Ballymacash Sports Academy to benefit from major…

Ballymacash Sports Academy to benefit from major funding injection

Ballymacash Sports Academy is set to benefit from a major funding injection.

The Academy has received £50,000 from the Whitemountain Programme which will be used to support the development of a community hub at their Bluebell premises.

The new building is the latest phase in the group's efforts to develop a state of the art community sports complex.

Work will involve replacing the existing portable timber hut changing rooms, with modern fit for purpose changing facilities along with the development of a community gym, communal spaces and toilets.

Neil Woolsey from Ballymacash Sports Academy said: "Both Ballymacash Rangers FC and Lisburn Ladies FC are doing brilliantly at all levels with the community investment over the last few years at The Bluebell.

"We now want to make sure that our off the pitch facilities keep pace with playing successes. We hope that this new community hub building will be a real resource for all the residents in Ballymacash and wider Lisburn area, sporting and non-sporting."

Richard Rogers from Groundwork Northern Ireland added: "We've seen Ballymacash Sports Academy go from strength to strength since we first supported them through the Whitemountain Programme back in 2018.

"This new building will be another major step forward and we're delighted to be able to help get it off the ground."

Breedon Ireland’s Whitemountain Programme provides funding for community amenity and biodiversity projects within 15 miles of Mullaghglass landfill site through the Landfill Communities Fund.

To date over £8.5million has been allocated to almost 250 projects. These range from sports facilities to community halls, and from wildflower meadows to play areas.

The Whitemountain Programme has invested over £8.5 million in community amenity and biodiversity projects since it was established in 2007.

"Ballymacash is only a couple of miles from our site at Mullaghglass and we're delighted to be able to support this community sports facility in this latest phase of its development," said Edward Kearney of the Whitemountain Programme.

"With the forthcoming closure of Mullaghglass landfill site there will only be two further rounds of funding, so please check out the fund guidelines and, if your project is eligible, we'd be delighted to receive an application."

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