http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Help bring National Performance Centre for Sport (NPCS) home for Edinburgh!" en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:25:00 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124709 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:14:39 +0000 crowriver 124709@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surely it's walkable/cyclable from Curriehill station though eh? Heavy rail comes out top again.</p> <p>(Mind you they're only every hour; every 2 hours on Sunday).</p> <p>Let's face it all the sportsters will be piling into their cars... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124702 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:23:25 +0000 Min 124702@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And the lack of any actual oxygen in the air is sure to strengthen their lungs too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124694 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:51:07 +0000 PS 124694@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>That's convenient. It should be easy enough to walk along the bypass. </em></p> <p>It's okay, these guys are athletes - the two mile jog will be part of their warm-up programme. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124689 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:14:43 +0000 ggovan 124689@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>"One of the stops of the £776m tram line – Edinburgh Park – will also be less than two miles from the campus."</blockquote></p> <p>That's convenient. It should be easy enough to walk along the bypass. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124678 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:24:09 +0000 PS 124678@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is elitism. Pure and simple! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124643 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:35:46 +0000 chdot 124643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-to-get-30m-elite-scottish-sport-academy-1-3088747" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-to-get-30m-elite-scottish-sport-academy-1-3088747</a></p> <p>Oh just elite then?</p> <p>People or sports?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124642 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:34:17 +0000 chdot 124642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/images/NPCS_walled_garden_dp_330x220.jpg"></p> <p><a href="http://andrewburns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-national-performance-centre-for.html" rel="nofollow">http://andrewburns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-national-performance-centre-for.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124626 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:27:40 +0000 Min 124626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>But but, didn't we beat Macedonia the other day (pop. 11?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124625 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:26:04 +0000 Baldcyclist 124625@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, but man, we need to get be''er at fitbaw, ken. Those bike folk are awready gid. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124622 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:16:39 +0000 steveo 124622@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Football? Surely it must be given the money spent on it... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124619 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:00:07 +0000 PS 124619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>But no cycling facilities? What's Scotland's most successful sport in terms of Olympic medals won in the last decade or so? ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-124606 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:06:28 +0000 chdot 124606@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> The new National Performance Centre for Sport will be built in the parkland setting of Heriot-Watt University’s extensive campus in the west of the city. It will feature a Hampden replica pitch, an outdoor synthetic pitch, four outdoor natural football and two rugby pitches, nine court sports hall, a 3G indoor football pitch and a fitness suite, and world class facilities for sports science and medicine all linked together by a spectacular sports promenade.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1321/capital_celebrates_winning_bid_to_host_national_sport_centre" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1321/capital_celebrates_winning_bid_to_host_national_sport_centre</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/dundee-and-stirling-miss-out-on-national-performance-centre-for-sport-1.129864" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/dundee-and-stirling-miss-out-on-national-performance-centre-for-sport-1.129864</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-121925 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:58:34 +0000 chdot 121925@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-bid-for-national-sport-centre-heats-up-1-3041210" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-bid-for-national-sport-centre-heats-up-1-3041210</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-113772 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:41:28 +0000 chdot 113772@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/chris-hoy-backs-edinburgh-for-performance-centre-1-2961990" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/chris-hoy-backs-edinburgh-for-performance-centre-1-2961990</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-113547 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:16:38 +0000 chdot 113547@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Judy vows to build Murray Tennis Centre for Scotland </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/home-news/judy-vows-to-build-murray-tennis-centre-for-scotland.21292974" rel="nofollow">http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/home-news/judy-vows-to-build-murray-tennis-centre-for-scotland.21292974</a></p> <p>Suspect Andy Murray has made more from his sport than Chris Hoy, so may be able to put some cash in, but it does show that however high profile a sport of physical activity is (eg also swimming) it often doesn't get enough funding/facilities. </p> <p>Unless it's football/golf. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-112295 Thu, 30 May 2013 09:13:46 +0000 chdot 112295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In view of the <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6593#post-112220">current moves over Waterworld</a> and years of rundown/dithering over Meadowbank it would perhaps be better if CEC backed away from new and shiny. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-111991 Mon, 27 May 2013 13:33:59 +0000 chdot 111991@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>A MAJOR hotel, conference suites and tennis courts are among the plans being drawn up in a bid to win a race to house the National Performance Centre for Sport in Edinburgh’s south-west.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/edinburgh-plans-to-win-national-sport-centre-bid-1-2945317" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/edinburgh-plans-to-win-national-sport-centre-bid-1-2945317</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-111990 Mon, 27 May 2013 13:30:10 +0000 Instography 111990@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Probably. It was that sense of entitlement that grated with the Skinner and Baddiel ditty too (although that was lessened by the certainty that there was no chance on earth of football actually coming home in the way that they hoped). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-111947 Mon, 27 May 2013 09:38:04 +0000 crowriver 111947@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perhaps in the sense that Edinburgh is home to most things 'national' in Scotland: galleries, museum, library, monument, parliament, etc. It's the capital, dontcha know? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-111942 Sun, 26 May 2013 23:04:13 +0000 Instography 111942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Home? In what sense would Edinburgh be "home"? (Apart from the Three Lions sense in which football came 'home'). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10276#post-111941 Sun, 26 May 2013 22:47:30 +0000 chdot 111941@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://andrewburns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/help-bring-national-performance-centre.html" rel="nofollow">http://andrewburns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/help-bring-national-performance-centre.html</a></p> <p>As mentioned (OT) in another thread when Midlothian dropped off the shortlist. </p>