Construction has commenced on the new Vale Park Community Campus, marking a major milestone in the delivery of a £2.3 million government-funded investment to enhance community sport and wellbeing facilities in Burslem.

STRI Group is leading the masterplanning and design work, with the Group’s construction business, Carrick Construction, providing the build. Carrick has launched the first phase of works with completion of the overall project due in spring / summer 2027.

We caught up with Patrick Shanahan, Will Turner and Matt Hancock from Port Vale Football Club and Port Vale Foundation, and James Podesta, Development Director, to find out what this next phase means to them, and the community.