Sporting Village - Gloucester Park, Basildon

Work commenced 12th October 2009.

Work on the new Sporting Village project has now started, and in April 2011 the best public sports facility in Essex will open its doors at Gloucester Park North. The Basildon Sporting Village will include a 50 metre swimming pool, regional gymnastics centre, fitness suite and much more. A new grandstand for the athletics track is also being built, along with new 5 a-side football pitches and a car park. Visit the new Basildon Sporting Village website to find out more.

The facility that will also include a regional gymnastics centre has already been named in LOCOG's official Pre Games Training camp guide for London 2012.

View the latest construction progress on the Basildon Sporting Village Flickr webpage

The Sporting Village will provide facilities for a wide range of sports, including:

• athletics
• swimming
• gymnastics
• trampoline
• badminton
• netball
• basketball
• 5 a side football.

There will be a 50 metre competition size swimming pool with seating for 450 spectators. It will also boast a large sports hall, a regional gymnastics centre, fitness centre, multi purpose studio and climbing wall.   

Other facilities include

• six floodlit five-a-side artificial pitches
• meeting and function rooms
• a café and car parking

12 national standard netball courts have already been completed at Gloucester Park.

Funding

Funding grants for the project have come from:

• Essex County Council
• The Homes and Communities Agency
• Sport England
• Veolia ES Cleanaway Pitsea Marshes Trust.

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