Leisure centres in Cardiff opened in 1982 in Llanrumney, serving south eastern areas of the city. Facilities include a 25m x 12m swimming pool, 6 badminton courts, multi use sports hall, 5 squash courts, fitness suite, outdoor tarmac 5-a-side pitch, activity area, community suite, crèche, junior activities, children's parties, holiday programmes, trampolining and gymnastics, cafeteria and vending machines, and a lounge bar. Cardiff Council is planning to develop the site of the leisure centre to include a new secondary school for the area. The centre is served by Cardiff Bus services 49 and 50. Eastern Leisure Centre is currently closed for refurbishment. It is
A Year in the Merde a foreign country. The character Paul in his attempts to assimilate (mainly to improve his sex-life) also contrasts other aspects of French society, in particular French bureaucracy and higher education, with the "system" in Britain. A sequel, "Merde Actually" ("In the Merde for Love" in the USA), was published in 2005. As it suggests, the title is based on the film "Love Actually". A second sequel, "Merde Happens", was published in the UK in 2007 and was released in the US in the summer of 2008. A fourth book 'Dial M for Merde' was released in the UK in September