A new multi-million pound sports centre has opened at Worle Community School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

The @Worle Centre features a 3G full size artificial turf football pitch with floodlighting, which is also suitable for full contact rugby training.

A fitness suite and a dance studio with sprung wooden floor and light system is also housed at the facility as well as a sand based artificial turf pitch for hockey and other multi sports.

The centre is managed by @Worle Trust, which is made up of representatives of Worle School, North Somerset Council, the Brandon Trust and the Somerset County Football Association.

Other facilities include multi purpose rooms, indoor and outdoor changing facilities and a café.

The building work, carried out by Willmott Dixon, started in April last year and was completed in December.

The centre will also provide day service facilities for adults with learning disabilities, which are provided by the Brandon Trust and Banwell Pottery.

Cabinet member Felicity Baker, North Somerset Council, said: "This innovative approach to providing much-needed community facilities shows how services can continue to be delivered and improved at a time of huge financial challenge for the council."