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{{short description|Overview of leisure centres in Cardiff}}
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Most '''leisure centres in [[Cardiff]]''', capital of [[Wales]], are owned by [[Cardiff Council]]. Since 2016, the running of eight formerly Council-run [[leisure centre]]s has been outsourced to [[Greenwich Leisure Limited]], operating under their 'Better' branding. Channel View Leisure Centre continues to be managed by Cardiff Council, whilst the [[Cardiff International Pool]] in [[Cardiff Bay]] is run separately by another private company.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jones, Rachel (July 20, 2016)|title=Council Deal Saves Cardiff Leisure Centres for 15 Years|url=https://businessnewswales.com/council-deal-saves-cardiff-leisure-centres-for-15-years/|publisher=BusinessNewsWales|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
==Leisure centres==
===Channel View Centre===
[[File:Channel View Leisure Centre, Grangetown - Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 1468927.jpg|thumb|right|Channel View Centre]]
'''Channel View Centre''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan Channel View}}) reopened on 1 March 2002 after a period of closure from 1997, in [[Grangetown, Cardiff|Grangetown]] in the south of the city.
Its facilities include a sports hall with [[Artificial turf|3G Astroturf pitch]], outdoor five-a-side 3G Astroturf pitch, fitness suite, dance studio, music room, activities area, [[climbing wall]], squash court and a World Trail (outdoor exercise equipment which has the following stations: Step Up, Push Up, Beam Jump, Climbing Wall, Body Curl, Leg Lift, Vault bar and Horizontal Loop Ladder.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2%2C2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C3707%2C3715 Cardiff Council: Channel View Centre]</ref>). Activities include junior activities, children's parties, holiday programmes and fitness classes including aerobics, circuits, [[boxercise]] and cardio and kickboxing.
The centre is also host to Cardiff Bay Water Activity Centre which offers a wide range of water and land based activities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indoor Rowing: Cardiff Bay pulling in competitors |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/parklife/2009/11/18/indoor-rowing-cardiff-bay-pulling-in-competitors-91466-25195463/|access-date=1 November 2010|publisher=WalesOnline.co.uk|date=18 November 2009}}</ref>
The centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] service 9A and [[Grangetown railway station]].
===Eastern Leisure Centre===
[[File:Eastern Leisure Centre Cardiff.JPG|thumb|Eastern Leisure Centre]]
'''Eastern Leisure Centre''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan Hamdden y Dwyrain}}) opened in 1982 in [[Llanrumney]], serving south eastern areas of the city. Facilities include a 25m x 12m swimming pool, 6 badminton courts, multi use sports hall, 5 squash courts, fitness suite, outdoor tarmac 5-a-side pitch, activity area, community suite, crèche, junior activities, children's parties, holiday programmes, trampolining and gymnastics, cafeteria and vending machines, and a lounge bar.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C3707%2C3710&parent_directory_id=2865 Cardiff Council: Eastern Lesiure Centre]</ref>
Cardiff Council is planning to develop the site of the leisure centre to include a new secondary school for the area.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/02/16/heads-in-favour-of-school-proposal-91466-22934230/ Wales Online: ''Heads in favour of school proposal'']</ref>
The centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] services 49 and 50.
Eastern Leisure Centre is currently closed for refurbishment. It is anticipated to reopen in Autumn 2016.
===Fairwater Leisure Centre===
[[File:Fairwater Leisure Centre Cardiff.JPG|thumb|right|Fairwater Leisure Centre]]
'''Fairwater Leisure Centre''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan Hamdden y Tyllgoed}}) opened in 1983 in [[Fairwater, Cardiff|Fairwater]], serving the north west of the city. Its facilities include 4 badminton courts, sports hall, 4 squash courts,
outdoor skate park, fitness suite, 25m x 12.5m swimming pool, children's activities, junior activities including gymnastics, trampolining and football, holiday programme, cafteria, vending machines, and a lounge bar.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2%2C2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C3707%2C3711 Cardiff Council: Fairwater Leisure Centre]</ref>
In 2008, a local version of [[Britain's Got Talent]] was held at the centre.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/03/29/lauren-s-a-big-hit-91466-20689339/ Wales Online: ''Lauren’s a big hit'']</ref> In February 2010, the leisure centre was targeted by thieves who broke into lockers.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2010/02/26/spate-of-thefts-from-leisure-centre-lockers-91466-25918000/ Wales Online: ''Spate of thefts from leisure centre lockers'']</ref>
The centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] services 33 and 61 and [[Danescourt railway station]].
