Sports centre Het Activum is virtually ready. The final touches are being done at present. Sports clubs can already use the complex in September. The official opening will take place on 7 and 8 October.

New Bentickspark almost ready

The opening of Het Activum marks the near-completion of the new Bentinckspark. The sports centre is the heart of the park. Het Activum consists of two sports halls and a gym; a top-class sports hall measuring 56 by 28 meters and a height of 9 meters, a sports hall measuring 44 by 24 meters and a height of 7 meters, and a gym measuring 14 by 22 meters and a height of 5.5 meters.

2100 seats in the stands

A walkway round the two sports halls and gym will be located on the first floor, so that the audience has a good view of the sportsmen and women. The top-class sports hall has 1100 fixed seats in the stands. The capacity can be extended to 2100, allowing for large-scale events to take place. There will be twelve changing rooms and a joint sports bar for the users of the athletics track and Het Activum. The north side of het Activum can be expanded with units for paramedics and other functions on the interface of education, sports, exercise and health. In addition, Het Activum also has to contribute to the municipal sustainability ambitions. Thus, the building ‘without gas’ is connected to the Thermal Energy Storage for its heat supply and is fed by the mains water of the WMD. In the future, electric power will be generated by solar panels installed on the roof of het Activum.

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