​Several sports clubs have received more than £219,000 to upgrade their facilities.In Hornsea, the local football, cricket, bowling and bowls clubs were awarded a total of £132,845. Meanwhile, Hessle Lawn Tennis Club and Hull Cycle Speedway Club received a total of £86,432.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe funding comes from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s commuted sums, which are developer contributions set aside to support community improvement projects.Councillor Nick Coultish said: “These projects will improve opportunities for local people to take part in sport and community activities, while helping clubs provide better facilities for their members and visitors.”how the funding has been split:Hornsea Town Football Club will use the £74,069 to improve drainage and prevent water logging at Hollis Recreation GroundHornsea Cricket Club was awarded £48,474 to install new all-weather cricket nets, replacing the existing “unsafe” netsHornsea Bowling Club was given £16,283 to undertake renovation works to the outdoor bowling green, making it more durable and reliableHornsea Promenade Bowls Club received £6,020 to refurbish its clubhouse, and convert an existing lean-to into a weatherproof storage areaHessle Lawn Tennis Club was awarded £45,000 to install new LED floodlights and redevelop an unused court. A previously derelict court has also been converted into three new pickleball courtsHull Cycle Speedway Club was given £41,432 to improve clubhouse facilities at its Hessle Raceway siteCoultish added: “We’re pleased to support these organisations and look forward to seeing the benefits these improvements will bring.”Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDownload the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devicesLocal community groups get £68k in fundingCommunities get up to £20m in government fundingCommunity projects grants aim to ‘build pride’East Riding of Yorkshire Council