Active Environments & Partnerships Team

Our Active Environments & Partnerships Team lead on the strategic provision and development of leisure and sporting facilities and assets across North Northamptonshire. This not only includes Council owned leisure facilities but also focuses on developing community leisure and sporting provision and assets as well. The team has a responsibility to develop the Council’s Leisure Facility Strategy and Playing Pitch Strategy and works with community partners and clubs across the area who are seeking to improve their facilities, and to support with external funding sources where applicable.

The team is also responsible for the contract management of the Councils external contracts relating to leisure facilities across North Northamptonshire across East Northants, Kettering and Wellingborough.

Examples of recent capital projects the team have been involved with are:

West Glebe 3G Football Pitch, West Glebe Sports Pavilion, Corby

North Northamptonshire Council has delivered a £90,000 project to refurbish the 3G Astroturf at West Glebe in Corby - working in partnership with the Football Foundation. To read the North Northamptonshire Council press release.

This project was to encourage and increase active participation in activity and provide new opportunities to support health and rehabilitation as the facility develops its community programme, particularly around walking sports and young people’s activity.

Whether you're playing competitively, keeping active, or just enjoying the social side of sport, this astro turf is here for you. It’s a space for inclusion, for health, for friendship — and of course, for football.

Kettering Tennis Courts - Northampton Road Tennis Courts and Pavilion, Kettering

Working in partnership with Kettering Tennis Club, North Northamptonshire Council is currently refurbishing after receiving the funding to carry out the work at the Northampton Road pavilion thanks to a £68,882 grant from FCC Communities Foundation. The money, will be used to resurface the four outdoor courts, provide outdoor seating and refurbish the community room within the pavilion for more information.

Swanspool Tennis Courts, Wellingborough

The £70,000 renovation - funded by a £50,000 grant from the LTA Tennis Foundation and £20,000 from North Northamptonshire Council - is part of a nationwide initiative by the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation to refurbish public tennis courts across Great Britain. The two courts in Swanspool Gardens have undergone extensive improvements, including resurfacing, repainting, new fencing, new nets, and a new gate-access technology and booking system. Further information please read the press release.