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Work begins on £24m community hub integrating leisure, health and support services

Work gets underway this month to replace Sharley Park Leisure Centre in Clay Cross with a new community hub including leisure and health services in a project led by Alliance Leisure.

The £24.1m scheme forms a key part of North East Derbyshire District Council’s Clay Cross Town Investment Plan, which aims to deliver a number of projects to ensure Clay Cross is a thriving place to live and work.

Designed by GT3 Architects, the new Clay Cross Active hub will deliver fit-for-purpose activity, health and support services in one site for the 20,000 residents of Clay Cross and the surrounding area. It aims to provide a space where the public can be active, both physically and mentally, which offers opportunities to learn and develop and a site to improve health and wellbeing and social interaction.

The development will be coordinated by Alliance Leisure through the UK Leisure Framework, which is managed by Denbighshire Leisure, with ISG acting as principle build contractor.

“Through Clay Cross Active, North East Derbyshire District Council is demonstrating how public sector leisure can provide integrated services that meet the social, health and wellbeing needs of the whole community to ensure a successful and sustainable future for public leisure provision”

Julia Goddard

Senior Business Development Manager at Alliance Leisure

Built on land next to the existing 1970s built Sharley Park Leisure Centre, the low carbon centre will feature solar PVs and air source heat pumps. Facilities will include a 100-station gym, group cycling studio, four court sports hall as well as a 25m swimming pool with six lanes, plus a learner pool with spectator seating. Designed with accessibility in mind, the changing village will include a Changing Places facility.

A wellness suite installed with Innerva power-assisted equipment arranged in a 12-station circuit will cater for people of all fitness levels, particularly those who are less mobile, suffering from illness, or who are undergoing post-operative rehabilitation.

Other facilities will include soft play, a TAGactive indoor adventure play area, treatment rooms, a multi-purpose room for community activities and a café with a viewing gallery for the swimming pool.

Outside, the large park will be reinvigorated with social areas, improved play equipment, a full size 3G floodlit pitch plus a walking/cycle route around the park’s one mile perimeter.

Medical services will be delivered from the new hub, while organisations such as Citizens Advice will also operate from the centre.

“This will be a new facility for the local community that will be unrivalled within the area. The setting for the Centre is ideal to offer a wider external appreciation for sports in addition to the state-of-the-art facilities that the Centre will offer. The journey began with our Pre-Construction team and Alliance and will finish with a first-class facility delivered by Sean Smithson, Project Manager and his team. We look forward to the day when members of the public can use the facility and enjoy everything that our team has worked so hard to create.”

Craig Johnson

Project Manager, ISG

“We have chosen Alliance Leisure as our delivery partner due to their specialist leisure expertise and the efficient procurement route offered by the UK Leisure Framework. We have worked successfully with Alliance on a number of other projects across our leisure portfolio and look forward to working together again on Clay Cross Active.”

Chris Mills

Assistant Director for Leisure at North East Derbyshire District Council

Pictured: Cllr Alex Dale, Leader of North East Derbyshire District Council (centre) surrounded by local Cllr’s, NEDDC officers and delivery partners for the Clay Cross Active leisure hub.

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Derby Football Hub gets ready for kick-off

Plans to progress the development of a proposed community grassroots football and sport hub on Derby Racecourse will be discussed at next week’s Cabinet meeting.

The proposed Hub would seek to address the shortfall in the city’s football pitch provision and would include the development of three new full-size 3G football turf pitches (FTPs) on the site, as well as the refurbishment of an existing FTP and a new changing pavilion including a community café and meeting space.

In addition to the improved pitch provision, the Hub development would include increased parking spaces as well as improved entry and exit to the site. Derby City Council’s Cabinet are looking to approve a total budget of £11.902m to enable the development to kick off, with funding proposed from the Council alongside a pending funding decision from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation.

The pitch works would be delivered by a specialist contractor of the Football Foundation while the pavilion and car park aspects would be delivered by Alliance Leisure with plans for work to start onsite in Spring 2023.

Universal Civils have been appointed as the contractor for the scheme, with Abacus acting as project managers and Bradshaw Gass & Hope as architects.

A decision will be made on the plans at February’s Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 15 February.

We're delighted to be coordinating this project that brings together lots of partners to provide a first-class facility for the local community.

Will Gardner

Business Development Manager, Alliance Leisure

This project is a worthy investment for the Council and will give our communities the grassroots football facilities they deserve. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the Football Hub take shape over the coming months.

Councillor Jerry Pearce

Derby City Council’s Cabinet Member for Streetpride, Public Spaces and Leisure

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Public Sector Leisure Receives ‘Levelling Up’ Investment Boost

Last month, the government announced more than £300 million will be injected into leisure and wellbeing developments, thanks to a number of successful Levelling Up Fund (LUF) bids. The investment allocation is part of a total £2.1 billion round two ‘levelling up’ investment fund introduced to help tackle regional inequalities.

