Sports and Recreation
Introduction
Aberdeen City Council caters a wide variety of sports and recreational facilities to anyone who are interested in these activities. Please select a link from the categorised list on the right. You can also search for a venue using Search Sports & Recreation section located at the bottom of the list.
Latest News
Hazlehead Swimming Pool: revised timetable
Please note that due to Tullos Pool being temporarily closed, Hazlehead Swimming Pool have revised their timetable.
For the latest copy, please see 'Hazlehead Swimming Pool' under the Sports Venues heading on the right hand side.
(News published on: 27/08/2008)
University commits £5 million to 50-metre pool
Plans for a 50-metre pool in Aberdeen have received a further boost after the University of Aberdeen committed £5 million to the project.
The University Court has agreed to help fund an Olympic-sized 50-metre swimming pool as part of the third phase of Aberdeen Sports Village.
The £28 million first phase of the Sports Village is currently under construction in partnership with Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland on the site of the former Chris Anderson Stadium site in Linksfield.
Now the University has committed £5 million towards the cost of phase three of the overall project after receiving a request for funding from Aberdeen City Council, which has set aside £10 million
and the recent announcement of £5 million of funding from the Scottish Government.
Professor Stephen Logan, Senior Vice Principal of the University of the Aberdeen, said the University was fully committed to helping bring a 50-metre pool to the North-east.
He added: “Aberdeen Sports Village will be a magnificent new sporting facility for the city when it opens in summer 2009 and we are delighted to be able to commit this additional funding towards the third phase of the project – an Olympic-sized pool for those in the North-east and beyond.”
Aberdeen Sports Village will include one of the largest indoor third-generation synthetic pitches in the UK; indoor and outdoor athletics training facilities; a large multi-sport games hall; a fitness suite, studios and performance gym; a sports performance laboratory; a floodlit hockey pitch; and four squash courts.
Plans for phase two of development, due to begin in summer 2009, will see additional grass and artificial surfaces added to the site. The 50-metre Olympic-sized pool and additional facilities would complete phase three of the project.
Professor Logan said: “A 50-metre pool will put Aberdeen and the North-east on the sporting map and give the next generation of swimming stars the opportunity to fulfil their talent, as well as providing a first-class facility for the whole community.”
(News published on: 01/07/2008)
Council announces £25,000 support for sports travel
Aberdeen City Council has created a travel grant support scheme to assist sports and community groups who will now have to travel outwith the city to pursue their activities or training.
The £25,000 has been made available by the resources management committee in the wake of recent budget savings, which have required the closure of the Bon Accord Baths, the withdrawal of public sessions at Dyce Swimming Pool, and the temporary closure of the Linx Ice Arena.
The scheme is aimed at groups, organisations and individuals who previously used the facilities and now face travelling out of Aberdeen to pursue their sports or interests.
It is also aimed at city residents who meet the criteria for membership of the council’s Access to Leisure scheme, but are not eligible for travel entitlements provided under the Scottish National Entitlement Card scheme.
The £25,000 grant aid application scheme is designed to assist the groups and individuals with additional transport costs incurred by travelling to alternative venues which are essential to the continuation of their work.
Meantime, the Scottish Government has committed £5 million for a 50m swimming pool for Aberdeen, and Aberdeen City Council has committed £10 million in capital funding towards the project.
It is also committed to significant investment in both existing and future ‘fit for purpose’ provision, which includes a capital allocation of £1million for a major refurbishment of the Linx Ice Arena.
Who can apply?
affiliated sports organisations representing groups or individuals previously using the facilities at Bon-Accord Baths, Linx Ice Arena or Dyce Swimming Pool;
community organisations providing support for activity programmes/use of facilities within the defined catchment areas of the above affected facilities;
talented individuals, not covered by the above categories, previously utilising affected facilities, who can demonstrate the support of a sports governing body, local sports council, Grampian Institute of Sport or involvement in regional/national coaching programmes;
individual residents of Aberdeen City, not covered by the above categories, who meet the criteria for membership of Aberdeen City Council’s ‘Access to Leisure’ scheme but are not eligible for travel entitlements provided under the Scottish National Entitlement Card scheme.
How to Apply
applications for assistance are to be submitted through completion of the council's Funding Application Pack which is available online at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/sports or by contacting the Sports Enquiry Service, email, sport@aberdeencity.gov.uk, tel: 01224 814635.
(News published on: 06/05/2008)
Contact Information
Neighbourhood Services Balgownie 1
AECC
Conference Way
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8AQ
Telephone: 01224 814522
Email: sport@aberdeencity.gov.uk
