Some progress for Amble’s sporting visions – can you help make the case?
Northumberland County Council have told Amble Development Trust (ADT) they are happy to progress to the next stage of the Community Asset Transfer process of the old James Calvert Spence (JCSC) sports hall. This means ADT now need to produce a full application and business plan to support the bid.
📷 The old sports hall at JCSC is destined to be demolished unless NCC agree to a Community Asset Transfer
This is a very positive move that could benefit the whole community in Amble and increase opportunities for health lifestyles to be enhanced with a vast range of activities.
The Trust will be pushing the project forward and seeking support from key partners in the area.
In the past, Amble Town Council have pointed out that Amble really needs a facility offering a mix of recreation pursuits. They and both Amble’s County Councillors have supported the bid.
The community made suggestions at the recent election hustings saying a sports centre brings jobs to the town, encourages community activity and hopefully helps to improve the social, physical and mental health of local people.
Recently the Rural Design Council have offered support for this start up idea, and Northumberland Community Energy Limited want to try and lend a hand with helping reduce the energy costs of the building.
The Trust is inviting your input into the kinds of things you would like to see. It is part of a wider vision for a sporting village based around the Acklington Road site to include the Welfare football facilities, the skate park, children’s playground and the PlayZone multi use games areas.
Anything offered would be additional to and different from any plans from the new JCSC build. We hope to work together with the school to benefit all in Amble.
Please contribute your ideas to the survey which you can find on the above QR code or this link: https://forms.gle/jR9humbXnai7GCZ98
Paper copies of the survey are available from ADT office at Foursways2.
Matthew Connolly
Amble Development Trust
