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20-523: The Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility is a public leisure centre that is located in the Ravenscraig area of Motherwell , North Lanarkshire , Scotland. The sports facility first came to attention when plans were being drawn up to form a new town on the site of the former Ravenscraig steelworks , which closed in 1992. The sports facility project was given the go-ahead in November 2008. Work on

40-623: A Presbyterian minister, joined the Extension Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison , organizing the Wisconsin Bureau of Civic and Social Development . By 1911 they organized a country-wide conference on schools as social centers. Despite concerns expressed by politicians and public officials that they might provide a focus for alternative political and social activity, the idea was successful. In 1916, with

60-530: A community gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may be open for the whole community or for a specialized subgroup within the greater community. Community centres can be religious in nature, such as Christian churches , Islamic mosques , Jewish synagogues , Hindu temples , or Buddhist temples ; though they can also be secular and in some cases government-run, such as youth clubs or Leisure centres . The community centres are usually used for: Around

80-453: A solarium , sauna and/or steam room . Some of its functions may overlap with that of a community centre . Leisure centres are staffed by attendants who carry out a range of tasks to help and supervise the people using the leisure centre's facilities, and act as swimming pool lifeguards , gym instructors and coaches , offering advice, motivation, and expertise to users. Leisure centres are often operated by private companies on contract to

100-646: A government/church or to the local subdivision of it. In addition to these models, community centres are also run by humanitarian organizations and the national societies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement . These centres serve as hubs for providing humanitarian aid, offering services such as psychosocial support (MHPSS), socio-economic development programs, social cohesion activities, and protection services for vulnerable populations, including refugees and migrants. These community centres are vital in crisis contexts, facilitating recovery and resilience by addressing

120-583: A major part in her concept of community development and democracy seen through individuals organizing themselves into neighborhood groups, and attending to people's needs, desires and aspirations. This can also include parks. In the United Kingdom, the oldest community centre is possibly that which was established in 1901 in Thringstone , Leicestershire by the old age pensions pioneer, Charles Booth (1847-1916). Extended in 1911 and taken over by

140-690: The Leicestershire County Council in 1950, this centre still thrives as an educational, social and recreational community resource and was the inspiration for numerous others of its kind. There are also community centres for a specific purpose, but serving the whole community, such as an arts centre . Online community centres are defined as a web-based interactive, user-submitted network for groups, organizations, or businesses. Users create their own personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, art, calendars, music, and videos to display on their own pages. Administrators provide oversight to

160-647: The badminton and the athletics events . The facility has also been host to several major sporting events, such as the British Lightweight Boxing Title Fight and the Premier League Snooker tournament . as well as several other events involving big names in British Sport. In recent times, the facility has also been confirmed as one of six 2020 Football Performance Centres across Scotland. On 27 June 2012, it

180-503: The UK many villages and towns have their own Community Centre, although nearby schools may offer their assembly or dining hall after school for Community Centre activities. For example, local schools near Ouston, County Durham may host dance or sporting activities provided by a local community centre. Parks are also considered community centers. Another pioneer of community centers was Mary Parker Follett , who saw community centers as playing

200-450: The content and approve membership of users. In Singapore , community centres are distinct buildings that are officially designated by the government of Singapore . They are meant to play an urban planning role especially as part of Housing Development Board projects. Enrichment and grassroots organization are their functions like most other community centres, but relieving traffic congestion concerns by placing community centres nearby

220-417: The facility, and it was estimated that over 100,000 people had used the facility for the first five months in operation. Some of the amenities that the facility includes are: There is also a jogging track completely surrounding the building that connects with the wider network of cycling and jogging paths throughout Ravenscraig and beyond. A mobile tennis court has been added for indoor and outdoor use,

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240-527: The first of its type in the UK . The facility has, even before opening, received several positive commendations. One in particular was from the Scottish football team manager Craig Levein , who said that the facility would benefit football and the local community. Former First Minister Henry McLeish also admitted in part one of his report of Scottish football that facilities like Ravenscraig are important for

260-641: The foundation of the National Community Center Association, the term Community Center was generally used in the US. By 1918 there were community centers in 107 US cities, and in 240 cities by 1924. By 1930 there were nearly 500 centers with more than four million people regularly attending. The first of these was Public School 63, located in the Lower East Side . Clinton Child's , one of the organizers, described it as: In

280-469: The future of the national game. Also, former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Yvonne Murray says that the facility will benefit sport in Scotland, saying that it will boost the nations medal tally. In June 2011, First Minister Alex Salmond praised the facility, admitting that it will deliver a real and lasting legacy for Scotland and North Lanarkshire. On 13 October 2011, over a year after opening, it

300-475: The local authority. Some leisure centres, particularly in Australia, are called aquatic centres , if their main facilities are pools for swimming , diving , and other aquatic sports . This article about a sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Community centre A community centre , community center , or community hall is a public location where members of

320-440: The new facility got underway in mid-2009. However, the project was at the centre of serious funding issues between different companies and councils, and thus delayed the beginning of construction by one year. The building has been fully completed and was opened to the public on 4 October 2010. Before opening, there was a 24-hour charity football event on 30 September 2010. On 16 February 2011, Provost Tom Curley officially opened

340-527: The social and emotional needs of affected individuals. The community centres typically have their own origin and history. There are some examples: Early forms of community centers in the United States were based in schools providing facilities to inner city communities out of school hours. An early celebrated example of this is to be found in Rochester , New York from 1907. Edward J. Ward ,

360-473: The world (and sometimes within single countries) there appear to be four common ways in which the operation of the kind of community centre are owned and organised. In the following description, " Government " may refer to the ordinary secular government or to a dominant religious organisation such as the Roman Catholic Church; and it may refer to the central, national, or international branch of

380-495: Was revealed that over 500 sporting events had been held in the facility. Other indoor football facilities in Scotland: Leisure centre Facilities typically include a swimming pool , a large sports hall, and a gym , and may include: aerobics studios, an indoor cycling studio, squash courts, a cafeteria , a licensed bar , outdoor grass and/or artificial pitches for football (soccer) , hockey etc.,

400-592: Was revealed that the facility had attracted over 500,000 people, and by 27 June 2012, the visitor count had past the million mark. The facility is being strongly considered as a training facility for the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow . Ravenscraig regional facility was also the main facility for the 2011 International Children's Games that took place in Lanarkshire , hosting

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