The Alan Higgs Centre

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The Alan Higgs Centre, Coventry
The Alan Higgs Centre
The main building of the Alan Higgs Centre
General information
TypeLeisure centre
AddressAllard Way
Town or cityCoventry
CountryEngland
Coordinates52°23′33″N 1°28′16″W / 52.39239°N 1.47122°W / 52.39239; -1.47122Coordinates: 52°23′33″N 1°28′16″W / 52.39239°N 1.47122°W / 52.39239; -1.47122
Completed2004
OwnerAlan Higgs Centre Trust
Design and construction
ArchitectRHWL
Website
https://cvlife.co.uk/centres/the-alan-higgs-centre/

The Alan Higgs Centre, opened in September 2004, is a leisure centre situated in about 80 acres (320,000 m2) grounds near to the River Sowe, on Allard Way in the southeast of Coventry, England.[1][2] It was designed by RHWL architects,[3] and built by Galliford Try plc at a cost of about £8 million to their client and the current owner, the Alan Higgs Centre Trust.[4] The funds were provided by the Alan Edward Higgs Charity.

In February 2020, the centre received some serious investment from Coventry City Council and Sport England.£13.5m was spent renovating the gym, sauna, steam rooms, jacuzzi, building a new indoor 50m pool and relocating the indoor 3G pitch. The 50m pools floor can be raised to deck level and dropped to 2 metres while also being able to be split in half with an immersible boom.

The renovated gym area boasts 100 fitness stations, functional training area and indoor group cycling room that overlooks the 50m pool.

History[]

The floodlit outdoor synthetic pitch which accommodates one football pitch or two netball pitches

The judo and volleyball competitions of the 2007 UK School Games were held in The Alan Higgs Centre, being one of the venues for the games which were held in the Coventry from 23 to 26 August 2007.[5] In August 2013, non-league football team Coventry United announced that The Alan Higgs Centre would be their new home ground. On 12 February 2019, a new dome opened. In February 2020 a new Olympic-sized swimming pool at the Alan Higgs Centre opened, replacing the one at the defunct Coventry Sports & Leisure Centre.[6][7] The new pool facilities include a hot tub, a sauna, and seating for 500 people.[8]

Facilities[]

The Coventry City Football Club's Academy is based at The Alan Higgs Centre.[1] There are four outdoor grass football pitches, a synthetic indoor pitch, and a synthetic floodlit outdoor pitch.[1] It is also a venue for county netball games,[1] and there is a skateboard area.[2]

References[]

Media related to Alan Higgs Centre at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b c d "The Alan Higgs Centre". Coventry Sports Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Sweet skatepark news for Coventry". BBC. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  3. ^ "The Alan Higgs Centre". RHWL architects. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Leisure Latest Projects: Alan Higgs Centre". Galiford Try plc. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  5. ^ "UK school games: Coventry 2007". UK school games. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  6. ^ Hunt, Will. "50m pool at the Alan Higgs Centre now open". www.coventry.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "End of an era as Coventry baths opens for final swim on February 15". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ Leisure, F. T. "Alan Higgs Centre". FT Leisure. Retrieved 23 February 2021.


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