New facility hopefully at West Lea.

[Mal]

Malcolm Robinson Bedlington West Ward.

 

I’ve been told I need to expand and better explain my post about the proposed project at West Lea.

(Well that makes a change from people saying I’m too verbose!)

The project I’m promoting, and have been for some years now, is to see a multifunctional facility at West Lea, next to the cemetery. We need a community centre and we need some sporting facilities so why not get them both in one hit, because in all likelihood we will only get one chance at this.

That’s why there are questions in the survey about both sports usage and community usage. I’m also keen to see some SEND provision so that’s why that is in too!

Also outside I want the full sized pitch restored to level and with drainage, which will help with, or give access for, some drainage for the path. Beyond that two junior pitches installed. With new changing rooms etc. in the new building this will be the best pitch in Bedlington and have decent facilities for our youngsters coming through.

I’ve identified a funding route and have a small group of people who are willing to manage it, namely the Bedlingtonshire Development Trust. They have even agreed to do the training necessary so NCC will consider them suitable. Big thanks to each and every one of them for their commitment!

I asked a month or two ago for some ‘likes’ to a post I put out about this in an effort to gauge some public support. What came back was about double what NCC get to their consultations and that enabled me to silence the NCC doubters and press through onto the next level. This time it’s a full feasibility study because we have to prove it’s needed, wanted and sustainable.

That will be based off the replies to the survey and that’s why I need as many people as possible to fill it in!

This isn’t just about the West End of Town or the Top End its for the whole of Bedlington so please fill it in if you would support it wherever you live.

Let’s get behind something positive for a change and let’s start to address the lack of facilities investment into the Bedlington for the past few decades!

Click the link and fill the survey in......about 2-3 mins!

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx...

[Canny lass]

Done! Good luck with this project, Malcolm. What a boost it would give to the area.