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Ready Steady Go for inclusive athletics project

by Claire Young on 9 July, 2018

Work starts today on the development of the new track and field facilities at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex. This is a fantastic facility for our whole area, used by a range of sports clubs and for events for local schools and the wider community. When this project is complete later this year not only will the sports track be ready for the next 25 years, there will also be facilities for new sports and equal access for para-athletes.

On Saturday the old track was given a great send-off with the 2018 Relay for Life event.

Signing on the dotted line: Councillor Chris Willmore (chair of the Project Steering Group), is pictured seated next to Councillor Karl Tomasin (vice-chair of the Project Steering Group), with Councillors Mike Drew, John Serle and Tony Davis behind (from left – right).

After Yate Town Council signed and sealed legal agreements with South Gloucestershire Council, Cllr Chris Willmore, the Yate Town Council Chair of the Project Steering Group stated:

“This is a wonderful step forward for sport in Yate.  It will give us modern athletics facilities that will last a generation.  It has been designed so para-athletes will have equal access, and includes innovative sports such as target sprint.  We thank the volunteers at YOSC who run the facility, Yate Athletics Club, the kind donors and governing bodies who have made this project possible.  We are delighted that Sodbury & Yate Business Association has adopted YOSC Ltd as their charity of the year, bringing a whole range of local businesses in to helping all the sports at YOSC, including boxing, football, hockey, rugby and walking football.”

Yate Town Council would also like to acknowledge a very generous donation received from an anonymous donor towards the project in the sum of £50,000.  The additional money will enable the project to provide enhanced facilities at the site.

The remainder of the funding for the replacement and enhancement project was secured by Yate Town Council through external funding and grants.

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