Sports facilities get funding for improvements

Bottesford Pavilion will get £120,000 to improve its facilities

Two community projects in a North Lincolnshire town will receive a major funding boost.

Bottesford Football Club and Bottesford Pavilion have been awarded a combined grant of £320,000 to improve their facilities.

The funding is provided by North Lincolnshire Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which is part of the government's Levelling Up scheme.

Council leader Rob Waltham said: "These are two great projects that will support hundreds of residents to see improved access for sporting and community activities."

Bottesford Football Club will be given £200,000 to upgrade the indoor gym facilities at its home ground of Barrett Steel Stadium in Scunthorpe.

The club supports more than 24 teams, ranging from under-7s to senior level, including a Down's Syndrome team, a Special Olympics team, and Wildcats for girls.

Founded in 1974, it previously secured a grant of £1.5m to build a floodlit 3G pitch, upgrade grass pitches and improve the covered seating and disability access.

Bottesford Pavilion will get £120,000 to enhance access by adding new toilet facilities, along with upgrading to more energy efficient heating and lighting.

Councillor John Davison, cabinet member for communities, said: "Both of these facilities will benefit greatly from this cash boost.

"Hundreds of residents use these facilities every week and this investment will enable them to have an improved experience."

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