Sport Wales investing £3m in upgrading facilities

Sport Wales is investing £3m in making improvements at community sports facilities and leisure centres across Wales in the next few months.

The funding will be split between two main areas of focus – making buildings more environmentally-friendly and improving accessibility to sport for all.

A total of 30 leisure centres will share £1.8m of upgrades aimed at reducing running costs through eco-friendly solutions. An example of the way the money will be spent include a £200,000 grant awarded to Neath Port Talbot Council, which will enable energy efficient LED lighting to be installed at the leisure centres in Neath, Pontardawe and the Vale of Neath. A further £1.3m has been awarded to 13 projects that will make opportunities to play sports including athletics, basketball and cricket more accessible and enjoyable.

Other projects include Welsh Boxing being awarded £30,000 to buy 20 multi-sport wheelchairs, Basketball Wales receiving £99,000 grant to renovate popular outdoor courts in Flint, Cardiff and Swansea.

Elsewhere, Welsh Athletics has been awarded £225,000 to replace the Cwrt Herbert track in Neath.

The grants have been made possible thanks to a total £10.3m worth of capital funding for 2023-24.