Hindley scored £425,830 as their share of the Community Club Development Programme, a Government funded scheme specifically earmarked to develop links between the country’s leading junior clubs and their local communities, providing quality coaching and safe environments for young people to enjoy the national game.

The award will allow club the to revamp and extend their clubhouse at the Leyland Playing Fields, to incorporate four additional changing rooms for their boys and girls teams and to start construction on a new full sized pitch. The existing six pitches at the site will also be installed with a modern drainage system, allowing more football all year long - whatever the weather. 

Hindley Juniors is a FA Charter Standard Community Club, catering for players from 4 years to 40 of all abilities and both sexes, with over 100 volunteers involved in running the Club.

At 'elite' level the Club has helped to produce 3 England Schoolboy Internationals, 15 County players and 3 fulltime professionals in its relatively short 13 year history.

Equally importantly it provides football for all who wish to play, regardless of age, size, sex, ability or any other factor, whom total hundreds each year. This award will also benefit Brookfield High School, who will also take advantage of the facilities created.

Club Chairman Peter Kirwan:
“There are so many people to thank. The Club's volunteers, coaches and committee; the Sports Council, school and local authority; and in particular Jim Kenyon and the team at the Lancashire Football Association, the FA, Football Foundation and Sport England.”

Peter Lee, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation welcomed the Community Club Development Funding:
“This funding is strengthening the bond between local clubs and the communities they serve. I am delighted for Hindley that they are now playing a vital role in developing the grass roots game in their area."

Kelly Simmons, The FA's National Football Development Manager said:
"The partnership between The FA and The Football Foundation has ensured that another twenty FA Community Clubs will receive funding to support the provision of safe, fun and quality football for young people.

"These kite-marked clubs are at the forefront of football development in this country, and The FA are looking for more clubs around the country to sign up to The FA Charter, and potentially put themselves at the front of the queue for future funding.

"In line with the aims of The FA Facilities Strategy, forty percent of this £9.4million from Sport England has been actively targeted into some of the most deprived wards in the country, ensuring that communities in most need, benefit from this investment."

Andy Burham MP for Leigh added:
“This is a fantastic club and they richly deserve this cash boost from the Government. It is great to see the Foundation getting money to places that deserve it, like Hindley, and it will give many Hindley youngsters the chance to play sport on top class facilities."

In Cumbria, a £132,386 grant will allow the Sellafield Area Sports and Regeneration Association to revamp their sports pavilion the Falcon Complex, Egremont, creating six team-changing rooms, two match officials changing areas and fully inclusive spectator facilities.

The new pavilion is expected to give a much-needed boost to the development of the game in and around Egremont, which has been hampered by the lack of modern facilities. A particular emphasis will be placed on creating more opportunities for female players in the area as well as organising coaching sessions and football festivals for local schools.

Funded by the Premier League, the Football Association and the Government, the Football Foundation is the nation's largest sports charity having already funded projects worth over £200m.