NEWQUAY Football Club has scored new changing rooms following a £70,000 investment.

The facilities have been transformed at the Mount Wise Stadium for the first time in 45 years after funding was secured from the Premier League Stadium Fund, the Suez Communities Trust and the club's own coffers.

The community pitched in to help make the scheme become a reality which included 23 local businesses, organisations and individuals.

Cribbar Construction led the project while City Plumbing, Cornwall Council, The Cornwall Football Association and Crown Paints contributed.

Others that provided support were EMS Waste Services, Eurocell, GPH Carpentry, Harvest Cornwall, Higman Windows, Jewson, MEP South West Ltd, Oltco, PJ Print, Pipe Masters, Plumbase, Shore Electrical, South West Carpets, WAX Events and Woodcut Ltd.

Supporters also helped with the project, which included Gary and Pauline Jones, Jean, Mandy and Steve Rich while committee member James Lenton provided the architectural drawings.

Treasurer Tom Moran said: “The last time anyone touched the changing rooms at Mount Wise, Margaret Thatcher had just become Prime Minister and the club was playing in the South Western League.

“That was 1980. The same year our members built the clubhouse with their own hands.

“Forty-five years on, the changing rooms have had their own transformation.

“The refurbishment brings Mount Wise in line with modern standards for inclusion and accessibility.

“Proper provision for our men's and women's teams using the same facilities. Disability access throughout. Electrical and plumbing systems completely renewed. LED lighting. And because this is Newquay AFC in 2026, the whole thing runs on the renewable energy we've already integrated into the stadium.

“Every supplier was local and every material was sourced from around here where possible.

“Our players now walk out of changing rooms that match our ambitions. Visiting teams see a club that holds itself to a higher standard. And everyone who uses Mount Wise benefits from facilities fit for the future.

“This is one step in something bigger. The promotion. The new website. The stadium improvements. Each one proof that this club is building for where we're going, not just where we've been.

“Forty-five years since the last refurbishment. When it came time to do it right, twenty-three local businesses and supporters stepped up. This is what community looks like.”

Mayor Cllr Drew Creek was on hand to officially open the new changing rooms.

Cllr Creek said: "Certainly over the last 18 months, couple of years, I'd really noticed the club becoming a really unifying force in our town.

"What it's done is it's really made Newquay Football Club a more important part of the community and a place where people want to gather together and enjoy that kind of community spirit.

"I've certainly met people that aren't particularly football fanatics but come and enjoy the sense of community around sport. It's nice that we've got that here in Newquay. You haven't got to travel far and wide to go and source that. We've got that here on our doorstep.

"Whether you're a big football fan or whether you're just on the peripheries and just want to get involved, it's a nice thing to have. It's nice to have a team to unify around."

"Everyone that lives here, whether they've grown up here, whether they've chosen to live here, have chosen here because it's such a special place to live. And that creates that wonderful community here in Newquay."