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Over the last two years, there has been extensive consultation with people in Heywood about proposals to create a Sports, Culture and Leisure Village on the site of Heywood Sports Complex at West Starkey Street.

A Steering Group of local people, including NDC Resident Directors, Link4Life and a Community Champion along with other main partners, has been planning the project and listened to what people have said is needed in the town.

Funding for the new £10.3 million Heywood Sports Village project is now firmly in place and work commenced on site in June 2009 with an anticipated opening date of September 2010.

The decision has now been made to build a completely new purpose-built centre instead of 'enveloping' the existing Jack Talbot Sports Hall. This new building will be located on a site behind the existing Gaskell Pool.

The existing pool and sports hall will remain open during the construction period and this will help to minimise disruption to Heywood Sports Complex's existing customers.

Rochdale Council and New Heart for Heywood have expressed their support for the project by agreeing more than £2million and £4million respectively for, with other funding coming via £1 million from the Football Foundation, along with North West Development Agency and Sport England.

Link4Life will continue to manage the new Centre under the terms of its Agreement with Rochdale Borough Council. Craig McAteer, Managing Director of the Trust said, "This is excellent news for Heywood people and it will now be our priority to continue to consult with all stakeholders to make sure, through its design and operation, that the new centre meets the needs of all its users."

New Heart for Heywood NDC is funded as part of the Department for Communities and Local Governments ten year, £2billion New Deal for Communities programme. Each NDC’s priorities are determined by a board, of which elected residents form a significant part. New Heart for Heywood NDC was established in 2001.

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		The Football Foundation The Football Foundation is the UK's largest sports charity funded by the Premier League, The FA, Sport England and the Government. Our mission is to improve facilities, create opportunities and build communities throughout England. As the country’s largest funder of grass roots football, the Foundation has delivered thousands of facility and community projects, as well as free kit and safe goalposts, since its launch in July 2000. [Read More ...]
		Sport England Sport England creates opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to play sport in every community. In June 2008 we launched a new strategy to help community sport make the most of the unparalleled opportunities presented by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  We are committed to the following ... Our targets ... We want to create a vibrant sporting culture and we have set ourselves specific and measurable targets to achieve by 2013: - One million people taking part in more sport - More children and young people taking part in sport for five hours every week - More people satisfied with their sporting experience - 25% fewer 16-18 year olds dropping out of five sports - Improved talent development in 25 sports. [Read More ...]
		Link 4 Life Link4Life is the new name for leisure and cultural services in the Borough of Rochdale. These services cover four main areas ... Arts and Heritage, Entertainment, Fitness and Health and Sport and Leisure. [Read More ...]
		Logistique Logistique specialise in sports, health and regeneration solutions. The company was established in 2005 by its two Managing Directors Jon Dutton and Stephen Brown to provide specialist advice and professional services. The company is based at the Innovation Forum in Salford. In summer 2007, Jon and Stephen were joined by Principal Consultant Phil Heap, and between them the team have over 17 years experience of working for The Football Association at an executive, management and officer level. [Read More ...]
		The F.A. The F.A. was founded in 1863 as the governing body of the game in England. The F.A. is responsible for all regulatory aspects of the game of football in England. Its activities are many and varied and include the following: Promoting the development of the game amongst all ages .... [Read More ...]