Okehampton Football Goal Project

Aim

We want to install permanent goals on the sports fields at Okehampton College for all of the people of Okehampton to use

This is a shared bid between Okehampton College and OCRA. 

Football is the largest participation sport in the UK and World. So many people enjoy football, yet there is a significant lack of places in Okehampton for people to have a "kick about" with their friends and family. 

The need to stay active and be outside is well known with both physical and mental health benefits.

Currently Okehampton College sports fields are utilised in school time with lessons and outside of school time by the community both recreationally and through organised sport with our local clubs and OCRA.

We want to improve the provision of football facilities by installing 14 new goals around the Okehampton College playing fields.

These would include 6 new goals on the astro turf - the current goals are in poor condition and require timely set up and pack away for the football and hockey clubs. We want to replace these with quick and secure fence mounted folding goals to provide better goals for football and a quicker set up for the hockey club. 

In addition to the astro turf upgrade, we will install 8 different sets of goals permanently on the grass fields. These would be ready to use for our local clubs but also available for evening and weekend use outside of school time and club use for anyone to use. These goals and pitches will also be available for families and people young and old to come down and enjoy a "kick about" free of charge outside of school and club training times. 

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 26th January 2027 at 4:07pm