Sengkang Sports Complex

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stadium_name = Sengkang Sports Complex
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location = Anchorvale, Sengkang, Singapore
broke_ground = 2 April 2006
opened = 1 August 2008
owner = People's Association, Singapore Sports Council
operator = People's Association, Singapore Sports Council
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construction_cost = S$48.7 million
architect = LT & T Architects
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seating_capacity = 200 (indoor arena)

Sengkang Sports Complex (zh-sp|s=盛港体育休闲中心|p=Shènggǎng tǐyù xiūxián zhōngxīn) is a future sports complex in Anchorvale of Sengkang New Town, Singapore. It was scheduled to open in end 2007cite web |url= http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/2007081907.htm|title= Transcript of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally English Speech on 19 August 2007 at NUS University Cultural Centre|date=2007-08-19|accessdate=2007-08-27 |format= |work= Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Singapore)] , but the inauguration has been delayed until mid-late 2008. [ [http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?p=5163632 (News) Wrong date, false hopes - VR-Zone IT & Lifestyle Forum! ] ] [ [http://www.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20080613-70742.html Sengkang West sports centre almost ready ] ]

History

Sengkang Sports Complex was built as part of a plan to improve amenities in Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency and Sengkang New Town, costing S$1 billion.cite news |author = Tee Hun Ching |title = It's sports galore in $1b plan for Pasir Ris-Punggol |publisher = "The Sunday Times" |date = 19 March 2006|page=5] cite news |author = Sim Chi Yin |title = The pool factor:Public pools are in demand by heartlanders, a fact not lost on MPs |publisher = "The Straits Times" |date = 26 April 2006|page=] The People's Association and Singapore Sports Council were involved in the planning of the sports complex, and went ahead with the project despite Singapore's economic recession in the early 2000s. Fund raising campaigns were initiated by grassroots leaders to support the construction of the complex.

Although the sports complex was originally planned to be ready by 2004cite news |author = Cindy Lim|title = Slow start in Sengkang |publisher = "The Straits Times" |date = 11 April 2000|page=40] , construction began only in 2006. On 2 April 2006, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sengkang Sports Complex was held, attended by Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency Wee Siew Kim. The S$48.7 millioncite web |url= http://internet-stg.mof.gov.sg/budget_2005/expenditure_estimates/attachment/MCYS_EE2005.pdf|title= Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports|date=|accessdate=2007-08-26 |format= pdf |work= Ministry of Finance (Singapore)] complex was designed by architectural firm LT & T Architectscite web |url= http://www.corenet.gov.sg/enpqs/doc/npqs-users.pdf|title= List of eNPQS Users|date=|accessdate=2007-08-26 |format= pdf |work= Building and Construction Authority] , and will be completed by end 2007.

Facilities

Situated on 4 hectares of land beside Sungei Punggol, Sengkang Sports Complex will house a community club, and feature sports facilities including four swimming pools, an indoor sports hall, and a synthetic soccer field occupying 12,000 square metres (129,170 square feet).cite news |author = Lynn Lee |title = Punggol 21 reborn - and jazzed up as well |publisher = "The Straits Times" |date = 20 August 2007|page=H5]

The four-storey Anchorvale Community Club will be the first community centre in Singapore to be built next to a river and co-located with a sports complex. It will house facilities including a multi-media room, a tea arts room, playrooms, a large multi-purpose hall, a reading and study area, and a roof terrace. There will also be space for retail, a riverfront café and eating outlets.

The indoor sports hall will be able to accommodate 12 badminton courts, and can also be used for basketball and volleyball. Retractable seating, which allows flexible use of the hall, can seat 200 spectators. Other indoor facilities include a dance studio and a gymnasium.

The sports complex will be linked to an artificial island on the future Punggol Reservoir for people to take part in water sports and activities. A park connector, which is a continuous landscaped pavement for pedestrians and cyclists, will run beside the river bank, connecting all the facilities. The Anchorvale Community Club has adopted Sungei Punggol under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources' and Public Utilities Board's Active, Beautiful and Clean (ABC) Waters Programme, and takes the lead in protecting the natural environment of the river.

The public swimming pools in the Sengkang Sports Complex has started operation from 1 August 2008.

ee also

*List of stadiums in Singapore

Notes

References

*cite web |url= http://jalankayu.community.org.sg/JKTracks/downloads/JKQ206.pdf|title= Jalan Kayu Tracks 2/2006: Sports and Recreational Facilities at Your Doorstep|date=|accessdate=2007-08-27 |format= pdf |work= Jalan Kayu and Sengkang West Constituencies

External links

* [http://sengkangwest.org.sg/main/mp_msg.asp# Sengkang West Constituency]