Chilwell Olympia - Citizendia

Chilwell Olympia is a sports centre in Chilwell, near Nottingham, run by Broxtowe Borough Council with the aim of meeting the recreational and sporting needs of the locality as well as the physical educational needs of the pupils at Chilwell School. Chilwell is a residential Suburb of Greater Nottingham, in the Borough of Broxtowe of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Broxtowe is a local government district with Borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. Chilwell School (formerly known as Chilwell Comprehensive School is a secondary school located in Beeston, Nottingham, England. The centre was opened in April 1974 and it is the base for a large number of clubs and local sporting activities. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

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Indoor activities available include aerobics, badminton, basketball, cricket, fencing, karate, netball, short tennis, squash, table tennis, trampolining, and volleyball. Aerobics is a form of Physical exercise that combines rhythmic Aerobic exercise with Stretching and Strength training routines with the Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand ( or is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands from indigenous fighting methods and Chinese Kenpō. Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. Squash is a racquet sport that was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game (compared with the Trampolining is a competitive Sport in which Gymnasts perform Acrobatics while bouncing on a Trampoline. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet

There is also a large and modern gym attached to the centre, called the Siloettes Fitness suite. The gym was refurbished in 2004 and new equipment was added.

Outside activities include Skateboarding and BMX riding, Cricket, Football, Hockey and Orienteering. Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a Skateboard. BMX ( Bicycle Motocross) is a form of Cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20 inch wheels Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Orienteering is a family of Sports that require Navigational skills using a Map and Compass, usually in combination with Point to point racing The site has small all-weather facilities for skating including a jump box, quarter pipe and half pipe. ^[1]

The centre is also used for events such as antique fairs, computer fairs, function hire and car boot sales. An antique ( Latin: antiquus; old is an old Collectible item It is collected or desirable because of its age rarity condition utility or other unique A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Car boot sales are a mainly British form of Market in which private individuals come together to sell Household and garden goods The term refers

Chilwell Olympia is also home to the Nottinghamshire Badminton Association.

The centre's sports facilities have been assessed as "good". ^[2]

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