Two of the biggest names in Scottish sport, Judy Murray and Colin Montgomerie, have announced plans for Scotland's first purpose-built tennis and golf centre.
The new centre, to be built at Park Of Keir between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan, will provide six indoor and six outdoor tennis courts, a nine-hole golf course with practice range, mini-golf, multi-sport artificial grass courts along with changing facilities, coaching suites, and restaurant. A hotel is also planned.
The complex will become a key element of the Stirling Sports Campus, which already encompasses the University of Stirling and Forthbank sports village to the east.
Judy Murray, mother of world tennis number two Andy, who comes from Dunblane, has long spoken of her desire to provide a lasting tennis legacy in Scotland.
She said: "The centre will make both sports more accessible and affordable for families, but especially for youngsters. My aim is to create a real community hub that links with local clubs and schools to grow both tennis and golf in the Stirling area and can deliver a pathway to excellence for the most promising players and coaches."
Colin Montgomerie, who also lives locally, added: "I think this is a fantastic project that will help nurture the next generation of Scottish golf and tennis stars. I am very excited to be part of the Park of Keir Centre and to work with Judy Murray going forward to make this centre a success.
"Scotland has a long rich history in producing golfers and now Andy Murray has single-handedly provided inspiration for a raft of future tennis stars. I think that creating a single venue in this central location where Scotland's best golfers and tennis players can train together side by side, sharing know how in a bespoke environment, can only benefit aspiring young Scottish sports stars and I look forward to seeing what we can achieve."
As well as the tennis and golfing facilities, the centre, which will be sited just off the M9 motorway, will provide other leisure facilities such as a children's adventure park, woodland walks and mountain bike trails, all geared at encouraging people to enjoy sport.
A spokeswoman for the King Group, which owns the site, said if planning permission is granted work will start on the site next year.
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