Council grant helps Cheadle Cricket Club net new facilities

Cheadle Cricket Club has new training nets thanks, in part, to a £25,000 contribution from the District Council.

The total cost of the nets was over £69,000 with the remaining funds being found by the Club from existing budgets and fundraising efforts, and a £20,000 grant from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund via the Derbyshire Environmental Trust.

Councillor Matt Swindlehurst, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Tourism, said: "We're delighted to have helped the Club with funding towards their new nets. I know they're a welcome update to the amenities and that they will be well used!

"We want to encourage everyone to move more every day because it's so good for mental and physical health and having clubs and amenities like this provides communities across the Moorlands with a range of opportunities to be active."

Cheadle Mayor, Councillor Kate Martin, joined the Club Chairman and junior squad members and their coach at a training session to see the new nets being used.

She said: "I'm absolutely thrilled for Cheadle Cricket Club and the town to have new training nets. It was brilliant to watch the members train."

For more information about the Club visit their website or call 01538 752728.

Published on 15 August 2025