A number of children had to be evacuated after a fire at a football ground in East Sussex, a club has said. Emergency services were called to the blaze at the recreation ground in Western Road, Hailsham,

The fire that broke out at Hailsham Town Football Club on Tuesday night is being treated as ‘suspected deliberate ignition’

Children were ‘sitting in the stand for a debrief session’ when a large fire broke out at a football club in Sussex – with the incident being treated as arson.

The charity arm of a football club has received a grant from Children in Need. Northampton Town Football Club's Community Trust will receive £27,000 from the BBC charity, which will be paid over three years.

A fire broke out at Hailsham Town Football Club's ground in Western Road, Hailsham leaving several hedges surrounding the ground to be set alight.