Opened in 1964, the sports activities centre was the positioning of the primary ladies’s FA Cup Ultimate in 1971 and has hosted cricket, basketball, rugby, American soccer and motor-racing.
It has additionally been the venue for worldwide swimming and diving competitions however in recent times centre has fallen into disrepair.
Asserting funding for the “once-in-a-generation redevelopment”, Mr Khan mentioned the positioning can be viable “for many years to come back”.
He famous what number of UK sporting stars have began their careers on the competitions hosted on the park, which he mentioned he recognised was in want of “main funding and refurbishment”.