Competitive football returns to Bennetts Rec in Padgate
The parish council says investment in equipment has brought weekend matches back after several years.
Competitive football has returned to Bennetts Recreation Ground in Padgate after several years away, according to the parish council.
The council says it invested in new equipment to make the ground suitable for matches again. Five pitches are available, with Orford Juniors FC and EK Elites now playing weekend fixtures there.
The update was published on 19 October. It does not give a match timetable or describe a public launch event, so anyone planning a visit should check arrangements with the clubs.
Where this report comes from.
Council detail page fetched and inspected on 28 October; it confirms the return, equipment investment, five pitches and named clubs playing weekends. The organiser's separate Eequ venue listing explicitly places Bennetts Recreation Ground in Padgate, Warrington, WA2 0DF. That old summer listing is used only for venue location, never as a current event. Existing live baseline has no Bennetts/football-return subject or these URLs. No fixtures/opponents are added.
- Poulton with Fearnhead Parish Council: Football is back on Bennetts Recreation Groundpwf-pc.gov.uk · Source published 19 Oct 2026
- Smart Body Sports venue listing: Bennetts Recreation Ground, Padgateeequ.org · Source publication time not supplied
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