Funding approved for Cambridge facility
The first phase of a new sports centre at the University of Cambridge is scheduled to open in time for the 2013-14 academic year, after a £16m funding proposal was approved.
Deborah Lowther, chair of the university's sports syndicate, announced that the institution was now satisfied that the scheme would provide value for money and help meet demand. A sports hall and gym will be created in the first phase of the development, with a new 50m swimming pool and a tennis hall to be delivered in future stages when funding is secured.
Lowther said: "The university has approved a funding proposal to enable phase one of the sports centre to be built. It is anticipated that it could be complete and open in time for the academic year 2013-14. "This is an ambitious project and the financial commitment could not be undertaken lightly, so it has taken some time for the university to satisfy itself that the centre would meet the needs of the university community and provide value for money."
Arup are the project architects.