Nottinghamshire County Council have announced plans for £6.7 million of investment in the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham.
The council which runs the facility where Olympic gold medallists Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott trained before London 2012, has also named Serco Leisure as the preferred bidder to manage the centre at Holme Pierrepont.
Gold medallist Etienne Stott says the investment will help the future of the sport competitively in the future.
'A whole host of things' planned for National Watersport Centre
Nottinghamshire County Council have announced plans for £6.7 million of investment in the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham.
The council which runs the facility where Olympic gold medallists Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott trained before London 2012, have named Serco Leisure as the preferred bidder to manage the centre at Holme Pierrepont.
National Watersports Centre to be opened up for everyone with new investment
Nottinghamshire County Council have announced plans for £6.7 million of investment in the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham.
The council which runs the facility where Olympic gold medallists Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott trained before London 2012, has also named Serco Leisure as the preferred bidder to manage the centre at Holme Pierrepont.
The county council say it has had issues over the last four years since Sport England relinquished the lease in 2009. The centre is currently running at £1 million loss per year which is why Serco Leisure has been brought in to manage it.
The council will be contributing £1.6 million to the investment with the remainder coming from other sources including Serco Leisure.
Planned improvements include updates to the main building and gym facilities.
A company has been chosen to run the centre for the next 21 years
The future of the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham has been secured. A company has been chosen to run the centre for the next 21 years.
They will upgrade facilities and open it to all, not just professional athletes.
