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Alain Baxter opens Bearsden Ski and Board Club Snowflex facilities |
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Olympic skier Alain Baxter officially opened the latest Snowflex®
surfaced facility at Bearsden Ski & Board Club on Saturday 6th May
2006.
The new snowboard park, two nursery slopes and a new
clubhouse were built with the help of a SportScotland Lottery award of
£200,000 from the Building for Sport Programme.
The club’s
facilities now boast a state-of-the-art floodlit ‘Snowflex’ main 80m
long slope with jumps and a quarter pipe for snowboarders and two new
‘Snowflex’ nursery slopes, which compliment the existing facilities at
the Club. There is also a new chalet style clubhouse with bar and
catering facilities. The new clubhouse incorporates changing rooms, ski
hire area and a fitness suite.
Formed more than 40 years ago by a small band of enthusiasts, Bearsden
Ski & Board Club now has a thriving membership of around 1,200.
With the new facilities the club aims to provide an enhanced level of
snowsports provision for their members as well as community groups from
around the West of Scotland. It has also been working in partnership
with several local authorities to develop a school-based programme to
provide instructional classes from beginners’ right through to advanced
level.
On opening the facility, Olympian Alain Baxter said:
“This is a tremendous facility and will be a great asset for snowsport
enthusiasts in the West of Scotland particularly the young who will
thrive here.”
Julia Bracewell, OBE and Chair of SportScotland said: “SportScotland is
delighted to have supported this visionary project with an award of
£200,000 from the Lottery funded Building for Sport Programme, to
provide this fantastic ski and snowboard facility. By supporting this
project we are ensuring that the people of Bearsden and the surrounding
areas have access to ski and snowboard facilities all year round, which
fulfils our ambition to increase the level of people’s physical
activity in Scotland, helping them to participate, develop and excel in
sport.”
The opening on 6 May was a chance for club members to
try out the new facilities and meet Alain Baxter. The club plan to
showcase their new facilities to the general public by holding a ‘come
and try’ open day within the next couple of months.
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