This news is most welcome. Still too much of the UK's leisure stock is tired and struggling to meet the modern needs of the communities it serves. This funding will unlock opportunities for those councils who submitted successful bids to develop new active environment in tune with modern day community needs. This will help to deliver against much wider objectives such as creating more active populations through better engagement with disengaged groups, tackling health inequalities and promoting community cohesion. £300 million is an encouraging step in the right direction, but we know more investment is needed to maintain sustainable public sector provision. It is also encouraging to hear that the government intends this round of investment to be followed by a third round.

Paul Cluett

Managing Director, Alliance Leisure

One of the projects to benefit from round 2 of LUF is the building of a new wellbeing hub in Caerphilly, Wales, courtesy of a successful bid to the tune of £20 million by Caerphilly County Borough Council supported by Alliance Leisure and Mutual Ventures.

The new facility, to be located in the heart of Caerphilly, will become the flagship leisure and wellbeing hub for the whole county borough. This project is due to be delivered by Alliance Leisure , with ISG named as the principal construction partner, Watson Batty as architects and Hadron Consulting taking care of project management, and is expected to complete by March 2025.

In addition to the investment from LUF, Caerphilly County Council is also contributing more than £13 million from its own reserves towards the new facility, creating a total funding pot of more than £33 million. The development will be procured through the UK Leisure Framework, which is owned and managed by Denbighshire Leisure.

The wellbeing hub will include a swimming pool, fitness suite, active play centre for children and teenagers, spa and wellbeing facilities, a multi-purpose sports hall, catering facilities and several multi-use community rooms to support health, wellbeing and community cohesion.

This is fantastic news and demonstrates our vision and ambition to deliver major projects that will regenerate our communities and result in positive change for local residents.

Cllr Sean Morgan

Caerphilly Council Leader

The development is a key part of the council’s wider Sport and Active Recreation Strategy which aims to get more people, more active, more often. It also forms part of a major regeneration blueprint for Caerphilly town centre called the Caerphilly 2035 Place Making Plan – as well as the wider £500+ million place shaping programme for the wider county borough.

Alliance Leisure are already involved in the delivery of several other leisure projects made possible by the first round of LUF, including Clay Cross Active, a £24m new-build development on behalf of North East Derbyshire District Council, and Mablethorpe Leisure and Learning Hub which is in construction and due to open in the summer of 2024.

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£12m sports facility breaks ground

Former England footballer Teddy Sheringham and a host of partners came together to officially break ground and sign the steel beams on the new £12m state-of-the-art sports facility at Parsloes Park in Dagenham.

The development will feature a gym, fitness studio, a café, and meeting/multi-use rooms, as well as providing new shower and changing facilities to support 16 grass

The project is being funded by a £6.2million grant from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation, as well as a £6.1million investment from Barking and Dagenham Council. The project has also received contributions from the London Marathon Charitable Trust and The Greater London Authority.

The new sports centre is being delivered by specialist leisure developer Alliance Leisure and their partners at Etec Group, Varsity Consulting and Bradshaw, Gass & Hope LLP, after being procured via the UK Leisure Framework, which is managed by Denbighshire Leisure.

The Sports Hub will be operated by the charity, Leisure United on behalf of the National Football Trust itself a registered charity.

It's fantastic to see this development starting to take shape and when finished it will offer state-of-the-art community and sports facilities for people to take advantage of. It's no secret that our borough has a rich, historic connection to football – we're the birthplace of England's only World Cup winning manager and captain – so it's only right that we have a modern, purpose-built hub that can hopefully one day create even more success stories.

Councillor Saima Ashraf

Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Community Leadership and Engagement at Barking and Dagenham Council

Once complete, this purpose-built sports facility will become an integral part of community life and a first-class facility for a range of sports clubs. We‘re proud to be working alongside the council and our partners to deliver this project that not only supports players but also provides a venue for schools and grassroot sports clubs to hold meetings and education sessions.

Greg Walker

Business Development Manager at Alliance Leisure

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Work Begins On Pitch Developments in Ceredigion

Work has begun on new 3G pitch developments across three sites in Ceredigion, worth £794,000.

Alliance Leisure’s first venture with Ceredigion County Council, these three pitches are replacing existing pitches in two leisure centres and a primary school to provide higher quality surfaces which are, in cases, specifically tailored to the highest standards in professional sport.

The pitches at Cardigan Leisure Centre and Synod Primary School have been designed to meet Welsh Rugby Union standards, as well as also meeting FIFA Quality standards. These sites will have a new 60mm 3G surface implemented, as well as an integrated shock pad.

