New home for London gymnastics facility
The future of London's Europa Gymastics Centre has been secured with the unveiling of plans to build a new home for the facility in Crayford.
A new venue is to be built on the Samas Roneo site, which has been donated to the London Borough of Bexley by the housing developer and landowner, Barratt Homes. The new Maiden Lane facility aims to boost access for the entire community and will include a martial arts and dance studio, a boxing studio and a weights studio.
A fitness studio and gymnastics hall are also proposed as part of the venue, which will be capable of hosting a range of competitions. Barratt Homes will also contribute funding towards the new Europa Gymnastics Centre, which has also been handed a £200,000 grant by London mayor Boris Johnson.
In addition to the council, the project team includes Len and Yvonne Arnold, Formation Architects, Stace LLP, Whitecode Design Associates and RLT Engineering Consultants. Sport England, the Olympic Delivery Authority, the Amateur Boxing Association of England, Cory Environment Trust in Britain and British Gymnastics are also backing the scheme.
It follows the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) decision to name the centre as a 2012 Games Time training venue. LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe said: "As well as delivering new facilities for elite athletes, the centre will enable others inspired by the Games to develop their potential."
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