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Sport Northern Ireland (previously the Sports Council for Northern Ireland) has approved awards of £6.17m to sports projects from all over Northern Ireland.
The successful applicants include; Bready Cricket Club, Maghermason who will see aspiring young cricket fans bowled over by an investment of £1,573,569 for the construction of a cricketing and sports centre of excellence;
Hanwood Trust Company Ltd, Tullycarnet recieving a £1,000,000 investment which will see the creation of a floodlit third generation synthetic pitch, fitness suite and changing facilities;
Ballymote Community Project, Downpatrick, receiving a £1,275,000 investment for the provision of a 4-court sports hall, boxing area, community fitness suite and changing accommodation;
Donaghmore & District Community Association will benefit from a multi-purpose indoor sports facility, fitness suite, changing facilities and outdoor play area, part funded by an investment of £570,000;
The Cliff, Larne received a £1,000,000 investment for the creation of a floodlit third generation grass pitch and changing accommodation and
St Mary’s GAC, Faughanvale, Derry received an investment of £235,000 towards the construction of a full sized Gaelic pitch with floodlighting and fencing.
Representatives from each of the projects joined Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, Edwin Poots at the House of Sport on 14 June, Belfast, to receive their letters of offer from Sport Northern Ireland.
Sports Minister Edwin Poots said: “These projects have been developed by the community for the community and will be owned and managed by the community”.
“They will provide opportunities for participation from grass roots to elite sports development. Their sports development plans are ambitious, but realistic, and this has only been made possible through the partnerships the applicants have put in place and evidenced.
“These partnerships include not just the local authorities, without whose support these projects would not have succeeded, but also the local schools and further and higher education colleges, local sports clubs, governing bodies of sport and the men's and women's forums within each community.
“The projects each cross many agendas such as health and education, as well as addressing social need. It is a very exciting time for these communities and I wish them well with their projects.”
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