Construction of the Bledisloe Park Sports Centre in Pukekohe is now complete. The centre was built by the Bledisloe Park Society.
Funding for the project came from:
- Franklin Local Board, which also funded a new car park and public toilet block
- Foundation North
- the NZ Community Trust
- the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.
The facility provides a home for Pukekohe Metro Cricket Club and Pukekohe Association Football Club.
Bledisloe Park Society chairman Trevor Gill says, "There have been a few hurdles along the way, but we persevered and now have a fabulous facility that will be an asset for the whole Franklin community."
The two-storey building features six changing rooms, public toilets and a referees’ room on the lower floor, and a club area, cooking facilities and office on the upper floor.
Future works on the site include reconfiguring the cricket pitches and removal of the old cricket club rooms.
