Work has started to refurbish the run down outdoor Multi Use Games Area on the welfare site, into a vibrant outdoor sport area with new floodlighting.  

 

Work will last approximately 10 weeks with opening planned for April 2025. 

 

The upgraded site will be available for a range of sport and physical activities and is part of the PlayZone which is funded through the Football Foundation with funding from The FA, Premier League and Sport England. 

 

Work started in February to build Amble’s fantastic new outdoor community  PlayZone which will be used for a range of sports and physical activities. 

The new facility will have an all-weather playing surface, fencing and floodlighting to provide safe, outdoor recreational spaces that can be used throughout the year. 

Extensive community engagement has already taken place with the PlayZone designed to accommodate the most popular sports and activities such as football, netball, basketball and fitness. 

If the weather permits and everything goes to plan, it should be open in time for the Easter Holidays. 

The Amble PlayZone will be locally managed by Amble Development Trust 
 

The Amble PlayZone  is one of the first of potentially16 PlayZones across Northumberland. Three others are currently under construction at Alnwick, Ashington and West Wylam. 

The  PlayZones in Northumberland have been made possible thanks to grant funding from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation. The council will also be contributing a further £82k with further funding being put forward by local members and organisations. 

Northumberland County Councillor Jeff Watson, cabinet member for Promoting Healthy Lives said: 

“The  PlayZones are being developed to help more people of all ages to become active in their own community.  

“This is going to be fantastic new facility for the community of Amble and surrounding area and will provide a safe space for families and friends to meet, to be active and have fun. 
 
“We want the PlayZone  to be accessible to the whole community and we’ll be organising a community engagement event in the coming weeks so local people can come along and tell us the type of activities they’d like to see the PlayZone used for.“ 

Julia Aston Director of the Amble Development Trust added: 

“It will be really good to have some upgraded leisure provision in the town which we hope will be well used by the Amble community. Our thanks to Northumberland County Council and the Football Foundation for working through the problems encountered to see this through to development.”