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Lanarkshire football pitch could be taken over by community under ambitious plan

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Ambitious plans for a Lanarkshire football pitch to be taken over by the local community are set to kick off. Locals in Cambuslang are seeking a community asset transfer that would see the Peter Brownlee pitch on Westburn Road be transferred from South Lanarkshire Council (SLC) to the Mission Possible group.The local charity would then seek to use it as a community sports space and a centre for footballing excellence.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android A survey asking for local feedback has been running since January and will conclude this Friday (February 17), as organisers seek to hear the views of residents in the area.They then hope to advance the plans further, while continuing to investigate funding resources.The group's Laura Birrell explained to Lanarkshire Live: "What we want, first and foremost, is to have a space for the community, and for local teams."We'd ideally like to develop it as a centre of excellence, where you could have scouts coming along to watch teams play, but also to serve as somewhere that can break down barriers and let kids in who just want to have somewhere to kick a ball around."There's MUGA pitches in the area but they often close after school and there's not anywhere for the kids to go. "This actually started before COVID, when Alex Black in Cambuslang had posted on

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