Dalziel Park
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| Dalziel Park | |
|---|---|
 Chapelknowe Road looking west - entrance to Dalziel Park on left | |
  Dalziel Park Location within North Lanarkshire | |
| OS grid reference | NS780995 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MOTHERWELL |
| Postcode district | ML1 5 |
| Dialling code | 01698 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Dalziel Park is an area located between the villages of Carfin, Cleland and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other nearby settlements include the large town of Motherwell and the new town of Ravenscraig. The area consists of a residential estate, a sports facility, a golf course and a clubhouse. It is also used as the home venue for the local rugby team Dalziel, as well as the training ground for the local professional football team Motherwell.
The park was established by the Dalziel War Memorial Trust, an organisation formed to offer a living memorial to the pupils and staff of the Motherwell-based Dalziel High School who lost their lives during World War I and World War II.
On 27 June 1947, the former pupils committee of Dalziel decided that the school's memorial of the pupils who died during both wars should take the form of playing fields. The former Cleland Estate was put up for sale by the Right Honourable Sir John Colville, P.C., G.C.I.E, for only six thousand pounds. For the purchase to be possible, there was much fundraising along with a grant provided by the Lanarkshire Education Committee. After the purchase, playing fields for hockey, rugby, and football were laid, and later an athletics track would also be included. In 1990, the War Memorial Trust took up the challenge of maintaining the facility, converting the former Cleland Estate into Dalziel Park.
On 2 October 2004 the Clubhouse was opened, officially ending a long and determined journey that the War Memorial Trust embarked upon to sell a portion of land for housing and also build a top-quality sports facility, overcoming the main problems including high costs for maintenance. Initially only a handful of playing fields were formed, but that number slowly increased and the reputation of the sports facility started to grow. On 5 April 2001, The Princess Royal formally opened the playing fields and as soon as the clubhouse was built, the vision became a reality. The War Memorial Trust, in existence for more than half-a-century, remain committed to keeping the facility as maintained and successful as possible.
