Hemsworth to get first state-of-the-art sports zone outside London
HEMSWORTH will become the first venue outside London to get a state-of-the-art 'sports zone' in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics.
An outdoor multi-sports area, called an adiZone, is being built at
Hemsworth Arts and Community College.
The area will be fully equipped to cater for basketball and tennis with a climbing wall, outdoor gym and an open space area for dance, aerobics, gymnastics and martial arts.
Work started on the 150,000 project on Monday when Coun Denise Jeffery, Wakefield Council's deputy leader and cabinet member with responsibility for sport, joined students at HACC for a turf cutting ceremony.
The public are also expected to be able to use the facility free of charge from Monday, July 27.
Coun Jeffery said: "The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are a great opportunity to inspire everyone to lead healthy and active lifestyles and it is fantastic that we can be part of it with this new outdoor
gym.
"This is a great example of how we work to give the community the best possible facilities."
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