Thursday, June 16, 2005
Taking football into the future in Haverhill
Cabinet is being asked to agree a funding package of £1.5 million at its meeting in June to help create a brand new £2 million community football facility in Haverhill. In a report to Cabinet on 22 June members are asked to approve the £1.5 million, with the remaining amount coming from football funding organisations.
The Haverhill Football Community Project would see the construction of pitches, including a senior team pitch, spectator stand, club house, function, meeting and changing rooms, which could be used by a wide range of football groups from junior through to senior teams for men and women. The brand new facility would be built at either Chalkstone or Puddlebrook and would see Haverhill Rovers Football Club relocating from their present home at Hamlet Croft to the new community football site.
St Edmundsbury has been working with a range of partners to get the project off the ground, including the Football Foundation, local football clubs and Haverhill Town Council. Discussions are being held with a number of football groups in Haverhill in order to look at the best possible site for the scheme. Currently Chalkstone is the preferred site as it has strong links with the community sports facility being developed at Samuel Ward Upper School, which the council has helped to fund.
Portfolio Holder of Arts, Leisure and Culture, Cllr Andrew Varley, said:
“This is an exciting project that promises to make a huge difference to community football facilities in Haverhill and demonstrates our continuing commitment to develop the town.”
If Cabinet agree to the funding it will go to full Council for the final decision in June.
Cabinet is being asked to agree a funding package of £1.5 million at its meeting in June to help create a brand new £2 million community football facility in Haverhill. In a report to Cabinet on 22 June members are asked to approve the £1.5 million, with the remaining amount coming from football funding organisations.
The Haverhill Football Community Project would see the construction of pitches, including a senior team pitch, spectator stand, club house, function, meeting and changing rooms, which could be used by a wide range of football groups from junior through to senior teams for men and women. The brand new facility would be built at either Chalkstone or Puddlebrook and would see Haverhill Rovers Football Club relocating from their present home at Hamlet Croft to the new community football site.
St Edmundsbury has been working with a range of partners to get the project off the ground, including the Football Foundation, local football clubs and Haverhill Town Council. Discussions are being held with a number of football groups in Haverhill in order to look at the best possible site for the scheme. Currently Chalkstone is the preferred site as it has strong links with the community sports facility being developed at Samuel Ward Upper School, which the council has helped to fund.
Portfolio Holder of Arts, Leisure and Culture, Cllr Andrew Varley, said:
“This is an exciting project that promises to make a huge difference to community football facilities in Haverhill and demonstrates our continuing commitment to develop the town.”
If Cabinet agree to the funding it will go to full Council for the final decision in June.
