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Peter A Walker

Carbon-neutral football centre set to be built in Edinburgh

Thomas & Adamson has revealed its plans to redevelop a community football centre in Edinburgh.

Work is due to begin on the £1m Spartans Youth Workplace building later this year, with the property consultancy providing project management, quantity surveying and principal designer services.

The new 200 sq m building will replace the Spartans Youth Community group’s temporary facility next to Ainslie Park - the home stadium of Spartans FC - in Pilton.

The project aims to be one of the most sustainable community facility builds in Scotland, with local labour and responsibly-sourced materials used in construction, alongside the installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps.

Once opened, the centre will include a kitchen, arts centre and community space, roof terrace, pool tables and table tennis.

David Young, partner at Thomas & Adamson, said: “The new building allows local young people to enjoy a more modern and vibrant environment to socialise, create and enjoy leisure time - all part of Spartans’ ethos for the community, going above and beyond the football team.

“We're delighted to be involved in helping bring this new community facility to life, for the benefits to the local community, but also for the sustainable nature of both the construction and the eventual running of the workspace”.

While affiliated to the Scottish Professional Football League Two side Spartans FC, the new Spartans Youth Workplace has been funded by private investment and public grants as a hub for the whole community.

The building work is due to begin this autumn and is estimated to take 24 weeks.

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