Pre-Games Training Camps

 

Several sporting venues in Nottinghamhire are featured in the London 2012 Olympics Pre-Games Training Camp guide.  The facilities are being promoted to athletes around the world in the London Olympic Committee brochure which went online during the Beijing Olympics.

The Nottinghamshire venues are among 26 in the East Midlands which have made it into the guide and awards of up to £25,000 will be offered to teams to train in the UK. Tim Garfield, regional director of Sport England East Midlands, said "We have worked hard to create a backbone of high-quality sports facilities across the region in preparation for the London 2012 Games." 

The venues were chosen on the ability to offer training facilities, their experience of hosting elite teams, comfortable but affordable accommodation, appropriate catering, good transport, hospital links and good sports science facilities.

 

The following venues have been selected as Pre-Games Training Camps in Nottinghamshire:

 

 

Ashfield School is competing to be an athletics training camp. The comprehensive boasts an all-weather six-lane running track which was opened in March 2007 by double Olympic champion Sebastian Coe.  The school also has a fitness suite, gymnasia, tennis courts, extensive sports fields and a swimming pool. 

Ashfield School has a strong reputation for supporting and hosting elite teams including Newcastle United and West Ham Football Clubs when they have visited Nottingham Forest. Mansfield Town FC also train at the school.

 

Website: Ashfield School 2012 pages

Contact Name: Mrs Joan Smalley

Address: Ashfield School, Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 8HP

Telephone: +44 (0) 1623 455000

Fax: +44 (0) 1623 455001

E-mail: train@ashfieldtrainingvenue.com

 

 

 

The East Midlands Gymnastics Centre is competing to be a gymnastics training camp.  The centre is a fully-equipped artistic gym which meets Olympic standards.  It has staged numerous regional and local competitions and an international junior competition between Great Britain and South Africa. The Centre has approximately 15 members of international standard and two of its boys are expected to represent the Great Britain at the games in 2012.

 

Website: East Midlands Gymnastics Centre 2012 pages

Contact Name: Brian Knowles

Contact Address: Rushcliffe Borough Council, Civic Centre, Pavilion Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5FE

Venue Address: Rushcliffe Leisure Centre, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7BY

Telephone: +44 (0) 115 914 8454

Fax: +44 (0) 115 945 5882

E-mail: Bknowles@rushcliffe.gov.uk

 

 

Highfields Sports Club is competing to be a hockey training camp. The club reopened in 2002 after a £1.95m revamp. In 2004 it hosted an international tournament involving men's teams from Great Britain, Pakistan and Australia and will be the venue for the 2010 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy.

This site was developed in association with Sport England to provide a range of sporting facilities including hockey - with an international-standard water-based hockey pitch - football and lacrosse and a clubhouse with comprehensive changing and catering facilities.  It is the home of Beeston, Players and Nottingham Highfields hockey clubs and Nottingham Lacrosse. 

 

Website: Highfields Sports Club 2012 pages

Contact Name: Steve Brooks

Contact Address: 54 Woodgate Road, East Leake, Loughborough, LE12 6PY

Venue Address: Highfields Sports Club, University Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2PS

Telephone: +44 (0) 1509 820 360

Fax: +44 (0) 115 925 9893

E-mail:

 

National Water Sports Centre

 

The National Water Sports Centre is competing to be a canoe slalom and flatwater canoeing training camp.  The centre is set in a 270-acre country park and supports elite British athletes in their training for the Olympics and other national and international events.  It hosts national rowing regattas, Great Britain slalom team selection events, international sprint canoeing regattas, national triathlons and European freestyle championships.  The centre boasts a 2,000m regatta lake and a 700m slalom course.  This venue is also chosen to host Paralympic Teams.

 

 

 

 

Nottingham Forest Football Club is competing to be a football training camp. The City Ground is the sixth largest football stadium outside the Premiership, with a capacity of 30,602, behind Sheffield United, Leicester, Leeds, Southampton, Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday.  The City Ground hosted the Women's FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Charlton in 2007 - the first time the final was played outside London. 

 

 

 

 

Nottingham Tennis Centre is competing to be a tennis training camp. It is one of the largest tennis centres in the country and has hosted international tournaments including the Nottingham Open. The centre has 11 acrylic courts, eight indoor courts, four floodlit courts, three temporary indoor courts and nine grass courts.  This venue is also chosen to host Paralympic Teams.

 

 

 

 

Nottingham Trent University is competing to be a training camp for badminton, basketball and equestrian. The University's Clifton Campus has a £1m sports hall with a specially-sprung wooden floor. It has eight badminton courts and two basketball courts.  The university also has a sports injury clinic, offers sports science support and its fitness suites have strength and conditioning equipment.  At its Brackenhurst Campus, near Southwell, the University has a range of equestrian facilities.  Both Campuses have also been chosen to host Paralympic Teams.

  

 

 

 

The Nottingham Wildcats arena is competing to be a basketball training camp.  The arena has four courts following a £770,000 extension in 2008 and opened in partnership with England Basketball, the national governing body for the sport.  It has hosted national and international games and is home to the Nottingham Wildcats.  This venue is also chosen to host Paralympic Teams.

 

Website: Nottingham Wildcats Arena 2012 Pages

Contact Name: Mr Steve Clarke

Contact Address: 251 Musters Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7DD

Venue Address: Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Greenwood Road, Nottingham, NG3 7EB

Telephone: +44 (0) 115 923 1067

Fax: +44 (0) 115 923 1067

E-mail: steve.h.clarke@btinternet.com

 

 

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is competing to be an archery training camp. The club has recently completed an £8.2m redevelopment project to expand its capacity, providing more top-class facilities for players and spectators. Although the ground is famous for cricket, Trent Bridge librarian Peter Wynne-Thomas said it had been used for archery before.  He said "We have a letter which shows that the Robin Hood archery group used Trent Bridge in the 1890s."  This venue is chosen to also host Paralympic Teams.

 

Website: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club 2012 pages

Contact Name: Mr Mark Worrall

Address: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, NG2 6AG

Telephone: +44 (0) 115 982 3047

Fax: +44 (0) 115 981 0005

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