Substantial ground improvements planned at Warminster Town FC

Warminster’s football club has been awarded £12,000 by the town council to make the ground safer for players and spectators.

Warminster Town Football Club (WTFC) will install boundary fencing and wall retention systems at the ground on Weymouth Street using the funding.

The funds will come from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), collected from developers of new housing schemes.

Chairman of WTFC, James Stone, said, “We are absolutely delighted and extremely grateful to Warminster Town Council for awarding the Club £12,000 of CIL funding.

“This is a significant investment in the future of our Weymouth Street ground and, combined with the £19,620 we have already secured from the Football Foundation, will allow us to deliver a substantial package of improvements to the facility.

“The project will enable us to replace the ageing boundary fencing, improve ball retention along Weymouth Street and significantly enhance the security of the ground.

“It will also support improvements to the concrete spectator pathway, helping spectators to move safely around the ground and view the pitch from three sides.

“For a volunteer-run, not-for-profit football club, improvements of this scale are extremely difficult to deliver without external support.

“The council’s contribution means we can take advantage of the Football Foundation funding already secured and deliver improvements that will benefit our players, supporters, volunteers, and the wider Warminster community for many years to come.”

Mayor of Warminster, Cllr Jack Jones, said, “This is an investment not only in the club but in community safety and the future of grassroots sport in our town.

“These improvements will make the ground safer for players and spectators, while also reducing the risk posed by footballs leaving the ground and entering the surrounding area.

“Warminster Town FC is an important part of our community and I’m proud that the town council has been able to support a project that will provide a lasting benefit to the club and the wider town.”