The King George's Field Charity Board has approved an agreement with Fields in Trust to boost sports facilities in Mile End Park and Stepney Green Park. Fields in Trust has agreed to fund £265,000 for the projects.
The funding will support park improvement programmes, enhancing the sports offer for Tower Hamlets residents and park users. The decision was made at a meeting of the King George's Field Charity Board on Wednesday, 13 August 2025.
The Fields in Trust grant agreement will enable the release of funds to deliver the park improvement programmes. According to the King George's Field Trust Update on Fields in Trust funding and approval to complete an agreement, funding will be released within 60 days of the agreement being signed, with the agreement set to end by 31 March 2027.
An additional clause, clause 16, has been proposed by the council's Legal Services and is subject to approval by Fields in Trust. For more information, please refer to exempt Appendix 2 of the King George's Field Trust Finance Activity and Governance updates.
Since the last update to the Board on 6 November 2024, the Playzone funding bid to support the astroturf pitch project at Stepney Green Park has been approved. According to the King George's Field Trust Update on Fields in Trust funding and approval to complete an agreement, the works will be subject to planning approval and are likely to commence in quarter four of this financial year.
The level of match funding required for the upgrades to the hardcourts at Mile End has reduced, with most of the project costs being funded by Fields in Trust because of a change of scope to the project that has reduced costs. According to the King George's Field Trust Update on Fields in Trust funding and approval to complete an agreement, it is proposed that the full £265,000 be spent on the projects listed in Appendix 1 of the report.