The Bobby Moore Sports Hub
Client:Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Project value: £12 million
Partners: Bradshaw, Gass and Hope, Varsity Consulting, Etec Group, UK Leisure Framework (managed by Denbighshire Leisure)
About the Project
The Bobby Moore Sports Hub, featuring pitches named after Sir Trevor Brooking, Paul Ince, and Chloe Kelly, has opened in Dagenham. Thanks to the largest ever grant from the Premier League, The FA, and Government’s Football Foundation, this state-of-the-art hub is now a reality.
Located in Parsloes Park, the Hub boasts 16 grass sports pitches and three 3G pitches. One of these 3G pitches is an impressive National League System stadia pitch with spectator seating, which is utilised by the local club May & Baker FC.
These multi-million-pound facilities have been made possible by a generous £6.2 million grant from the Football Foundation – the largest ever grant awarded by the charity. This investment builds upon the Foundation’s remarkable track record of providing over £1 billion in grant funding over the last 23 years to enhance grassroots facilities across the country.
In addition to the Football Foundation’s support, the project received an additional £6.1 million investment from Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council and the Mayor of London. The London Marathon Foundation also contributed £500,000 to this transformative initiative.
The facility opened in March of this year, and it operated by Leisure United.
Thanks to the investment we receive from our funding partners, the Premier League, The FA and Government, the Football Foundation is working to deliver more Hubs like this across the country so that everyone can have access to great places to play.