Cheshire facility plan includes 11 new 3G pitches

Football facilities in Cheshire are set for a boost following the publication of a Local Football Facility Plan for the region.

The plan has been prepared with support from partners, including the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation, Cheshire County FA, Active Partnership, Sport England and Cheshire East Council.

Every local authority in the country has its own Local Football Facility Plan, which identifies priority projects for potential investment from the Football Foundation – so that more and better facilities for grassroots football can be delivered.

In Cheshire East, the plan identifies the need for 11 new 3G pitches and the refurbishment of three existing 3G pitches.

Priority projects for investment have been identified for the Crewe, Congleton, Nantwich, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach, Wilmslow, Poynton, Macclesfield, Knutsford areas. The plan also identifies potential projects to deliver new or refurbished changing facilities in places including Gawsworth, Poynton, Middlewich, Wilmslow and Crewe.