The Scottish executive, through the national sports agency sportscotland, is backing North Lanarkshire Council and Ravenscraig’Ltd's Ravenscraig project with £7m.  

It is the latest of ten projects to receive stage two approval under the Government’s £50m National and Regional Sports Facilities Strategy (NRSFS), which includes £21.2m of sportscotland Lottery funding.

The Ravenscraig project will feature a full-size indoor synthetic football pitch, a 135metre by six-lane athletics track with associated field event training areas, a regional nine-court indoor sports hall, a full-size floodlit outdoor synthetic grass pitch and six floodlit synthetic five-a-side outdoor pitches.

A state-of-the-art gym, two dance studios and indoor soft play area will also feature in the completed facility.