Julie Rose Stadium Photo: ABC
The Julie Rose Stadium now has a brand new athletics track following a £300,000 investment on the new running surface by Ashford Borough Council.
Freedom Leisure and Ashford Borough Council worked on plans to re-surface the outdoor athletics track at the iconic stadium that was built in 1997. Works begin in March this year and the finishing touches were completed in July.
The stadium held its first major athletics event this weekend where it hosted the Centurion Run 100 mile run. Ashford Athletics are using the track again on Tuesdays and Thursdays and there is an athletics week Summer Holiday for kids starting on the 9th August.
The next phase of investment will see the indoor running chute replaced along with a refurbishment of the indoor throwing cage later this year.
This follows on from the complete refurbishment and opening of the new gym and exercise studio last year, and is further evidence of the great partnership between the council and the not-for-profit leisure trust to improve the health, wellbeing and sporting facilities for the people of Ashford and the surrounding area.
Cllr Matthew Forest, portfolio holder for environment, property and recreation, said: “Over the last few years the Council has invested heavily in improving the leisure facilities on offer across the borough, not only here at the Julie Rose Stadium, but at the Stour Leisure Centre, Spearpoint, Waterside and Pitchside as well as at Tenterden Leisure Centre.
“The Julie Rose Stadium really is a fabulous sporting facility and now our local sports clubs are able to use some of the very best athletics facilities locally with our investment in the track will making it one of best around.”
For more information visit:
Julie Rose Stadium | Ashford (freedom-leisure.co.uk)