Nuneaton - Recreation

Recreation

Nuneaton has two non-league football teams of note: Nuneaton Town who play in the Conference National and Nuneaton Griff who play in the Midland Combination Premier Division. There is also a thriving Sunday League football scene in the town, with teams from Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire competing in the Nuneaton & District Sunday Football League (NDSFL).

There are three rugby union clubs in the town: Nuneaton R.F.C. (nicknamed "the Nuns"), who play in National Division 1, Nuneaton Old Edwardians of Midlands 3 West (South) division and Manor Park of the Midlands 5 West (South) league.

The town is also home to Nuneaton Bowling club, where flat green bowls is played.

There are three main leisure centres in the town owned by Nuneaton and Bedworth Leisure Trust and maintained by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council:

  • The Pingles Leisure Centre - The Pingles is the main leisure centre in Nuneaton. It was rebuilt in 2004 to replace the old 1960s swimming baths. The new Pingles includes an indoor and outdoor swimming areas, a dance studio and gym. The Pingles also has an associated athletics stadium, the Pingles Stadium, which was built in 2004. The Pingles Stadium has a 250 seater stand, a running track and athletics facilities. The stadium also has a football pitch which is used by Nuneaton Griff for their home matches.
  • Jubilee Sports Centre - The Jubilee Sports Centre is a sports hall. The hall is used for various sports including badminton, five-a-side football/indoor football and basketball. The Jubilee also has a scoreboard, used for major basketball and indoor football matches. The hall can be hired out for uses such as karate lessons.
  • Etone Sports Centre - Etone Sports Centre is another sports hall. Etone sports hall also has astroturf football pitches which are used also for hockey. The centre is in the grounds of the school which bears the same name, Etone School, but Nuneaton and Bedworth Leisure Trust maintains the building.

Nuneaton has a museum and art gallery in the grounds of Riversley Park adjacent to the town centre.

Despite there having been many in the town in years gone by, Nuneaton now boasts just one theatre. Run solely by volunteers, the Abbey Theatre seats 250 plus space for wheelchair patrons and hosts a very busy schedule of live performances each year.

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