stadium development in cheshire

[Amber Rebel]

its amazing what a small club can achieve with the right backing.

taken from the nlp website

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former England and West Ham midfielder Sir Trevor Brooking will join local youngsters to officially open UniBond League Division One South club Nantwich Town`s new £4m changing pavilion and artificial turf pitch on Wednesday at the Weaver Stadium.

 

The outstanding new sports facilities were funded with a Football Foundation grant of £709,995 as part of the Community Club Development Programme (CCDP). CCDP is a Government funded scheme, managed by Sport England, specifically earmarked to develop links between the country’s leading junior clubs and their local communities, providing quality coaching and safe environments for young people to enjoy the national game.

 

The new changing accommodation comprises four team-changing rooms, officials’ changing rooms, male female and disabled toilets, a football development office and first aid & medical room on the ground floor. The upstairs will house the community activity and function room. This newly-developed changing pavilion will service the new artificial pitch and three grass pitches on the adjacent school playing field.

 

The new sports site will have a huge impact on the area’s sports provision which was previously not sufficient to deal with local demand. In addition, the total population within a twenty-minute drive time of Kingsley Fields is estimated at 274,439 and will have grown to 285,000 by 2010 so sports provision would soon have been even less satisfactory.

 

The new facilities will also enable the Nantwich Town FC to forge stronger links with Malbank School and enhance pupils’ extra curricular activity, whilst maximising use of Malbank School’s playing fields. 400 girls and boys between the ages of 6 and 16 will directly benefit from the new site. The new facilities will also help develop girls’ and women’s football, as well as local disabled football groups.

 

Nantwich chairman Clive Jackson said: "We are delighted to have finally been able to achieve our dream! This project demonstrates clearly what can be achieved when partner agencies work together towards a common goal for the benefit of a whole community. I would personally like to thank all the people who have worked alongside me during this project without whose help and support this successful completion would have not been possible. We would additionally say a huge thank you to the organisations which have helped fund the project – namely, the Football Foundation, the Football Association, Sport England, Nantwich Town Council and Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council.”

 

Paul Thorogood, chief executive of the Football Foundation, said: “I am delighted that a great club like Nantwich Town Football Club is now playing a vital role in developing the grassroots game in their area. The CCDP funding partnership between the Football Association, the Football Foundation and Sport England is strengthening the bond between local clubs and the communities they serve.”

 

Stewart Kellett, Regional Director, Sport England, said: “This facility is key to the local development of football and we are committed to making sure that the club continues to provide access for the community. The Community Club Development Programme represents a new way of working for Sport England whereby national governing bodies are involved in the initial selection of possible projects for funding, based on their own strategic plans. Nantwich Town Football Club was identified by the Football Association for investment and this investment through the Football Foundation will have such a positive effect on the development of the sport at all levels in this area.”