| Q. What sports facilities are included on Active Places NI? |
A. The following facilities are included:
- Athletics
- Bowling (stadium)
- Bowling (outdoor)
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Driving circuits
- Equestrian
- Golf
- Health and fitness
- Ice rink
- Outdoor courts
- Pitches (grass and artificial)
- Pools (swimming and diving)
- Sports halls
- Squash courts
- Tennis courts
- Water sports
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| Q. Are there plans for other types of facilities to be added to the Active Places NI database? |
A. Yes, we will be adding:
- ‘Natural’ sports facilities
- Gymnastics centres
- Long distance cycleways
- Long distance footpaths
- Multi-use games areas
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| Q. Why are sports not listed - only facilities? |
| A. Active Places NI was developed as a register of sports places, rather than sports themselves. We intend, however, to provide links to other sites that give information about activities available at each facility.
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| Q. Why can I not find a facility I know should be there? |
A. This could be for a number of reasons.
- Maybe it is there. To find a single facility use the facility finder in the main map screen. Here you can search on a partial name of a facility using % as a wild card, or search on a town name to bring up a list of all facilities within that town.
- It could be because your definition of a facility differs to ours.
- If these two steps indicate that the facility should be added to the Active Places NI database please contact us using the feedback link on the bottom of this page.
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| Q. What are the criteria for facility inclusion? |
A. Those that fit the types of facility and fall into these categories:
- Public sector, including district council
- Education, including further and higher education
- Sports clubs
- Private/commercial, including hotels, leisure clubs and private sector chain providers
Facilities that are not usually open to the public are not included on the site.
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| Q. Why were these types of facilities chosen? |
A. These facilities were chosen because:
- They are where the majority of formal sport takes place.
- They are the facilities which are most invested in by the Sports Council Lottery Fund.
- They tend to be large land users.
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| Q. How many facilities are included? |
A. Approximately 4,000 facilities in Northern Ireland.
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| Q. How do I submit information for a facility that is not on the Active Places NI database, or let you know that details are inaccurate? |
| A. Go to our Feedback section.
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| Q. Why register with the Active Places NI site? |
| A. If you register with Active Places NI then your local map will automatically display every time you log on. This will help you find the information you are after more quickly. You can also choose to be notified when new facilities open in your area.
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| Q. What about information on sports clubs? |
| A. Active Places NI holds information on sports facilities rather than clubs, although in some cases they do overlap (e.g. golf clubs). We are planning to include information on clubs in the future.
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