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By Martial News Reporter A PLAN to turn a closed-sports facility into a martial arts centre have been knocked down by a council. Sensei Scott Allbright, Aikido instructor and former world champion, wanted to convert the disused athletes track and facility into £3m martial arts centre and cultural attraction. But Sheffield City Council turned down Scott's bid on Woodbourn Road Athletics Stadium saying it was unsuitable. It will now be mothballed for six months. Sensei Allbright planned a training facility called "Sento" which would also offer Japanese attractions such as oriental gardens. His bid had the backing from Sport England and the Charity Bank - who had offered a £500,000 loan. Scott said: "Apparently our bid wasn't robust enough. It's a load of rubbish. I thought their arguments were weak and contradictory. "I think they're waiting for Tesco or Sainsbury's to turn up with a chequebook and buy the site." He said the council had objected because his plans relied on people taking out membership for training instead of allowing people just to "drop-in" for sessions Scott added: "We tried to explain that you can't have drop-in sessions for martial arts. You've got to know what you're doing, otherwise you’ll get hurt." There was one other bidder who was also rejected. Cllr Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, the council's cabinet member for business, jobs and growth, said: "We have been speaking with the bidders since the summer as the process does take time and we have to be thorough in our assessment of their proposals and how they might work in the future. "Unfortunately the business cases presented to us were not robust enough for us to have complete confidence in handing over the site and we have now met with bidders to tell them that we are not able to move forward." |
ISRAEL EUROPEAN COMPETITION A
KARATE tournament in Israel has been declared a success. The
30th European Karate Championships saw fighters from 15 countries take
part. Organised
by the Traditional Karate Federation of Israel, Countries
taking part were Israel, Spain, Armenia, Russia, Moldova, the United
Kingdom,
Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Macedonia, Austria, Czech Republic,
Lithuania, Cyprus
and France. The
biggest overall medal was by Poland, followed by the Macedonians,
Romanians and Ukrainian teams. The
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