Foyle Arena to close to facilitate election count

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Tuesday, 28 February 2017 13:18

By Rebekah Logan

Foyle Arena is to close for a number of days ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

The building will be used as a count centre for both the Foyle and East Londonderry constituencies.

Users are being advised that the facility will be closed from tomorrow Wednesday 1st March to Saturday 4th March.

The public are being encouraged to use the Council’s other leisure facilities across the Council area including Templemore Sports Centre, Brooke Park Leisure Centre and City Baths, Derry; Melvin Leisure Centre and Riversdale Leisure Centre, Strabane and Derg Valley, Castlederg, during this period.

St Columb’s Park will also be closed to the public from the Limavady Road entrance with no access to the area from Browning Drive,

Fencing will be erected to close off walkways to the Limavady Road entrance from within the Park.