Bright future for youth football as Staveley pitch earmarked for improvements

Young people in Staveley are set to benefit from improved sports facilities as ambitious plans set out to pull in more than £25million worth of funding to the area.
By Lucy Roberts
Published 22nd Feb 2021, 15:56 BST
Updated 22nd Feb 2021, 16:01 BST
Funding of £150,000 will be used to invest in drainage on the Chantry playing fields.Funding of £150,000 will be used to invest in drainage on the Chantry playing fields.
Funding of £150,000 will be used to invest in drainage on the Chantry playing fields.

Funding of £150,000 will be used to invest in drainage on the Chantry playing fields, where Staveley Miners Welfare Football Club youth teams currently play and train.

These works will ensure that less games are postponed and that children will have more playing and training time where they can improve their health and wellbeing.

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The money has been secured thanks to a Chesterfield Borough Council bid to the Government’s Accelerator Fund – submitted on behalf of the Staveley Town Deal board as part of wider plans to regenerate the town.

It is part of the same investment at King George V playing field led by the council, which will see new play equipment and an outdoor gym being added to the park.

Together all these improvements will ensure that Staveley has facilities suitable for every age group.

Ivan Fomin, chairman of the Staveley Town Deal board, said: “Supporting the Staveley Miners Welfare Football Club in this venture will make a real difference to the lives of young people in Staveley.

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"The Miners Welfare is a key part of the local community and this investment will help ensure there are fantastic facilities for young people.

"We are currently working hard to deliver more of our plans, which will directly benefit local residents as part of the town deal.”

Councillor Tricia Gilby, leader of Chesterfield Borough Council and deputy chairman of the Staveley Town Deal Board, said: “It is fantastic to see these accelerator projects progressing at this pace.

"These projects are just a small part of the overall town deal, which has the potential to transform Staveley and improve the lives of local people over the next few years.”

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Terry Damms, chairman of the Staveley Miners Welfare Football Club, is looking forward to the future.

He said: “It is a well-known fact that new drainage will enhance the number of games able to be played and reduce the number of games lost due to waterlogged pitches.

"We’re so pleased to have the funding to deliver this for the Staveley community.”

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