A SPORTS club has unveiled a brand new £107,000 pitch after securing a major funding boost.

Earls Colne Recreation Club has completed its new multi-use games area.

The club secured just over £87,500 from Bellway’s De Vere Road housing development in the village.

The new ground was completed on Wednesday and there is already interest from a new walking netball club.

It is hoped the pitch will attract clubs to the village such as netball, walking football and five-a-side football. It will cost £20 to book the pitch.

Recreation club manager Sue Freear said: “We’re hoping we will attract many more clubs during the day and evening for a whole range of abilities. We are really excited we can offer a new facility to the village and surrounding areas. In what has been a very tough few months for the club financially, this will bring us in a new revenue stream.

“This pandemic has been hard on everyone and with the opportunity to play new and different sports we hope we can help get people active and mentally strong.”

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