University opens community football hub

Bodington Football Hub pitches and pavilion Grassroots sport in Leeds has received a huge boost with the unveiling of the Bodington Football Hub, a new facility for the community of Leeds. Located at Sports Park Bodington - part of the University of Leeds - the new Hub is built in partnership with the Football Foundation and includes three full-size, artificial 3G floodlit football pitches, car parking and a pavilion with changing facilities and a café. It has been made possible thanks to a £4.3m grant from the Football Foundation which is a charity supported by the Premier League, the Football Association and the Government. As well as providing further investment in the student experience, we've been able to create a major new space for local football clubs in the region and we hope that it will inspire many more people to become active. Suzanne Glavin, Head of Sport & Physical Activity, University of Leeds The result of partnership working between the University, the Football Foundation, West Riding County FA, and Leeds City Council, the Hub progresses the development of four sites in Leeds that together will provide 13 new full-size pitches, responding to the need for sporting facilities in and around the city. Suzanne Glavin, Head of Sport & Physical Activity at the University said: "The University is proud to be opening a new facility to support our students and the local community. The pitches have nine, six and five-aside facilities to encourage as many people as possible to take part, particularly children.