Burscough Dynamo opens upgraded sports hub

Burscough Dynamo FC officially opened their upgraded sports hub at the Thomas Galvin Sports Ground yesterday.
The project was made possible thanks to a grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation, as well as funding from the West Lancashire Borough Council and Sport England.
The club did not previously have a base for its teams, instead playing at a number of local venues. The grant has enabled them to carry out extensive pitch improvement works on the site of their new hub. The grass pitches were previously out of use for three years due to severe waterlogging. Now, the state-of-the-art surface will support Burscough Dynamos and other users.
The facility comprises: six full-size pitches; one 9v9 pitch; four Mini-Soccer pitches and a changing pavilion with clubroom. Thanks to the upgrading of the site, Burscough now has a permanent home which will help them to retain and develop their players as well as attract new ones.
West Lancashire Borough Council has given a 25 year lease for the playing fields and pavilion to Dynamos to enable the club to attract the funding required to improve the facilities.
Simon Kenyon, Chairman of Burscough Dynamo, said “I would like to thank West Lancashire Borough Council for agreeing a long-term lease with us for the playing fields and changing pavilion, and the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, Sport England and the Council for their funding.
“All this has enabled the facility to be used once again mainly for grassroots football, but will allow us to offer cricket and other sports. It will also allow Burscough Dynamo FC to develop its Mini-Soccer, adult football and female football sections, as well as offering holiday activities and other sporting opportunities.”
Paul Thorogood, chief executive of the Football Foundation, said: “The Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund provides the investment necessary to improve grassroots football facilities. So, I am delighted to see Burscough Dynamo FC join thousands of local clubs who have reaped its benefit, in this case through the opening of a their upgraded sports hub.
“Having delivered over £1.4bn of grassroots sports infrastructure projects, the Football Foundation has developed a network of accessible, first-class facilities in areas they will have the greatest impact – thanks to money from the Premier League, The FA and the Government via Sport England.