Cardiff International Sports Village News

This is the first look at detailed plans for Cardiff Bay’s long-awaited new ice arena and real-snow indoor ski slope. The new artist impressions were released as the scheme’s developers, Greenbank Partnerships Limited, presented their £200m vision to stakeholders. Read more at WalesOnline.co..... More...

The BBC reports that the winter sports complex in Cardiff Bay's landmark International Sports Village is to finally go ahead. Work on a 150m ski slope, a nursery slope, skating arenas plus shops, bars, restaurants, a hotel and new homes will start immediately. The project will be .... More...

Developers have been invited to bid for the right to build an indoor snow slope and permanent ice arena in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff council has asked any would-be developers to make submissions before a tendering process begins “imminently”. Bidders have been told they must accommodate an ice ....More...

In an article about development of the ice rink, which will form part of the proposed International Sports Village in Cardiff, the indoor slope gets a mention so still seems to be part of the grand plan.

It could bring a taste of the Alps to the coast of South Wales. Even during the economic slump, a snow dome has emerged as one of the key schemes officials believe can be brought to fruition in Cardiff. Cardiff council’s executive is today being asked to allow senior officers to develop the ....More...

The announcement by the British Government to, probably, develop the country’s first gambling mecca or “Super casino” in Manchester rather than one of the other locations bidding for the lucrative development was a setback for two proposals which were to incorporate indoor snow centres – Blackpool ....More...

If Cardiff wins the bid to host the UK's first super-casino, then it is expected that the whole sports village will be complete by 2010 and will include an indoor snow slope. More...

A temporary ice rink being built in Cardiff will be around for about five years, when it will be replaced with the "permanent facility". We can assume that the new permanent facility will include the development of the proposed indoor slope for Cardiff's ISV.The full press release from Cardiff ....More...

Cardiff Council’s bid for a regional casino, as part of the International Sports Village (ISV) development, has today moved forward another important step.The Casino Advisory Panel today named the final eight bids that it would be evaluating, with a final recommendation of the winning bid being ....More...

The Cardiff International Sports Village (ISV) has taken another huge step forward with the news that Cardiff Council and Orion Land and Leisure (Cardiff) Limited (OLLC) have successfully completed a deal for a spectacular residential development on the site. Residential developers Bay Pointe Ltd, ....More...

One of the country’s biggest unions has backed the plan to bring a regional casino to Cardiff.The GMB has thrown its full weight behind Cardiff Council’s official bid to secure a regional casino for the International Sports Village (ISV), which will support the Welsh capital as a UK core city for ....More...

Sports Management reports:The realisation of the £700m Cardiff International Sports Village (CISV) has taken a step forward with the signing of development agreements to start civil engineering work. The £17m civil engineering programme, which entails the construction of roads and other ....More...

ASPERS, part of the Aspinall Packer Group (APG), has been named as the casino operator who will provide the driving force and major investment in Cardiff’s £700 million International Sports Village. It is hoped the 80 acre development in Cardiff Bay will both regenerate the area and raise the city’....More...

Long delayed plans for a £700m ($1.3 billion US) “International Sports Village” in Cardiff Bay, Wales, finally took a step forward this month with the submission of initial planning applications to the local authorities for initial facilities on the site including a swimming pool complex and a food ..More...

The long planned £1 billion “sports village” in Welsh capital Cardiff has received planning permission. The complex will incorporate a 10,000-seat indoor arena, a snowdome, international rowing and canoe course, white-water rafting centre and Olympic-sized swimming pool.From Snow365.com

We had a press release yesterday about the Cardiff’s International Sports Village development. There's no mention of the proposed indoor slope, so we checked with them. They said it was still in the proposal.Here's the press release in full.Cardiff’s International Sports Village development is ....More...

Cardiff’s International Sports Village is attracting interest from sports and leisure students, who will be instrumental in taking the development forward.The team leading the development are keen to forge links with students, who will be the ones to run and benefit from the Sports Village in the ....More...

The people at Cardiff tell us: The £700 million Sports Village project is developer led and will be financed entirely by private investment.Within the next few weeks the Council is due to appoint a developer to be responsible for the sports and leisure elements of the village.So that's good news it ..More...

Leisure Management reports that Decline in lottery funding sees Sports Council for Wales concentrate on the communityThe Sports Council for Wales has announced that its National Lottery funded schemes are to be cut back following a decline in income. Although the council has distributed more than £....More...

A few days ago we received a very large package outlining the Cardiff Sports Village development.The Village won't be complete until 2010 and whilst there's no real details on the plans for indoor slope, there was an enclosed article from Sports Management magazine with the following information:....More...

