ROYAL Wootton Bassett Sports Association (WBSA) is in the process of relocating from its current site at Rylands Way to a new location opposite Ballards Ash Sports Ground.
The move will see an expansion from a seven-acre site to a 23-acre site to the north of the Malmesbury Road.
The association hosts the Town’s football, tennis, cricket and road running clubs, together with social clubs.
The new site, when completed, will provide for a full size and floodlit third generation artificial grass pitch (AGP), two cricket squares, four football pitches of varied sizes, eight tennis courts, as well as a changing room and community and social facilities within the clubhouse.
Paul Harrison, relocation manager, said: “I’m delighted to report that the sale and purchase of the land was completed in April 2014 and that work has commenced on the development of the new site.
“Funding awards from the Football Foundation, Football Stadia Improvement Fund, and Sport England Inspired were all confirmed, bringing the total awarded grant funding to over £1million.”
Any local clubs or organisations interested in the facilities should contact Paul on 01793 855665.
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