Money from Conservative-controlled West Lindsey District Council is being spent in Nettleham on new covers for the village cricket pitch, at Mulsanne Park, and part of the refurbishment of the Village Hall.

New covers will keep the cricket pitch, at Mulsanne Park, Nettleham, dry before important games. Nettleham Cricket Club was in need of some new covers, after the previous covers got damaged last season.  Mr. David Wheatley, Secretary for Nettleham Cricket Club, said the money is much appreciated.

"We are extremely grateful to West Lindsey District Council. The covers were more than 15 years old and unfortunately couldn’t be used any more. It means a lot to us and our many players."

The club was awarded a £500 grant from the West Lindsey Councillor Initiative Fund, re-introduced by local Conservtives some years ago after being cut by the previous Liberal Democrat administration. The funding is available to all thirty-seven district councillors who are allocated £4,000 to spend over two years on projects in their ward.

Nettleham Village Hall has also received a grant of £1,500 to replace ceiling and lighting within the Hall's Lounge, which needed renewing after the flat roof leaked.

Phil McGuiness, who is on the Village Hall Committee, said:

"We are really pleased with this money because it has allowed the work to be done. This has made the hall more appealing for people and will help us to be a venue of choice for people who are hiring venues for weddings and parties. The place looks outstanding."

Nettleham Parish Councillor Giles McNeill, who is Chairman of the Mulsanne Park Users Committee and a member of the Village Hall Committee, said:

"It is great that we have been able to draw money down to Nettleham. Giving each district councillor a pot of money to spend on local projects can make a real difference; often these projects are not big enough in scale to approach a major funding provider so this policy bridges an important gap."