Grassroots football facilities are being improved in six areas of Nottinghamshire as part of a government levelling up pledge to ensure all families live within 15 minutes of a football pitch.
A year ago, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised that the Government’s levelling up agenda would deliver enough new facilities to ensure “you are never more than 15 minutes away from a high-quality football pitch”.
That promise was made despite data from the Department for Education which shows, as of July 2021, 236 playing fields have been sold off since the Conservative government entered office in 2010.
