Which projects have benefited from funding during the last 12 months?
Court collaboration
Neath Port Talbot – Grant award: £73,745
Work on two fresh tennis courts, two basketball courts and one netball court was recently completed at Port Talbot Memorial Park, near the town centre.
Neath Port Talbot – Grant award: £77,384
In Cwmafan, where there’s interest in starting up a new tennis club, the old run-down tennis courts at Parc y Llyn have been refurbished to create one full-size tennis court along with a basketball court together with netball markings.
Gwynedd – Grant award: £105,916
Several indoor and outdoor courts are being resurfaced and re-lined at the Arfon Tennis Centre so that tennis, basketball and netball can be played.
Pembrokeshire – Grant award: £12,501
Tennis is the focus sport for the upgraded facilities at Ysgol Caer Elen in Haverfordwest, but netball and basketball will also benefit. The facilities will be available for both school and community use.
Wrexham – Grant award: £69,780
At Rhosnesni High School in Wrexham, six netball/tennis courts that had seen better days are being transformed and will also create a new home for Rhosnesni Netball Club.
Bridgend – Grant award: £84,750
At Caedu Park, in Ogmore Vale, netball is the priority sport driving the refurbishment of an old basketball court into a brand new multi-use games area (MUGA) court complete with all necessary line markings that will also enable basketball and tennis to be played.
Bridgend – Grant award: £82,500
Another MUGA for playing all three sports is being created at Maesteg Welfare Park in place of the old tennis courts.
Torfaen – Grant award: £102,297
A court refurbishment at Blaenavon Park is primarily aimed at meeting local demand for basketball but will also include provision for tennis and netball.
Monmouthshire – Grant award: £100,000
A new full-size outdoor netball court and two practice shooting areas at Monmouthshire Sports Ground will significantly improve local opportunities for netball and provide a new base for Monmouth Netball Club. The refurbished facilities will also cater for tennis and casual basketball.
Flintshire – Grant award: £96,500
Alun School in Mold is undergoing improvements that will benefit school pupils and the local community. Tennis is the focus of this refurbishment, but there will also be courts for netball and basketball, much to the delight of Mold Netball Club and Mold Basketball Club.
Pitch collaborations
Gwynedd – Grant award: £200,000
As the 19-year-old hockey pitch at Ysgol Godre’r Berwyn in Bala has come to the end of its life, the facility is being transformed to create a new playing surface.
Carmarthenshire – Grant award: £418,906
A new 3G pitch is being built at Llandovery RFC which will be suitable for rugby, football and other sports. The Sport Wales funding is being used to leverage other funding as part of an exciting development at the club.
Conwy – Grant award: £250,000
A full size 3G pitch, suitable for football, rugby and other sports, is being built at Ysgol y Creuddyn for use by the school as well as the local community.
Rhondda Cynon Taf – Grant award: £150,000
The primary hockey pitch for Rhondda Cynon Taf can be found at Ysgol Afon Wen (the updated name of Hawthorn High School). The pitch is being given a fresh surface as part of a wider package of upgrades to make the site into a local centre of hockey excellence.
Please note that some of these projects have already been completed while others are due for completion soon. Please also note that many of the projects may be reliant on other funding streams.
