SPORTS playing pitches in the town will be reviewed to determine whether the current provision is 'adequate to support' clubs using the facilities.

Warrington Borough Council has commissioned LiveWire to undertake the review.

An assessment of the current number of pitches, their quality and the demand from clubs that use them will take place as part of the work.

The analysis will allow LiveWire and the council to ensure there is a good supply of high quality facilities to meet demand.

In order to complete the evaluation, LiveWire needs sports clubs to complete a short online survey to give their feedback on the current facilities – it is open to all football, cricket, hockey and rugby clubs in Warrington.

The results of the survey will be used to identify any work required to improve the quality of the grass pitches and associated facilities such as changing rooms and car parking.

A strategy will then be developed to inform decision-making for planning applications and support funding applications to national governing bodies including the Football Association and Rugby Football League.

Cllr Tony Higgins, executive board member for culture, leisure and community, said: "Warrington has always been an active, sporty town with thriving clubs and we hope it always will be.

"I would urge clubs to fill in this survey as it may make a real difference to the provision of facilities in Warrington."

The review comes after LiveWire was awarded more than £300,000 by the Premier League and FA Facilities Fund earlier this year to install a state-of-the-art 3G artificial grass pitch as part of the Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub development.

Keith Maddock, LiveWire's neighbourhood wellbeing director, said: "We understand how important it is for sports clubs to have the correct facilities to support their development and this review will allow us to determine if the current provision of sports playing pitches in Warrington is adequate to support the clubs that access the facilities regularly."

All clubs that complete the survey before June 17 will be entered into a prize draw to receive £500 to use towards club development.

To fill in the survey, find the relevant sport below:

Cricket clubs visit surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WBCPPSCricketClubSurvey

Hockey clubs visit surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WBCPPSHockeyClubSurvey

Football clubs visit surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WBCPPSFootballClubSurvey

Rugby league clubs visit surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WBCPPSRFLClubSurvey

Rugby union clubs visit surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WBCPPSRFUClubSurvey