THE impact of the new University of Worcester Arena has been praised by West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin.
University Vice Chancellor, Professor David Green, welcomed Mrs Baldwin to the £15 million venue, on Hylton Road, on the eve of a women’s wheelchair basketball game between Great Britain and Canada. She toured the facility along with Mick Donovan, head of the university’s institute of sport and exercise science, and players competing in the match. Mrs Baldwin said: “I am stunned by the quality of this new facility in Worcester. It will make the city a real centre for sports like basketball, netball and wheelchair basketball not just nationally, but at an international level.”
Professor Green said: “We were delighted to welcome Mrs Baldwin at the University of Worcester Arena and to introduce her to a number of the talented athletes who are already benefiting from this innovative facility.”
The arena is the first indoor sports facility in the country designed specifically to accommodate disabled and able-bodied athletes and was one of only six national projects to receive funding from Sport England’s Iconic Facilities Olympic legacy fund, with a grant of £1.5m.
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