Bridgwater Canalside Centre
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The Bridgwater Canalside Centre was renamed 'The Canalside' in February 2008 and is a facility located near to the village of Huntworth
on the outskirts of Bridgwater
in Somerset
, England.
The site was formerly known as the Hinkley Point Sports and Social Club and was owned by British Energy till it was bought by a charity called BCC Huntworth. The property is less than a mile from Junction 24 of the M5 motorway
. It is situated alongside the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
and adjacent to large areas of farmland.
The entire site is approximately 8 acres (32,374.9 m²) and comprises 7000 sq ft (650.3 m²) building complex containing, large dance hall, function rooms, commercial kitchen, squash courts, and ancillary rooms. Outside there are 2 full-sized football pitches, flood-lit tennis courts, children’s play areas and parking for around 100 cars.
It was launched in 2006 as a venue for conferences and training, functions, entertainment as well as a range of sport and community activities.
The property is used by the Somerset and Sedgemoor
District Councils as well as the National Health Service
. It has also been the venue of match between the world darts champions in June 2007 and a Paul Stockman event in October 2007. The Bridgwater Canalside Centre is also used as a parking site for the annual Bridgwater carnival, the profits of which are donated to charity.
More recently the venue was host to Our NHS Our Future - led by top surgeon Lord Ara Darzi
from the Ministry of Health and the NHS Review, a week later.
Huntworth
Huntworth is a small hamlet and farming community , within the civil parish of North Petherton east of the M5 motorway from Bridgwater, Somerset, England....
on the outskirts of Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England.
The site was formerly known as the Hinkley Point Sports and Social Club and was owned by British Energy till it was bought by a charity called BCC Huntworth. The property is less than a mile from Junction 24 of the M5 motorway
M5 motorway
The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley...
. It is situated alongside the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south-west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, opened in 1827 and linking the River Tone to the River Parrett. There were a number of abortive schemes to link the Bristol Channel to the English Channel by waterway in the 18th and early 19th...
and adjacent to large areas of farmland.
The entire site is approximately 8 acres (32,374.9 m²) and comprises 7000 sq ft (650.3 m²) building complex containing, large dance hall, function rooms, commercial kitchen, squash courts, and ancillary rooms. Outside there are 2 full-sized football pitches, flood-lit tennis courts, children’s play areas and parking for around 100 cars.
It was launched in 2006 as a venue for conferences and training, functions, entertainment as well as a range of sport and community activities.
The property is used by the Somerset and Sedgemoor
Sedgemoor
Sedgemoor is a low lying area of land in Somerset, England. It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills, historically largely marsh . The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor, and the western part West Sedgemoor. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels...
District Councils as well as the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
. It has also been the venue of match between the world darts champions in June 2007 and a Paul Stockman event in October 2007. The Bridgwater Canalside Centre is also used as a parking site for the annual Bridgwater carnival, the profits of which are donated to charity.
More recently the venue was host to Our NHS Our Future - led by top surgeon Lord Ara Darzi
Ara Darzi
Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, KBE, PC MD FMedSci, HonFREng, FRCS, FRCSI, FRCSEd, FRCPSG, FACS, FCGI, FRCPE FRCP HonFRCPI , is one of the world's leading surgeons at Imperial College London where he holds Hamlyn Chair of Surgery, specialising in the field of minimally invasive and...
from the Ministry of Health and the NHS Review, a week later.
External links
- http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2009285.mostviewed.200_pack_nhs_meeting.php
- http://archive.falmouthpacket.co.uk/2007/2/9/81838.html
- http://www.dymondpromotions.co.uk/past_events.htm
- http://www.bcch.co.uk