The official opening of Flinton Fields will take place as part of Flinton Festival on Saturday 15 August.
The project was funded with the help of a £308,564 grant from the Football Foundation. With further funding coming from Hull City Council and Preston Road New Deal for Communities.
The facility comprises a 37m x 43m floodlit, fenced tarmac-surfaced MUGA. It will provide a modern, safe environment for local residents to take part in sport and active recreational opportunities. The playing field has also been reconfigured to provide three senior, two junior and two mini-soccer grass football pitches. The dilapidated temporary changing rooms that were at the site previously have been demolished and replaced by a brand new changing room complex, providing four team and two referees' changing rooms.
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The main aim of the project has been to provide better football opportunities for people of all sectors of the community. This objective will be achieved through a comprehensive football development plan (FDP) that has been drawn up in partnership with the Football Foundation and the East Riding County FA. The FDP will engage a range of groups within the local community, including juniors, disabled footballers, as well as the development of women & girls football.
Participants will be able to access a whole spectrum of provision, from new junior and mini-soccer pitches, to the already existing adult pitches. Access to kick-around sessions, training courses and school holiday programmes will also be available. The Flinton Fields facilities are set to become the centre-point for major football development within the Preston Road area and surrounding wards of the city.
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