Exeter College is celebrating the official opening of its £1.4m Exwick Sports Hub.
Local and regional sports leaders will join college governors, staff, civic leaders and students on Thursday, October 16, as the sports pavilion is officially opened by Lord Mayor Percy Prowse.
It represents the latest phase of the college's £14m sports investment programme.
The Exwick Sports Pavilion provides modern classrooms and changing areas, complementing the existing playing fields and court areas where college students and community groups can play cricket, football and tennis.
This development is the latest in an investment programme of new sports and fitness facilities for the city and the local community following the refurbishment of a £1million gym in the city centre in 2012 and the college's management of Devon County Council's purpose-built Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre opened in 2013 through the proceeds of the sale of the Exeter Airport.
"We're delighted to be officially opening this sports hub," said principal Richard Atkins, who is chairman of the Association of College Sports Committee. "It is an important development providing an additional focus for our own college sports courses allowing our expanding sports programmes to continue to succeed and it gives the continued support for improving community participation in sport in the city and the wider region. Working with Exeter City Council, the community groups such as Exwick Villa Football Club, cricket club and Exwick Tennis Club will now also benefit from these secure modern facilities."
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