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2 days ago
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Site confirmed for potential new £100k sports area in town
The location of where a new £100,000 sports facility could be built has been announced, as planning permission is sought out. The decision to try and build a Multi Use Sports Area (known as a MUSA) in Royal Wootton Bassett was first announced in June 2025, when town councillors resolved to turn this idea into a reality. The MUSA would include a hard court and fenced area, providing the space for a variety of sports to be played, including football, hockey, basketball and more. According to councillors, it's been a "long-term aim" of the council, and now further steps have been taken to get the ball rolling. One month on from the town council's decision to pursue this, a location and cost for the proposed sports area has been confirmed. Here's how the sports area could look if plans get the green light (Image: Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council) If planning permission is approved, Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council hopes to build the MUSA on Showfield Park, using a £90,000 grant secured from Community First, as well as 10 per cent of the council's own contribution from the Community Infrastructure Levy funds. "Following feedback from residents, the town council will be installing the MUSA at our Showfield Park and believes this new investment to the park will be welcomed by the local community," said a spokesperson for Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council. "The MUSA will create an accessible, free-to-access site, supporting one of the Town Council's emerging objectives, Healthy and Safe in Bassett." The Town Council has also confirmed it is working closely with Scarrott's Fun Fair, which is based on the Showfield, to ensure minimal impact to the running of the fair. Showfield Park could become home to the town's first MUSA (Image: Google Maps) In order for work on the MUSA to begin, Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council must now apply for planning permission and secure the green light from Wiltshire Council. Members of the community including local schools and Rise Trust Youth Club will also be contacted to help shape the sports area in a way that will best benefit young people in the town. Recommended reading: Progress made in project to bring fast food chain to town centre Fears over smell from planned food waste facility addressed Road closure halted amid 'unacceptable' 14-mile diversion Already, residents from across town have taken to social media to have their say on the plans. Commenters have called this "fantastic news" and "a brilliant idea", with some raising questions about why a location for a town skatepark can't be found so easily. It comes after years of campaigns for the skatepark - an idea which the town council said it supported in 2023 but struggled to find a suitable location for. Responding to the concerns, chief officer Mark Hopkins clarified: "The rules on where to put a skatepark are very different, and Showfield is not a suitable location from the assessment work I commissioned. "We do have a skatepark working group with residents."
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3 days ago
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City pickleball and padel courts approved
Plans for new padel and pickleball courts have been approved. Alan Jordan, who runs Padel Peterborough, was given permission to convert four unused tennis courts at Powerleague, next to Stanground Academy. Plans for five new padel courts and three smaller pickleball courts, with the associated fencing, were approved by the city council. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Mr Jordan stated in his application: "The existing site is vacant and dilapidated and not used to its full potential as tennis courts or any sports facility." When built, the padel courts are expected to be the first of their kind in the city, with two other planning applications in surrounding area awaiting a decision. Plans stated that the existing clubhouse would provide toilets and welfare facilities. The courts would be restricted to use between 08:00 and 20:00 every day of the week. Mr Jordan said he believed the social side to padel was what made it popular. "It is a skilled game, as any racquet sport, but more people are willing to participate because they don't have to spend as much time trying to perfect the game in order to play at a competitive level," he said. The new courts in Stanground must be built within three years, the authority said. Sport England supported the application. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. More on this story Padel: 'I want to play the sport but I can't afford it' Game on for new pickleball and padel courts? Related internet links Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC News
3 days ago
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Peterborough pickleball and padel courts approved
Plans for new padel and pickleball courts have been Jordan, who runs Padel Peterborough, was given permission to convert four unused tennis courts at Powerleague, next to Stanground Academy. Plans for five new padel courts and three smaller pickleball courts, with the associated fencing, were approved by the city to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Mr Jordan stated in his application: "The existing site is vacant and dilapidated and not used to its full potential as tennis courts or any sports facility." When built, the padel courts are expected to be the first of their kind in the city, with two other planning applications in surrounding area awaiting a stated that the existing clubhouse would provide toilets and welfare courts would be restricted to use between 08:00 and 20:00 every day of the Jordan said he believed the social side to padel was what made it popular."It is a skilled game, as any racquet sport, but more people are willing to participate because they don't have to spend as much time trying to perfect the game in order to play at a competitive level," he new courts in Stanground must be built within three years, the authority England supported the application. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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22-07-2025
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Corby football pitch reopened after 90k refurbishment
A 3G football pitch which was identified as of poor quality has undergone a £90,000 popular facility at West Glebe in Corby has reopened, following the project backed by North Northamptonshire received £25,000 from the Football Foundation, with the local authority providing the remaining Benneyworth, the council's Reform UK executive member for health and leisure, said: "The Astroturf was in desperate need of resurfacing having been patch repaired over several years." The Football Foundation is the English football charity backed by funding from the Football Association, Premier League and to the council the pitch is used by both male and female teams from junior to senior level, as well as walking authority said it hoped to increase participation in the area following the project. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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21-07-2025
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New £800k football pitch opens at Jersey's Springfield Stadium
A new all-weather 3G pitch which cost more than £800,000 has opened to Stadium in St Helier is home to the Jersey Bulls but the venue is also used by the nearby primary school and Jersey's walking football Minister Andy Jehan said it was it was time the previous pitch was replaced after it was put in more than 10 years ago."It's vital that we've got somewhere that people can use... on average around 1,000 people a week use this surface," he said. "We've also taken the opportunity to replace the floodlights, so we've got more power efficient floodlights - we're also doing some work inside and hopefully this will last us at least another 10 years."
