Work commences on Derry's Daisyfield Sports Centre
The eagerly anticipated development will include a new sports centre plus a refurbishment of the grass pitches
Work has officially commenced at the Daisyfield Community Sports Hub project.
McKelvey Construction Limited will complete the eagerly anticipated development that includes a new sports centre and the refurbishment of the natural grass pitches at the site.
The project will benefit from £4.2 million in funding support from the UK government’s Levelling Up Fund.
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Patricia Logue, who is also a local councillor for the area, said the finished project will be a significant community facility which will promote healthy lifestyles and develop sporting talent.
“I am absolutely delighted to see the workmen and diggers in and work starting on the Daisyfield Community Sports Hub,” she said.
“Since the demolishment of the Brandywell Sports Centre in 2017 local people have had to travel to outside the area to access facilities so this project will breathe new life into the local sports fraternity and particularly the local football, boxing and snooker clubs who will be based there.
“The finished project will allow sports people of all levels to reap the benefits of regular physical activity and can inspire the next generation of talent in an area with a long history of sporting excellence.”
The original Brandywell Sports Centre was built in the 1980’s and was demolished in 2017 as part of the Brandywell Stadium redevelopment project.
The new project will include the redevelopment of the Daisyfield Pitches and a new Brandywell Sports Centre and Changing Pavillion at Derry’s Foyle Road in the Brandywell.
Work includes the replacement of the existing pitches with a natural grass pitch and a floodlit FIFA 1 Star synthetic pitch.
The centre will house Oak Leaf Boxing Club and Over the Hill Snooker Club while the proposed changing pavilion will accommodate Ballymoor Soccer Club.
PICTURED ABOVE: Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District Council, Cllr Patricia Logue with representatives of McKelvey Construction Ltd. (contractors), Gregory Architects, Derry City & Strabane District Council officers and stakeholders at the commencement of work for the Daisyfield Sports Hub. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)