Girdwood Indoor Sports Facility

Indoor sports facility at Girdwood

Work is underway on plans for a new indoor sports facility at Girdwood Park in north Belfast

Background to Girdwood project

A masterplan for the Girdwood site was published in May 2012. The Girdwood Masterplan Conceptual Framework aims to maximise economic, social and environmental benefits to the local and wider community. Promoting a safe and shared space is at its core.

To date, these elements of the plan have been delivered:

• the Girdwood Community Hub,
• 3G pitches,
• a site for housing, and
• infrastructure including roads, cycle paths and landscaping. 

The indoor sports facility, a second site for housing and a mixed-use economic space have still to be developed.

Funding and timeline

We’ve committed £6 million to the facility through our Leisure Transformation Programme.

We’re working with the Department for Communities on the project. Once plans are finalised, it is hoped that additional funding will be secured to allow construction to start.

Unique selling point

The agreed Unique Selling Point for Girdwood Indoor Sports Facility is the provision of a multi-use 8 court sports hall with spectator seating, to provide a host venue for sports such as Netball, Futsal and indoor disability sports. This will provide the ability to host regional, national and international indoor sports competition. In addition to the 8-court sports hall the facilities mix for Girdwood will also have a 25m swimming pool and a Fitness Suite.