New cricket strip opens in Blackwater Park

A NEW cricket wicket strip has been opened in Blackwater Park by Meath Local Sports Partnership.

Meath LSP was awarded funding as part of the Community Sports Hub in Windtown, the aim of which is to increase the number of people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities participating in sport and physical activity within their community.

The development of the cricket strip will further enhance Meath LSP`s engagement with the wider local community in particular with those representatives from new communities.

The cricket wicket was funded by Meath Local Sports Partnership (LSP), under Sport Ireland’s Dormant Account Fund for Community Sports Hubs capital measure. Key support was provided to the project by Meath County Council.

At the event earlier in the week, Mayor of Navan Cllr Eddie Fennessy was joined by Cllr Padraig Fitzsimons, Director of Service at Meath County Council Martin Murray, Director of Service at Meath County Council Barry Lynch, Meath LSP CEO Mary Murphy, Meath LSP Sports Development Officer Lisa O’Dowd, and representatives from Cricket Leinster and Royal Meath Cricketeers, the latter of which are currently based in Blackwater and will now utilise the cricket wicket as part of their weekly programme of activity.

Meath LSP will continue working with Cricket Leinster to develop cricket programmes which will be available to the local community in the coming weeks.