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eople make places, and in recent years, a sense of neighbourhood and community has developed in Century City making the vision of a safe, walkable, people-friendly suburb a reality. One of the risks of large-scale development in new areas is the sense of being a dormitory town, where residents still have to travel outside the area for work, study and play. That’s changing rapidly in Century City, with the opening of schools, places of worship, a gym and other sporting facilities and clubs, and a busy calendar of community events driven by the CCPOA marketing team. As CEO Chris Blackshaw puts it: “The bricks and mortar are here; the CCPOA is adding the soul.” The great attraction of this kind of selfcontained lifestyle is that it reduces the stress and cost of driving, time spent in traffic and provides an environment where it is possible to walk to work, take your young child along the walkways to school or cycle to the shops.
greater convenience and quality of life too. There’s also a flagship Virgin Active gym, and a number of private gym facilities in residential developments, while the walking and running paths are well-used.
gatherings, sporting events or simply for family fun. The multi-use clubhouse bordering Central Park is the hub of this community node and is available for rental for meetings, training courses and events.
It’s a safe, secure and well-ordered lifestyle that appeals to many middle-income singles, couples and families from across the spectrum, which makes for a racially and culturally diverse community.
Century City is home to a variety of sports clubs, including canoeing, stamd up paddling and running, Fives Futbol and touch rugby for those who enjoy a competitive and social element to their exercise routine.
For people who live elsewhere in the surrounding suburbs and work in Century City, the growing number of educational facilities, sporting clubs and amenities offer
Amid the hustle and bustle Central Park is a breath of fresh air. Like a traditional village green, the 4 500m² field is available to the community of Century City for corporate
Every year Century City comes out to play, with a busy calendar of annual events that draw in residents and people from surrounding areas and across Cape Town. There’s an annual three-day Sports Festival with nine different sporting activities, including a 10km road race that attracts around 2 000 runners, touch rugby, soccer, junior cricket, dragon boat racing, canoeing, stand up paddling, canoe polo and kermesse cycling.
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