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Lottery cash for Charlton and Milburn boyhood football park | Lottery cash for Charlton and Milburn boyhood football park |
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A park where three English football legends played as boys is receiving £2.3m of lottery funding. | A park where three English football legends played as boys is receiving £2.3m of lottery funding. |
Hirst Park in Ashington - where Jack Charlton was talent-spotted and his brother Bobby and Jackie Milburn also played - will see its pitches restored. | Hirst Park in Ashington - where Jack Charlton was talent-spotted and his brother Bobby and Jackie Milburn also played - will see its pitches restored. |
Jack Charlton, who played alongside his brother in the 1966 World Cup winning team, called it "our very own Wembley". | Jack Charlton, who played alongside his brother in the 1966 World Cup winning team, called it "our very own Wembley". |
£32m from the Heritage Lottery and Big Lottery funds is being shared between 12 parks and cemeteries around the UK. | £32m from the Heritage Lottery and Big Lottery funds is being shared between 12 parks and cemeteries around the UK. |
Also receiving cash are London's Brompton Cemetery, where suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is buried, and Rivington Terraced Gardens in Lancashire, the former home of Lord Leverhulme. | Also receiving cash are London's Brompton Cemetery, where suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is buried, and Rivington Terraced Gardens in Lancashire, the former home of Lord Leverhulme. |
Jack Charlton - who played for Leeds United for 20 years and managed the Republic of Ireland - said Hirst Park was a "precious place" where he and his brother learned their craft. | Jack Charlton - who played for Leeds United for 20 years and managed the Republic of Ireland - said Hirst Park was a "precious place" where he and his brother learned their craft. |
"The football pitches where we played were created on the ash tip from the colliery and these were our first training grounds - our very own Wembley," he said. | "The football pitches where we played were created on the ash tip from the colliery and these were our first training grounds - our very own Wembley," he said. |
"Hirst Park made it all possible for us and we would play all day if we could - and we often did." | "Hirst Park made it all possible for us and we would play all day if we could - and we often did." |
His brother Sir Bobby, who is still Manchester United's leading goalscorer, said the park was "as necessary and valuable to the youth of today" as it had been for him. | His brother Sir Bobby, who is still Manchester United's leading goalscorer, said the park was "as necessary and valuable to the youth of today" as it had been for him. |
The money will be used to restore the pitches and establish an annual Charlton and Milburn Cup tournament for local youth groups. | The money will be used to restore the pitches and establish an annual Charlton and Milburn Cup tournament for local youth groups. |
A horticultural training centre and a water splash zone are also planned. | A horticultural training centre and a water splash zone are also planned. |
Heritage Lottery Fund chairman Sir Peter Luff said parks were where "we make some of our first discoveries and where some of us take our first steps to stardom". | Heritage Lottery Fund chairman Sir Peter Luff said parks were where "we make some of our first discoveries and where some of us take our first steps to stardom". |
A breakdown of how much each area will receive | A breakdown of how much each area will receive |
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