The Alan Higgs Centre

The Alan Higgs Centre, opened in September 2004, is a leisure centre situated in about 80 acres grounds near to the River Sowe, on Allard Way in the southeast of Coventry, England.cite web
title = The Alan Higgs Centre
publisher = Coventry Sports Foundation
url = http://www.covsf.com/ahcContent.html
accessdaymonth = 20 October| accessyear = 2007] cite web
title = Sweet skatepark news for Coventry
publisher = BBC
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/teens/skate/allard-way-site.shtml
accessdaymonth = 20 October| accessyear = 2007] It was designed by RHWL architects,cite web
title = The Alan Higgs Centre
publisher = RHWL architects
url = http://www.rhwl.co.uk/project_111.aspx
accessdaymonth = 20 October| accessyear = 2007] and built by Galiford Try plc at a cost of about 8 million pounds to their client and the current owner, the Alan Higgs Centre Trust.cite web
title = Leisure Latest Projects: Alan Higgs Centre
publisher = Galiford Try plc
url = http://www.gallifordtry.plc.uk/data/UserContentRoot/Home/Building/Leisure/Latest%20Projects%5Cproject_detail29.asp
accessdaymonth = 20 October| accessyear = 2007] The funds were provided by the Alan Edward Higgs Charity.

The Coventry City Football Club's Academy is based at The Alan Higgs Centre. There are four outdoor grass football pitches, a synthetic indoor pitch, and a synthetic floodlit outdoor pitch. It is also a venue for county netball games, and there is a skateboard area.

The judo and volleyball competitions of the 2007 UK schools games were held in The Alan Higgs Centre, being one of the venues for the games which were held in the Coventry from 23 to 26 August 2007.cite web
title = UK school games: Coventry 2007
publisher = UK school games
url = http://ukschoolgames.com/coventry/venues.php
accessdaymonth = 20 October| accessyear = 2007]

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