Leisure Opportunities 7th December 2018 Issue 751

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£270m indoor ski dome for Swindon A major new indoor snow centre and leisure destination in Swindon has been given the green light by the local council. Designed by sports and leisure specialists FaulknerBrowns Architects, the £270m project will include a 2,000sq m (21,500sq ft) snow centre featuring two real-snow slopes – measuring 75m and 170m in length. It will also house a 12-screen cinema with the largest IMAX screen in the UK; a bowling alley; an indoor trampolining centre; a 130-room hotel; and a variety of shops, bars and restaurants. The project was given the go-ahead by Swindon Borough Council (SBC) and

■■The £270m project has been designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects

is being developed by SevenCapital. The scheme, earmarked as a priority by the

Snow Centre, Empire Cinemas,

council, will bring back into use former-

Hollywood Bowl and top mountain

industrial land to the north of Swindon

sports retailer Ellis Brigham.

town centre known as the North Star site. SevenCapital has signed an agreement

“This ski facility has been a vision for Swindon for over six years, but we've

with a "major funder" and secured 50 per

now passed the final gate and are closing

cent pre-lets ahead of planning consent.

in on the finish line," said councillor Dale Heenan, SBC cabinet member for the

Confirmed operators for the

town centre. More: http://lei.sr/M2w3c

North Star Village include The

FITNESS

SPORT

Financil incentives – key to getting people more active? Vitality founder Adrian Gore reveals 'landmark study'

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Dale Heenan

SPA & WELLNESS

Childhood inactivity levels 'worse than feared' Prof Mark Tremblay blames crisis on modern trends

The centre has been a vision for Swindon for more than six years

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Swiss 'art power' couple open their first spa hotel Iwan and Manuela Wirth take over Fife Arms

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