Council confident new all-year playing pitches will 'score' with Grimsby-area footballers

Soon to be replaced - the old synthetic pitch has been out of use for many years 

PLANS for a football ‘hub’ on land in Grimsby have been finalised, thanks to an injection of money from the Premier League, The FA and the  Football Foundation.

A bid for £1.5m to the Football Foundation to support the new Clee Fields project has been approved, so, along with the money from North East Lincolnshire Council’s capital projects budget, the work can  create new facilities.

Two new all-year  3G pitches, both suitable for football and one suitable for rugby, will be laid to replace the old synthetic  pitches that have been out of use for several years. 

As part of the same project, new changing facilities will be created alongside a larger car park and additional security fencing. 

Air source heat pumps, solar panels and LED lighting will be used in the scheme as part of the Council’s ongoing pledge to reduce carbon output in its projects.

Planning permission for the scheme was granted earlier this year since when work has been ongoing to secure contractors.