The final 3G pitch at Lampeter Leisure Centre is also getting a total refresh, which is tailored to standards from the Fédération Internationale de Hockey. This will include a complete resurfacing of the sand dressed hockey pitch.

The projects were procured using the UK Leisure Framework, and will be carried out by the expert teams from Surfacing Standards Ltd. and South Wales Sports Grounds.

Alliance Leisure are delighted to support the creation of facilities that will provide communities in Ceredigion with top-quality surfaces on which they can play all manner of sports and keep active.

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Major Milestone for Knaresborough Project

The end of 2022 marked a huge milestone in the development of Knaresborough Leisure Centre with the signing of the steel by organisations involved in the construction project.

David Hawcroft and Councillor Matt Scott of Harrogate Borough Council, Stuart Winslow of Brimhams Active, Julian Donnelly from ISG and Sean Nolan from Alliance Leisure all joined Andrew Jones MP, MP for Harrogate, at the King James Road location where the £17m leisure and wellness centre will open this summer.

The project is being delivered by leisure development specialist Alliance Leisure and their construction partner ISG. The Knaresborough site is one of two leisure projects currently underway with another £11m investment being made at Harrogate Hydro. Both projects are being delivered via the UK Leisure Framework which is managed by Denbighshire Leisure.

The Knaresborough scheme includes a six-lane 25metre pool, activity pool with flume, sauna and steam room, fitness suite and studio, immersive cycling studio, café, electric car charging points, an outdoor play area and bicycle storage.

Providing a comment to the York Press, Councillor Stanley Lumley, the Borough Council’s cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport, and chair of the board of directors at Brimhams Active, said, “This new facility for Knaresborough will be a fantastic asset for the town and shows our commitment to investing in leisure provision across the district.

“Our vision at Brimhams Active is to create a healthier, more active population that is living longer, more independent and happier lives. And by supporting this vision through this level of investment, we’ll be able to achieve this.”

Incorporating high efficiency building materials, air source heat pumps and solar panels to reduce the carbon footprint, the centre is being built to the BREEAM standard of ‘Excellent’ which provides third-party certification of the assessment of the sustainability and energy performance for buildings. Achieving this BREEAM accreditation will contribute to the council’s vision to have a net-zero carbon economy by 2038.

The steel signing is a reminder of all the groups that have come together to make this project a success. I'm proud to say that my name will be on this building that will serve the local community for decades to come.

Sean Nolan

Business Development Manager, Alliance Leisure

The signing of the steel marked a key milestone in the construction of Knaresborough Leisure Centre, where the ISG project team has worked closely with the client team to develop first-class facilities for the town. The construction works are progressing well, and our team is closely managing the process to ensure the highest levels of safety and quality are achieved across the project.

Danny Leigh

Senior Project Manager, ISG

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Kent Country Park Opens New Amenities To Encourage Active Visitors

In a bid to encourage even more people to enjoy the beautiful 230-acre Leybourne Lakes Country Park in Kent, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has enhanced the incumbent water sport provision through the development of a café, outdoor seating area, toilets and changing facilities.

Procured, designed and developed by Alliance Leisure through the UK Leisure Framework, which is owned and managed by Denbighshire Leisure, the new facilities have been largely funded through the developer contributions paid to the council under Section 106 payments, leaving the council with just 10 per cent of the £880,000 to invest.

Speaking of the development, Councillor Des Keers at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, says: “Since its creation in 2004, Leybourne Lakes Country Park has been popular with families, cyclists, walkers, anglers and water sports enthusiasts alike. It received Local Wildlife Site designation in 2008 and has achieved the Green Flag Award for over 15 years, whilst maintaining Country Parks accreditation with Natural England.

“Located on the waterside of the Ocean Lake, the watersports centre offers a range of activities including stand up paddleboarding, open water swimming, kayaking and windsurfing. Whilst many people take advantage of the facilities, the site lacked a social hub and basic amenities to enable families and individuals to extend their stay beyond an hour or so.

“This recent investment changes that. Now, with the option to purchase food and drink in the café whilst enjoying the beautiful lakeside view from the outdoor seating area, with access to baby changing facilities and bathrooms, people are more likely to visit and to extend their stay. In addition, the changing facilities make visits more comfortable for our regulars whilst also attracting new participants to give the sports a go.”

Working as Lead Development Contractor, Alliance Leisure appointed Saunders Boston Architects to design an environmentally sustainable building that complements its surroundings. Cutting-edge ‘green technology’ is being incorporated to drive energy efficiency, including the installation of a Water Source Heat Pump using water from the lake and solar power to create a unique, environmentally friendly, development in this beautiful parkland setting.

The new café opened to the public on July 15 and is being managed by tmactive.

