Accrington Stanley Community Trust - Impact Report 2021

In November 2021, Accrington Stanley Community Trust revealed the plans for a £750k extension to the building at Stanley Sports Hub.

STANLEY SPORTS HUB £750 , 000

The new designs have been completed and sent in for planning permission with Hyndburn Borough Council. The plans include an extended cafeteria area with views onto the 3G pitch, a large indoor activity space that can host 80 people, and three additional classroom areas and multiple training and meeting rooms to cater for education, employability, health & wellbeing and local community groups. An outdoor seating area and a balcony will be created to provide fantastic elevated views onto the 3G pitch.

Martin Fearon, CEO of Accrington Stanley Community Trust said: ‘‘The Stanley Sports Hub has been a roaring success, and after just 18 months of being open, we require additional space to meet the needs of our local community. Over 2000 people are using the facility each week, and the extension will allow us to educate more people through our college and degree qualifications, deliver employability and traineeships for people who are unemployed and offer local community groups a great venue to deliver their own projects.’’

BUILDING EXTENSION PLANS

If plans are approved, building works will start in the summer of 2022 with a completion date of early 2023.

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