Parish Grant Helps Youth Sport Development at RWBSA

Royal Wootton Bassett Sports Association (RWBSA) - of which Royal Wootton Bassett Town Football Club is a full member - have received a grant award from Lydiard Tregoz Parish Council.

With youth participation thriving in all the sports at the volunteer-run RWBSA, the Association is seeking to develop out additional land it has recently taken ownership of and turn this into grass playing surfaces to help support the demand for youth sport, notably football.

Development of the new grass pitches will be progressed over the next two years, and the Association is very grateful for the grant award from Lydiard Tregoz Parish Council that will help fund the survey and design work that is currently ongoing.

Commenting on the funding award, RWBSA Facilities Manager (and RWBTFC Vice Chairman) Pete Yeardley commented: "It's fantastic to see participation in sport at our site thriving as much as it is, and particularly youth sport. Development of the new land will help us support that demand, and so deliver on our mission to provide affordable and sustainable top class sport and social facilities to the local community. We thank Lydiard Tregoz Parish Council for helping us to do that."

Huge thanks also go to Paul Harrison for his work in helping secure the grant.

About Royal Wootton Bassett Sports Association (RWBSA)

RWBSA is based at the Gerard Buxton Sports Ground, Brinkworth Road, Royal Wootton Bassett. The facility opened in September 2015, marking the success of a long campaign by RWBSA to raise funding for the development.

Three sports clubs are full members of the Sports Association: Royal Wootton Bassett Town Football Club, Royal Wootton Bassett Cricket Club and Royal Wootton Bassett Tennis Club.

Also hosted at the site are the Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds Running Club and Royal Wootton Bassett Petanque Club.

RWBSA is a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation providing sporting and social facilities to the local community.

Further information about RWBSA can be found on the RWBSA website and on the dedicated page of our website.