sneak preview tour of the stunning facility.
The sports centre is funded by Greenbank Partnership, Wigan Council and
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust. The £6.4m facility will be used by a
host of sports clubs for a range of activities including aerobics,
basketball, dance, swimming, karate, badminton and gymnastics.
Andy Burnham MP enthused: “It’s only when you walk around the sports
centre that you get a real feel for the quality and scale of this
facility. I can remember seeing the plans for the layout of the centre
but nothing beats actually seeing it with your own eyes. Here in Leigh
we are witnessing a dream becoming reality. We now have a sports centre
and pool that can attract regionally important sports events and galas.
All the people of Leigh should be immensely proud of what has been
achieved here; and it’s all for them.”
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust Centre Manager Mike Woodruff said: “It
is thrilling to see all of our hard work coming to fruition. This really
is a sports centre for the people and I would urge local residents to
come along when we are open and have a look around to see what’s on
offer. We are expecting to have the centre handed over to us very soon
and we will then be busy getting things ready for the opening in the New
Year.”
Leigh Indoor Sports Centre includes:
• Swimming pool – a 25m, six-lane pool suitable for regional galas with
spectator seating for 190 people;
• Sports hall – consisting of eight courts, can be used for badminton,
basketball, netball and volleyball with seating for up to 280 people;
• Profiles Health and Fitness Suite – a 65 work station gym with weight
resistance and cardiovascular equipment;
• Multi-purpose room – will provide a range of aerobic sessions and
martial arts activities for up to 40 people;
• Aerobics suite – ideal for aerobic work-outs and suitable for all ages
and abilities;
• Changing room village – a series of individual changing areas
complemented by six additional changing rooms.
To encourage residents to enjoy the benefits of this state of the art
facility, a special introductory offer of just £60 for four months
Profiles membership is available to those people who join before the end
of December 2007. This entitles customers to a free induction, full use
of the gym’s 65 work stations and free swimming.
For more information about Leigh Indoor Sports Centre, or the special
introductory Profiles memberships scheme contact Kelly Partington on
01942 404857 or visit
www.wlct.org/leighsportscentre
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this press release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Media and Public Relations Manager, on 01942
486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org
Leigh Sports Village: For further information about Leigh Sports Village
Cheryl Spykerman 01942 705685
www.leighsportsvillage.co.uk please contact Deborah Sadler on
0161 235 6392 or at
deborah.sadler@sadlerpr.com
Leigh Sports Village is the biggest investment in public sports,
recreational and educational facilities in Wigan borough for many years
and will transform Leigh into one of the finest hubs of activity in the
North West.
The £83m project also includes:
- 10,000 seat stadium
- new Leigh Sixth Form College building
- 400 metre running track with a covered sprinting facility and club
house
- new pavilion for a Leigh East Rugby League Club
- floodlit grass and artificial pitches and a multi use games area
- 150 bedroom 4 star hotel and offices
- leisure and specialist retail facilities including a cinema,
restaurants, bars and a ten-pin bowling alley.
Partners involved in Leigh Sports Village include:
Greenbank Partnerships Limited
Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club
Leigh East Amateur Rugby Football Club
Leigh Harriers Athletics Club
Leigh RMI Football Club
Leigh Sports Village Company
Leigh Sports Village Trust
Wigan and Leigh College
Wigan Council
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust
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 help people across the Wigan Borough to become more
physically, mentally and creatively active. It also aims to increase
community activity and to encourage good citizenship
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Andy Burnham MP and partners touring
Leigh Indoor Sports Centre at Leigh Sports Village. Andy was joined by
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust Chief Executive Rodney Hill, Wigan
Leisure and Culture Trust Centre Manager Mike Woodruff, Leigh Sport
Village Company Chief Executive Simon Toon, John Dennis from Greenbank
Partnerships, Leigh Sixth Form College Head of Student Services Liz Shaw
and Rok Project Manager Tony McCarthy
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