===Llanishen Leisure Centre===
[[File:Llanishen Leisure Centre Cardiff.JPG|thumb|right|Llanishen Leisure Centre]]
'''Llanishen Leisure Centre''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan Hamdden Llanisien}}) is the largest in Cardiff, in [[Llanishen]] in the north of the city. The centre opened in 1987 and has facilities including a leisure pool with wave machine, 6 badminton courts, multi use sports hall, 3 squash courts, fitness suite with cardio theatre music system, mini gym with fitness assessment room, community suite, crèche, junior activities, children's parties, holiday programmes, bar/coffee area, pool side café, snooker room, and a private function room with catering and licensed bar for 250 people.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C3707%2C3712&parent_directory_id=2865 Cardiff Council: Llanishen Leisure Centre]</ref>
In 2006, Llanishen Leisure Centre installed a pool cover and controls for its pool pumps heating and cooling, resulting in a 20% drop in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions since 2006 and energy savings of more than £30,000 were made in 2008–09.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/08/18/cardiff-council-leading-fight-to-cut-carbon-footprint-91466-24462166/ Wales Online: ''Cardiff council leading fight to cut carbon footprint'']</ref>
The leisure centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] services 29, 29B and 52A and [[Ty Glas railway station]].
===Maindy Centre===
[[File:Maindy Swimming Pool.jpg|thumb|left|Maindy Pool]]
'''[[Maindy Centre]]''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan Maendy}}), also known as '''Maindy Swimming Pool and Cycle Track''' was originally opened in 1993 in [[Maindy]]. In June 2005 a new 56 station fitness Suite, dance studio and lecture room were opened. Its facilities also include a 25m deck level swimming pool (6 lanes), football pitch (full size), floodlit 460m outdoor velodrome, outdoor tarmac 5-a-side pitch, and a cafeteria. The Life Trail (outdoor exercise equipment) has the following stations: Welcome station, Lower Body Warm-Up, Upper Body Warm Up, Torso Stability, Standing Push Up, Forearm Roll and Lower Body Stretch.
The site also incorporates the Road Safety Centre which provides various road safety programmes, school crossing patrol training, mature driver refresher courses, driving simulators and external traffic features.
Maindy Centre is home to the Maindy Flyers Youth Cycling Club, Maindy Marlins Swimming Club, Maindy Corries Football Club, Maindy Higashi Karate Club, Maindy Triathlon Club and Maindy Rookie Lifesaving Club.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C4662%2C3717&parent_directory_id=2865&positioning_article_id=&language=&sortkey= Cardiff Council: Maindy Centre]</ref>
The cycle track was used in the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] held in Cardiff.
The leisure centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] services 21, 23, 24, 25 and 27.
===Pentwyn Leisure Centre===
[[File:Pentwyn Leisure Centre Cardiff.JPG|thumb|right|Pentwyn Leisure Centre]]
'''Pentwyn Leisure Centre''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan Hamdden Pentwyn}}) opened in 1989 in [[Pentwyn, Cardiff|Pentwyn]] in the north east of the city. Its facilities include a leisure pool with slide, waves and features, 4 badminton courts, multi use sports hall, 2 squash courts, fitness suite, community suite, an upper activity area, crèche, junior activities, children's parties, holiday programmes, bar/coffee area, poolside café, and suites available for private function hire with catering and licensed bar.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C3707%2C3713&parent_directory_id=2865 Cardiff Council: Pentwyn Leisure Centre]</ref>
In November 2009, the Welsh Open Dodgeball Tournament was held at Pentwyn Leisure Centre.<ref>[http://forums.walesonline.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8426 Wales Online: ''Cardiff Dodgeball Tournament] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708172644/http://forums.walesonline.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8426 |date=8 July 2012 }}</ref> The centre's swimming pool was dyed pink in celebration of a fundraising community day in 2009.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/30/pool-is-dyed-pink-in-pentwyn-for-fundraising-fun-day-91466-23746253/ Wales Online: ''Pool is dyed pink in Pentwyn for fundraising fun day'']</ref>
The leisure centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] services [[List of bus routes in Cardiff|51 and 58]].
===STAR Centre===
[[File:STAR Centre, Splott, Cardiff.JPG|thumb|left|The STAR Centre]]
'''STAR Centre''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan STAR}}), in [[Splott]] first opened in 1981 and was taken over by the Council in 2001 undergoing refurbishment to include a fitness suite, a disabled lift in the foyer and the incorporation of the new Splott Library.
Its facilities include six badminton courts, facilities for basketball/netball/football, disabled facilities and changing room, fitness suite, gymnastics, soft play, meeting rooms, function room, children's activities, holiday programmes, vending machines, and a fully licensed bar.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C3707%2C3716&parent_directory_id=2865 Cardiff Council: Star Centre]</ref>
Cardiff's Dragon Dolls [[roller derby]] team train weekly at the Star centre,<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/04/16/meet-the-real-roller-derby-dolls-91466-26254465/ Cardiff Online: ''Meet the real roller derby dolls'']</ref> where the Cardiff Beer Festival, Wales' biggest beer festival, has previously been held.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/06/11/wales-biggest-beer-festival-at-cardiff-91466-23839938/ Wales Online: ''Wales biggest beer festival at Cardiff'']</ref>
The leisure centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] service 11.
