Lighting in an outdoor arena
yard, stable ‘n’ paddock
Riding under lights …..
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..is commonplace now, with competitions frequently running on into the evenings and a floodlit arena can extend available training time significantly, but ensuring your lighting is ‘up to standard’ is more than just paperwork, as Kim Prestwood of Jumping Jack Flash explains.
“Correctly installing arena lighting is a specialist area, as it’s important to ensure the lights provide even illumination (measured in lux) across the entire arena and comply with current regulations. This involves a number of considerations, including the type of lights used, the height and position of each light and any planning conditions imposed.
“Lighting an outdoor arena does require planning permission and we are often asked to provide the technical information needed to accompany an application. This will specify the lux level, any spillage – that’s light shining down outside the arena - and light pollution, which is any light shining up into the sky. Planners particularly do not like light pollution.
“We charge for our technical input to support planning applications, but that fee is deducted from an installation we subsequently carry out and for many architects and private clients, our expertise has made planning approval much easier to achieve.
“Lighting levels for arenas are set out in the CIBSE Lighting Requirements and Recommendations and are at two levels - a lower level for schooling (supervised practice and training) and a higher level for competition, within which show jumping requires a higher lux level than dressage.”
Kim, a former jockey, has run Jumping Jack Flash now for over 20 years and together with his son James, personally carries out every installation. From a base in Paignton, Devon, they work nationwide, have done projects in Ireland, will be taking
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on contracts in France and are acknowledged as experts in this specialist field. Kim confirms, “Adequate lighting levels are essential to safety and a rider hiring or being taught in an arena who has an accident, could potentially claim from the owner if the lighting level does not comply with current regulations.
“The biggest mistakes people make are using the wrong type of lights and the wrong number of lights – for both indoor and outdoor arenas. Avoiding glare is crucial, even more so when jumping and asking for advice at an early stage can make all the difference to the end result.” Visit
www.jumpingjackflash.co.uk for more detailed information.
All fittings ASYMMETRIC.
No light pollution or spillage
Specialists in the Lighting of Indoor & Outdoor Arenas
Contact: Kim Prestwood Tel:
Fax:
01803 844833 0560 1146 753
Mob: 07768 837 454
www.jumpingjackflash.co.uk sportslighting@hotmail.co.uk
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