Fantastic news on the development front at Denbigh Town FC
Major ground improvements are on the way for a football club which has become one of the most ambitious and progressive in North Wales.
Denbigh Town FC has secured a large grant via the Cymru Football Foundation’s Fit-For-Future Facilities Programme.
The latest grant of £355,680 covers all funding required to proceed with considerable ground improvements at Central Park which will see the current changing rooms demolished and replaced by a new two-storey facility.
The new building will include four changing rooms for men, women and junior teams plus additional rooms for referees, an education and entertainment area, a bar, an office, storage areas and a kitchen.
Work on the facility began this week with volunteers emptying the previous changing rooms ready for demolition before work begins, with completion aimed for the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
Last year the club announced that Central Park had been selected as one of five venues to host the 2026 UEFA U19 European Championships and the new facility will allow for the continuation of international football in Denbigh whilst also allowing for a number of local community groups to utilise the facility.
Denbigh Town chairman Shon Powell commented “We’re delighted to have been successful in the application for grant funding from the Cymru Football Foundation.
“It’s the final piece needed for us to move forward and put our plans in to action and deliver a fantastic facility for Denbigh and the wider community.
“We’ve worked hard on the project for two years now so it will be brilliant to see the work finally begin at Central Park.
“This is something that will benefit the Vale of Clwyd in not just sport but a whole host of community engagements that will have the opportunity to utilise the facility.”
The Cymru Football Foundation is delivering the Football Association of Wales’ commitment to deliver inspirational, Fit-For-Future Facilities to enrich communities across the country.
Find out more by visiting http://www.cff.cymru.
The CFF funding – with support from the UK Government – follows other successful bids with the Football Association of Wales, the Community Facilities Programme, the Clocaenog Wind Farm Fund, Denbighshire Leisure’s Levelling Up Fund, the Freeman Evans Trust and the Postcode Lottery.
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Denbigh Town Football Club compete in the JD Cymru North, the Welsh second tier.
The club was founded in 1880 and has played at Central Park since the 1950s.
The club won the third tier Ardal North West league and cup double in 2022/23 before finishing in 6th in the JD Cymru North in 2023-24, the third highest finish in club history
Central Park has hosted a number of international matches in the previous five years in preparation for the UEFA European Championships, including the Victory Shield in November 2023.