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New 3G football pitch completed at Calverton Miners Welfare Football Club
Date Posted: 3:33 PM on Mon, 19 May 2025
A brand-new, all-weather 3G football pitch at Calverton Miners Welfare Football Club is now complete and ready for use, thanks to support from Gedling Borough Council and funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The state-of-the-art facility, based at the club’s grounds in Calverton, features a high-quality artificial surface and newly installed floodlights, enabling matches, training sessions and community events to take place all year round, including during the darker evening hours.
The project was part-funded by a £100,000 contribution from Gedling Borough Council, with additional match funding helping to unlock further investment from the Football Foundation, bringing the total value of the project to over £900,000.
The upgraded pitch is already supporting the club’s growing number of youth and adult teams. It is regularly used for training, coaching sessions and community events, with a particular focus on providing quality facilities for junior female football development and encouraging more young people to get active and involved in sport.
The pitch is part of Gedling Borough Council’s wider strategy to improve sports infrastructure across the borough, using UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocations to deliver community-focused projects that promote health and wellbeing.
Councillor Henry Wheeler, Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing at Gedling Borough Council, said:
“We’re really pleased to see the new 3G pitch completed and ready to use. This is a fantastic facility that will benefit not just the players and coaches at Calverton Miners Welfare, but the wider community too.
The club has an impressive youth set-up and we hope this new pitch encourages even more people to get involved in the game, from young children just starting out to adults looking to stay active. It’s a great example of what can be achieved through partnership and investment in local sport.”
Viv Corcocan from Calverton Miners Welfare Football Club, added: “We’re absolutely delighted with the new 3G pitch and the new floodlights. It will make a massive difference to what we can offer as a club. It means more training sessions, more matches, and more young people getting involved in sport – even in the evenings. We’re incredibly grateful to Gedling Borough Council and the Football Foundation for making this happen. It is also important to recognise the volunteers within our two linked Clubs Calverton FC and Arnold Eagles FC who have worked tirelessly in the background to support the venture and both clubs fundraising initiatives"
This investment is one of several initiatives being delivered across the borough to improve sports participation, support grassroots clubs, and create a healthier, more active community.