'Good news' for Boroughbridge.

Published: 29 February 2024

The local community are being encouraged to have their say on a new proposed Boroughbridge Sports Village development near Aldborough Gate.

A Boroughbridge Sports Village is being proposed at Aldborough Gate (the land between Aldborough Cemetery and Boroughbridge Allotments on Chapel Hill), to enhance the quality of life for residents of Boroughbridge and neighbouring communities.

It is intended that this proposed development will increase the number of people participating in physical activity, contributing to improved health and well-being of local residents and act as a central hub for the community to come together.

The proposed sports village will be fully inclusive for all ages and abilities and would comprise of community amenities such as a games field, an exercise track, a 100 metre sprint track, multi-use games areas for team sports, a nature reserve and a fully equipped, state of the art gym which would include all of the latest classes, a health food café and a community meeting room.

This partnership proposal has been brought together by Boroughbridge Town Council, Boroughbridge Sports Village (a registered charity) and Absolute Fitness gym & Giants Live Ltd business owners, Darren and Jenna Sadler.

The first phase of public consultation launched on Friday 23rd February where the local community have been given the opportunity to share their views on the proposed sports village, to what extent this may benefit them, and the types of facilities they would like to see introduced.

Sean Hynes, Mayor of Boroughbridge Town Council said:

“The creation of Boroughbridge Sport Village is an extremely exciting project for the community of Boroughbridge and the surrounding area.

This much needed development is long overdue, providing a range of outdoor sports facilities including the construction of a new Absolute Fitness gym by our project partner Darren Sadler.

There is still a long way to go and hurdles to jump, but we as a group are determined to achieve our goal.

This is a good news day for Boroughbridge!'

For more information, and to complete the short survey, which will inform the proposed plans moving forwards, follow the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2LRQ25R

Key members of the project team are also hosting an open consultation event at Boroughbridge Library on Saturday 9th March between 10:00am and 1:00pm where all community members are invited to come and share their views. Leaflets will also be sent out to local residents and business owners throughout March advertising the survey which hopes to encourage as many responses as possible