Sporting nomads find their home with £500,000 venue

NEW sports facilities which cost almost £500,000 were officially opened yesterday, giving a new home to several teams which have been living a “nomadic existence”.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Feb 2011, 06:00 BST

A pavilion, a multi-use games area and grass football pitches were all unveiled at Doncaster’s Cantley Park, which will become the club base for Bessacarr FC, as well as several adult Sunday League teams.

Bessacarr FC’s club secretary, Nathan Batchelor, said: “From a nomadic existence to having a permanent base, the new facilities will make it easier for the club to grow and develop.

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“It will help establish the club as part of the community and will hopefully encourage the wider community to get involved in volunteering.”

The project received a £479,984 grant from the Football Foundation which is also contributing towards running costs.

Funded by the Premier League, The FA and Sport England, the Football Foundation is the nation’s largest sports charity.

Its chief executive, Paul Thorogood, said: “On behalf of everyone at the Football Foundation, I would like to congratulate Doncaster Council and the Sheffield and Hallamshire County FA for all the hard work that has been invested into securing this grant.”

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