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SALTO
GYMNASTIC CENTRE
IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE
SPORTS COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
&
LISBURN
CITY COUNCIL
ARE
DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE SECUREMENT OF FUNDING FOR THE NEW £1.3 MILLION
CITY
OF LISBURN NATIONAL GYMNASTICS CENTRE
IRELAND’S
FIRST PURPOSE BUILT GYMNASTICS FACILITY
Salto
Gymnastic Centre are delighted to announce that the Sports Council Lottery Fund
have awarded us £470 000 towards the building of our new National Gymnastics
Centre. Sports Council Vice Chairman Gerry Carson has made the following
statement on behalf of SCNI regarding the award…
“The
Sports Council for Northern Ireland are delighted to be working in partnership
with Salto Gymnastic Centre and Lisburn City Council in ensuring the future and
development of gymnastics at all levels in Northern Ireland”
Lisburn
City Council are providing a superb site for the new facility – right beside
the Lagan Valley Leisure-Plex. The support of the Lisburn City Council and their
Sports Development Unit has been essential in the planning and developing of the
new facility. Chairman of the Leisure Services Committee Alderman Ivan Davis OBE
has made the following statement on behalf of Lisburn City Council…
“I
have no doubt the new facility will realize the vision of Tony Byrne, Marie
Murphy and the Salto team who have left no stone unturned in an effort to
realize a facility which is truly worthy of the title ‘centre of
excellence’”
Tony Byrne, the
Director of Coaching at Salto summed up the journey towards this new centre as
follows…
“Twenty
two years ago we thought our current facility was too big! It has served its
purpose and we now move on. It has been a long journey to get this far, but a
first class facility alone does not make a champion – a system does.
We now have all the pieces of this system eventually coming together – world
class coaches, time, an excellent facility and of course the talented
individuals. We have given fun and enjoyment to many children and produced many
great gymnasts – the future is bright and I extend our thanks to Sports
Council Northern Ireland and Lisburn City Council.
The
City of Lisburn National Gymnastics Centre will be born in January 2006”.
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