WORK to improve a community cricket ground is underway.
About £85,000 is being spent to install new drainage and level the outfield at Leadgate Cricket Club, due for completion next year.
It is hoped the work will create a better quality playing surface and allow the ground to host more community events.
Durham County Council has contributed £10,000, with the rest from Sport England.
Corinne Walton, of the Derwent Valley Area Action Partnership, said: “The cricket club has played a significant role in Leadgate community life for more than a century.
“However, in recent years, severe winters and wet summers have resulted in a loss of fixtures and training opportunities for the junior and senior sides.
“These improvements will make a huge difference.”
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