Deadline extended for applications to run Grayfields Recreation Ground and Pavilion

Published Friday, 3rd April 2020

As a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, Hartlepool Borough Council is giving external community organisations more time to submit applications to operate Grayfields Recreation Ground and Pavilion on a 25-year lease.

It had originally asked for bids to be submitted by 12 noon on Friday April 17th, but the deadline has now been extended until 12 noon on Friday July 17th.

The proposed move to a community-run model is part of a recently-announced multi-million pound investment by the Council to develop 21st century leisure facilities across the town.

Ahead of the transfer of the site, the artificial grass pitch is to be reinstated and other minor works are to be carried out to ensure that the facility is fit for future long-term use.

Ian Gardiner, the Council’s Head of Leisure, Recreation and Participation, said: “We believe that transferring the Grayfields site will represent a positive step forward in terms of increasing participation in football by local girls, boys, women and men.”

More information about operating the Grayfields site, including how to apply and the terms and conditions of the lease, is available on the Council’s website at www.hartlepool.gov.uk/downloads/download/1220/grayfields or by emailing Estates@Hartlepool.gov.uk