The plans for the massive redevelopment of Cardiff Waterfront have remained quiet for some months now. However a recent report in Leisure Management Magazine reveals that work has begun on the project and that it still includes plans for a snow box for winter sports.The article reads:Work has begun .. More...

The Leader of Cardiff Council, Councillor Russell Goodway, has welcomed the launch of work on site of the International Sports Village.Welcoming guests to the launch event on the Ferry Road site this morning (Thursday, September 4), Councillor Goodway, said: “The £700 million development of this 80 ..More...

Work began today (Thursday, September 4, 2003) on a £700 million development scheme to create an innovative sports and leisure destination on Cardiff’s waterfront. The Cardiff International Sports Village project is one of Europe’s biggest urban regeneration schemes and the first sports facility ....More...

The long-awaited International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay has taken a major step towards construction after councillors approved outline plans last week.

Plans for the long awaited £700m International Sports Village on a 95-acre waterfront site in Cardiff Bay were considered by city planning chiefs for the first time this week. Even if it gets the go ahead at local level, it will almost certainly have to then go before the National Assembly for ....More...

It's still a bit of confusion around Cardiff's snowdome plans. On the one hand we have Xscape talking about a mini dome and on the other there's the long standing plans for a slope as part of a massive International Sports Village.The much-delayed pounds 400m Cardiff International Sports Village ....More...

THE Millennium Dome's Mr Fix-It is looking to build a new mini-dome in Cardiff - with snow.Pierre-Yves Gerbeau, the Frenchman brought in from Disneyland Paris to turn around the fortunes of the dome, has revealed he is actively interested in operating the indoor ski-slope planned for Cardiff Bay's ....More...

Cardiff has been pencilled in for an Xscape development by Xscape Chief Exec, PY Gerbeau. There are already plans afoot in Cardiff for a snow dome, but our guess is that the planned slope would be an Xscape slope. It was suggested that the slope would be built before PY Gerbeau's plans to float ....More...

Plans for a £700m international sports village in Cardiff Bay have at last been unveiled. Cardiff County Council is spearheading the development on land at the Ferry Road peninsula, next to the 500-acre lake created by the Cardiff Bay Barrage. Up to two thirds of the 80-acre site will be devoted to ..More...

We've tried to contact various people concerning the proposed Cardiff Bay snowdome development. The most we can find out is that the slope is still going ahead and Cardiff Bay people are still talking to the developers/designers.

AH, a reader of The Boarder says:I saw something in the local paper a few weeks ago suggesting that the Sports Village was no longer going ahead in Cardiff, and a 50m pool (which was part of it) was going to be built in Swansea instead.The article was mainly about the pool, because there is ....More...

Plans for a £240million International Sports Village moved forward in April this year with Cardiff County Council's £8.9million acquisition of a 74-acre site in Cardiff Bay. More at Leisure Week]

Plans for a £240million International Sports Village have moved forward this month with Cardiff County Council's £8.9million acquisition of a 74-acre site in Cardiff Bay. The site was sold earlier this month by Associated British Ports, developer Grosvenor Waterside and the Cardiff Bay Development ....More...

The Cardiff Snowdome has received funding from European Regional Development Fund to the tune of £2.1M. It will be developed as a tourism flagship to regenerate South Wales. The partnership developing the project involves Cardiff County Council, Philips Electronics and other private sector ....More...

A proposed £200million sports village for the Welsh capital has taken a step closer to reality after securing the site for the development. Cardiff County Council agreed terms late last month for the 72-acre site in Cardiff Bay from the land's joint owners, Associated British Ports and Cardiff Bay ....More...

The developers of Xscape have said that that the Cardiff slope won't be a multi-leisure complex like Milton Keynes, but a stand alone slope in a "leisure development area" and will probably be smaller than the Xscape slope.

Cardiff County Council has approved plans for a £200m international sports village on the waterfront, including athletics stadium, swimming pool, two ice rinks, two hotels and a ski centre.

The site will include an indoor ski slope, a proposed replacement for Wales Empire Pool, an outdoor stadium and an ice-rink serving as home to the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team. It also reveals plans for a waterfront office block, housing and hotels. If the project is given planning permission, it ..More...

The £240million International Sports Village development in Cardiff Bay was given the green light last week. Outline planning permission, subject to approval by Welsh Secretary Ron Davies, was granted to the 70-acre scheme by Cardiff County Council on 30 September after Cardiff Bay Development ....More...