Educational Establishments
When other schools in the area have been cancelling fixtures because of lengthy wet spells, we've had no such problems and been able to go ahead with matches
The existing sand-based hockey pitch, constructed in the 1990s and refurbished in 2013
A major project to extend facilities will be
underway this summer with the construction of an additional sand-dressed hockey pitch area. This should be in place for the start of the next school year in early September. At the time of visiting the school before the Easter holidays, tenders had yet to be issued. Guy is co-project manager, and he says this will redress something of an imbalance in favour of boys’ sport. There are currently 882 pupils at the co-educational school,
almost precisely divided between boys and girls. The new pitch will more than double the area available for hockey, more a winter games choice for girls than boys. The sub-surface is heavy clay, so drainage
and compaction are issues. When Guy took over as Grounds Manager, he made it a priority to tackle this. Previously, surface slitting had been the only course of action, and generally this was inadequate. Guy now gets in a Wiedenmann Terra
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made a vast difference,” says Guy. “When other schools in the area have been cancelling fixtures because of lengthy wet
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