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summer will see the maintenance programme progress to prepare the surfaces for sport.


Phase 2 comprises building and fitting out the clubhouse and constructing the car park at the lower end of the park. Funding for this is ongoing but, once it is in place for that, work will begin.” Pannal Sports JFC worked in partnership with the Football Foundation and the County FA to secure a grant of more than £350,000 from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund.


Chairman Nick Viles said: “Having a place to call home has been the club’s dream since I joined sixteen years ago. We would never


have realised it without the hard work and dedication of our grounds team, led by Mark Taylor, and the expertise and guidance of the Football Foundation, as well as the support of Harrogate Borough Council, club parents and the local community.”


Encouraging grassroots sports is a major priority for the club, Mark adds: “We want this to be a facility that benefits the wider community. It has taken more than ten years to reach this stage, with the first seven of those taken up with searching for a site. “The last three years have been extremely


busy,” he explains, “designing the scheme, gaining planning permission, securing a long- term lease and appointing a contractor.”


A number of challenges had been overcome before the work could start, he continued “but we are all looking forward to being able to use the new pitches this autumn”.


Football Foundation chief executive Paul Thorogood adds: “Funding from the Premier League, the FA and Government, through Sport England is playing a vital role in making the project a reality. Thanks to their investment, Pannal Sports JFC is one of the many clubs and organisations across England set to benefit from a state-of-the-art facility.” This was a ten-year mission that “picked up speed over the last four years”, states Club Secretary Graham Barker. “Constructing the


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