Urgent repairs needed on 11 of Sheffield's venues and leisure centres
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Sheffield City Trust, also known as Sheffield International Venues, runs the leisure facilities but council officers say it has been hemorrhaging cash.
The council said millions of pounds needed to be pumped into some facilities just to keep them open.
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Hide AdThey warned some sites have obsolete equipment which - if it goes wrong - could close the facility for several months.
The council gave SIV an emergency £1m last year, will subside it by £2.8m annually and is putting another £3.5m towards health and safety costs and maintenance.
We used a Freedom of Information request to find out which facilities need work.
Fly DSA Arena - £1,072,000
Repairs to ice rink barriers, spotlights, plant room and electrical panels, generator controls, heating, hot and cold water system repairs, external repairs and replacement of ice plant
City Hall - £261,900
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Hide AdEmergency lighting replacement, PA system repairs, Oval Hall carpet replacement, plaster ceiling repairs and decoration, minor wall decoration, replacement of some stage assets, induction loop
Ponds Forge - £182,500
Smoke vent actuators, electrical repairs, heating valves, lift control panels, hot and cold water supply repairs, car park and footpath repairs, replace two diving boards and repairs to poolside handrails
iceSheffield - £160,000
Ice chiller and skate grinder to be replaced and emergency lighting repairs
Hillsborough - £110,000
Teaching pool floor replacement, pool hall automatic door replacement, roof repairs, external door repair and decoration
Concord - £28,000
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Hide AdReplacement of failed external lighting, lift control panel, refurbishment of sports hall floor, flat roof repair
Springs - £588,800
Works required to boilers, ventilation and pool plant
Heeley - £50,000
Repairs to retaining and boundary wall, replacement back up boile
Tinsley - £96,500
Roof and gutter replacement, replacement of irrigation system
Beauchief - £239,500
Provision of alternative external storage facilities
Birley - £12,000
Repairs to off shot pro shop
These costs are based on initial surveys, the rest of the budget has been spent on fees, contingency and VAT. Work is now underway to determine the exact scope of repairs at each site.