Fitzpatrick calls for upgrade of Glenmanus pitch

The football pitch which is on the main road into the town and is used by young people from both sides of the Coleraine Road has fallen into disrepair and was badly flooded during the recent storms.

Now Cllr Fitzpatrick is calling on Council to repair the area to turn it into a safe kick-about area for the local young people.

“At the moment the pitch is just an area of bumpy ground that is more like an assault course than a football pitch,” he said.

“The goal posts had to be moved because the state of the ground was so bad.

“There is a very good tenants’ association down there in Glenmanus and I would call on Coleraine Council to help them by looking at the possibility of improving the pitch so that all the children from the surrounding areas can use it.

“All the children play together there and we need to make it more presentable.”

A Coleraine Borough Council Spokeswoman said: “The Leisure Services Department at Council has agreed to look at the ‘kick about’ area at Glenmanus with a view to possibly carrying out remedial works on the area.”