The new amenities are expected to have a transformational effect on the way people interact with the Country Park. Rather than popping by for a quick water-based activity session or walk, people are now much more likely to enjoy a longer period of time enjoying the great outdoors whilst utilising the facilities. The inclusion of the café introduces a sustainable revenue stream, creating an opportunity for the development to become commercially self-sufficient.

Tom Fairey

Development Director

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Fitness Facility Upgrade Completes in Newcastle Under Lyme

Residents in Newcastle Under Lyme are enjoying a completely overhauled fitness provision at the Jubillee2 Leisure Centre, thanks to work delivered by Alliance Leisure and funded by the Council.

Works have included a complete refurbishment of the gym from redecoration and new flooring to the installation of new Technogym equipment throughout. Technogym has also added TEAMBEATS, fitness technology that enables heart rate-driven energising classes for added motivation and community interaction.

In a bid to encourage more older adults and those new to exercise to visit the centre and adopt an active lifestyle, a new wellness hub, complete with a Innerva (formerly Shapemaster) circuit has also been incorporated.

The renovations took just three weeks to complete and facilities reopened to the public on May 25 2022. The project was delivered by Alliance Leisure through the UK Leisure Framework, owned and managed by Denbighshire Leisure. The appointed building contractor was Universal Civils. Build architecture and interior design was delivered by Bignell Shacklady Ewing.

The new facilities look fantastic and are a great example of how a relatively small investment can have a hugely positive impact on the modern relevance of an ageing leisure centre. Works have reinvigorated the fitness provision and created opportunities to engage new segments of the community.

Will Gardner

Business Development Manager

Works Complete On New Leisure Centre In Sevenoaks

A two-year project to deliver a brand new, modern leisure centre that meets the modern needs of its diverse community has opened its doors in Swanley, Kent.

The development, managed by Alliance Leisure, employed ISG as construction partner and was procured by Sevenoaks District Council through the UK Leisure Framework, owned and managed by Denbighshire Leisure.

Described by the Leader of the Council as a ‘historic investment’, the new centre replaces an inefficient centre of the same name built in the 1960s and creates an activity hub that meet the hugely diverse needs of modern society.

“It’s fantastic to see this centre finally open its doors” says Tom Fairey, Senior Business Development Manager, Alliance Leisure. Designed by architects, Saunders Boston, the new centre provides an environmentally responsible activity hub for everyone to enjoy.

Wet side, the development incorporates two pools – a 25 metre, six lane pool with an adjustable height floor plus a learner pool – ideal for hosting the centre’s full programme of children’s swimming lessons. Both pools are supported by a family changing village.

In addition there is a 100 station gym, with mainly Technogym equipment a modern group cycling studio, two large Group Exercise Studios and a multi-purpose sports hall for a wide range of activities and clubs.

For families and young people, a dedicated soft play area entertains the younger ages whilst TAGactive, a challenging gamified obstacle course develops strategic thinking, speed, agility, balance and spatial awareness.

There is also a dedicated Feel Good Suite featuring power-assisted equipment for people with limited mobility, the elderly and those managing long-term conditions.

The centre offers a modern café to serve all the activity areas along with fantastic viewing areas to the pools. The whole centre is built to accommodate everyone, including those with mobility issues. The swimming areas include two ‘Pool Pods’ to aid accessibility and two lifts provide access between floors, and the centre boasts changing places toilets.

Cllr. Peter Flemming, Leader of the Council, at Sevenoaks District Council, says: “This new centre represents the largest public investment for Swanley in over 30 years. Designed to support everyone in the community, across their entire life journey, this facility offers a sustainable leisure provision that will be enjoyed for generations. The pandemic has really hammered home the mental and physical benefits of an active lifestyle. Through this investment we are committing to encouraging an active community to drive health, happiness and prosperity for all.”

The centre officially opened to the public on Saturday, February 14, 2022 and will be managed by Everyone Active.

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Work begins on £24m community hub integrating leisure, health and support services

Julia Goddard

Craig Johnson

Chris Mills

Derby Football Hub gets ready for kick-off

Will Gardner

Councillor Jerry Pearce

Public Sector Leisure Receives ‘Levelling Up’ Investment Boost

Paul Cluett

Cllr Sean Morgan

£12m sports facility breaks ground

Councillor Saima Ashraf

Greg Walker

Work Begins On Pitch Developments in Ceredigion

Work has begun on new 3G pitch developments across three sites in Ceredigion, worth £794,000.

Major Milestone for Knaresborough Project

Sean Nolan

Danny Leigh

Kent Country Park Opens New Amenities To Encourage Active Visitors

Tom Fairey

Fitness Facility Upgrade Completes in Newcastle Under Lyme

Will Gardner

Works Complete On New Leisure Centre In Sevenoaks

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