VIDEO: A newly refurbished ball park has been opened in Hemswell Cliff

The council were given £75,000 by WREN, a not for profit business which awards grants to community, environmental and heritage projects across the UK from funds donated by FCC Environment and the Landfill Communities Fund and West Lindsey District Council has also put £11,000 towards the project.

West Lindsey District Council purchased the ball park from the Ministry of Defence and ownership was then transferred to Hemswell Cliff Parish Council.

The Ball Park was closed when the MoD de-commissioned the site and is went into a very bad state of repair.

The newly reopened park includes new perimeter fencing and gates, football and basketball goals, Dugout shelters, tennis nets and posts, a climbing wall, a youth shelter and safety surfacing.

Coun Graham Prestwood, Chairman of Hemswell Cliff Ball Park Committee, said: “It is fantastic that WREN and West Lindsey District Council can make funds like this available to communities and we are very pleased our project was selected.”

“We are looking forward to delivering a fantastic project for the whole community.”

West Lindsey District Coun Paul Howitt-Cowan has been working on the project for a number of years.

He said: “This will make a huge difference to the local community, who were left with very little once the old ball park closed down.”

“A lot of hard work has gone into making the project happen and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for their support in securing the funding.”

And West Lindsey’s chair of the Prosperous Communities Committee, Coun Owen Bierley, said: “This facility is great for the people of Hemswell Cliff, the ball park has been transformed into a safe space people can use for a whole variety of reasons.”