This venue has now closed  and been turned into a medical centre.
===Western Leisure Centre===
[[File:Western Leisure Centre, Cardiff, Wales.jpg|thumb|right|Western Leisure Centre]]
'''Western Leisure Centre''' ({{langx|cy|Canolfan Hamdden y Gorllewin}}) opened in 1979 in [[Caerau, Cardiff|Caerau]], serving the south west of the city. The centre was rebuilt in 2008 at a cost of £5.5m and could be used for training for the [[2012 Olympic Games]]<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2009/01/28/construction-firm-stradform-give-cardiff-a-sporting-chance-for-olympic-training-91466-22797831/ Wales Online: ''Construction firm Stradform give Cardiff a sporting chance for Olympic training'']</ref>
Its facilities include a 72 station gymnasium/fitness suite, cardio theatre, spinning room, dance studio, training/meeting room, community room (crèche, martial arts, children's parties, holiday programmes), outdoor floodlit [[multi use games area]] (for football, basketball and tennis), deck level swimming pool (25 metres x 12.5 metres), teaching swimming pool (13 metres x 7 metres), small beached toddler pool with small slide and snake water squirter, vending machines and café. Western Leisure Centre is home to Western Warriors Swimming Club.<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2%2C2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C3707%2C3714 Cardiff Council: Western Leisure Centre]</ref>
In February 2010, the leisure centre was targeted by thieves who broke into lockers.<ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2010/02/26/spate-of-thefts-from-leisure-centre-lockers-91466-25918000/ Wales Online: ''Spate of thefts from leisure centre lockers'']</ref>
The leisure centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] services 12, 13 and 96.
==Other facilities==
===Cardiff International Pool===
[[File:Cardiff International Pool '09.jpg|thumb|Cardiff International Pool]]
'''[[Cardiff International Pool]]''' ({{langx|cy|Pwll Rhyngwladol Caerdydd}}), in the [[Cardiff International Sports Village]], opened on 12 January 2008. It is a [[Public-private partnership|public-private]] funded project, with a partnership between Cardiff Council (land owner) and Parkwood Leisure (operator).<ref>[http://www.leisure-centre.com/centredetails.php?RECORD_KEY(centres)=ID&ID(centres)=76 Parkwood Leisure manages Cardiff's newest International sport and leisure venue]</ref>
Construction of the £32&nbsp;million facility commenced in April 2006 and includes two pools; an Olympic standard [[List of Olympic size swimming pools in the United Kingdom|{{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} 10-lane competition swimming pool]] with seating for 1,000 spectators and a {{convert|25|m|ft|abbr=on}} 4-lane [[indoor waterpark]] with [[flume|flume rides]], a beach area with [[water slide]]s, a lazy river and Jacuzzi. The centre also has a [[gym|fitness suite]] and studios, conference rooms and a café.
It was also built to support the [[London 2012 Olympics]] as a training facility. The pool replaces the Olympic size Empire Pool (used in the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]], which Cardiff hosted) which was demolished to make way for the Millennium Stadium ready for Cardiff and Wales to host the [[1999 Rugby World Cup]].
The leisure centre is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] services 9 and 305 and by [[Cogan railway station]].
===Cardiff International Sports Stadium===
[[Image:Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.JPG|thumb|right|Cardiff International Sports Stadium]]
'''[[Cardiff International Sports Stadium]]''' ({{langx|cy|Stadiwm Chawaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd}}) is a multi sport and special event facility. It has a capacity of 4,953.
Its facilities include a fully certificated international track and field facilities including an international standard external throws area, photo finish rooms and equipment, announcer's room, doping control facilities, [[first aid room]], sports retail outlet,
50 station staffed fitness suite including a cardio theatre, hospitality suite, 2 activity zones, 2 training rooms, physiotherapist rooms, 7 changing rooms, 100m x 70m inner field, full size artificial training pitch, 2 rugby / football pitches (1 floodlit), Trim trail leading to extensive off-road running with links to Cardiff's parks and the [[Taff Trail]], and wetlands areas within facility grounds.
The stadium also is the home of Welsh athletics, [[Cardiff City F.C. Academy|Cardiff City Youth Team]], [[Cardiff Bay Harlequins A.F.C.]], [[Cardiff City L.F.C.|Cardiff City Ladies football club]] and [[Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club]].<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2868%2C2967%2C3001%2C4662%2C4664&parent_directory_id=2865 Cardiff Council: Cardiff International Sports Stadium]</ref>
The stadium is served by [[Cardiff Bus]] service 95 and [[Ninian Park railway station]]. There are 180 parking spaces on site and 1,000 spaces adjacent to the stadium.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=36 Channel View Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=1 Eastern Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=24 Fairwater Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=4 Llanishen Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=13 Maindy Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=32 Pentwyn Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=17 Splott Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=41 Star Centre Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://apps.cardiff.gov.uk/leisureactivities/brochure_online.php?lang=ENG&brochure_id=61 Western Programme]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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