£4m indoor sports facilities for Newmarket

West Suffolk Council (WSC) and Suffolk County Council (SCC) are leading a project to invest £4m in new sports facilities in Newmarket.

Proposals for a piece of land owned by SCC at the rear of the former St Felix Middle School site would create a hub for sporting activity in the community.

While exact plans have not been finalised, the project would include facilities such as new badminton and basketball courts, space for gymnastics and other sports – as well as community facilities.

These would be in addition to the building of two new, floodlit tennis courts on the St Felix site which have already been agreed – replacing tennis facilities that were lost when the school site closed in 2012.

Under the proposal, each council would plan to contribute £2 million towards the scheme.