Penarth bowls clubs is set to upgrade their facilities after the Vale of Glamorgan Council helped them secure funding.

Three Vale clubs were granted funding including: Penarth Belle Vue, Millwood and Barry Romilly bowling clubs.

They will all benefit from a £4,000 cash injection having been successful in gaining a share of £1 million available from Sport Wales.

Allocated by Welsh Government, Place for Sport grants are designed to help clubs and organisations modernise, protect or create new sports facilities.

The Council helped promote the scheme and guided clubs through the application process.

The bowls clubs are likely to invest in equipment to help them maintain their greens and changing areas after recently taking over responsibility for them from the Council.

Dave Knevett, Vale of Glamorgan Council Operational Manager for Neighbourhood Services and Transport, said: "As a Local Authority, we believe there should be a place for sport for everyone. This funding will make a significant impact in improving sports facilities in our local communities and I am excited to see these projects take shape.

"This investment will also allow even greater numbers of local residents to enjoy the lifelong benefits of sport and physical activity."

The grant funding is benefiting 28 different sports, with the financial awards ranging from £295 up to £50,000.

"The response to the application process was quite staggering really," said Sport Wales' Director of Elite Performance and co-ordinator of the Place for Sport fund, Brian Davies.

"We were able to direct many people to our other grant schemes, but it was a real challenge making the final awards.

"We're delighted that so many clubs, across so many sports, are going to be strengthened because of the investments we've been able to make.

"Hopefully, given the response we had, we can make an excellent case for additional funding from Welsh Government in the future."