Work has now started on converting a disused cricket pitch into a senior sized football field for the Blaenavon Blues junior and Ladies teams as part of the first phase of the £15 million Blaenavon Community campus site.
The club is being relocated from their base over the next two years and are being supported by officers to create pitches for a Football Centre of Excellence where young people can advance from the most junior side up to seniors.
Approximately £272,000 will be spent on renewing the pitches plus a further grant of £140,000 has been applied for to provide additional changing facilities for the club and further mini-football pitches for junior sides.
The Junior and Ladies Section are anticipated to relocate to their new pitch in time for the 2009/10 football season.
Leader of the Council, Cllr Bob Wellington said: “The work on these new football pitches is a significant phase in the development of the £15million Blaenavon campus. The pitches will allow the ladies and juniors to play side by side plus work is planned for the Harlequins pitch to be brought up to Football Association of Wales standard to accommodate the senior section. The Blues football club has an enviable record for producing talent and this impressive pitch will become a wonderful facility for the town and for future generations of footballers.”