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Dates announced for regional events S
APCA has announced the dates for three Sports Facility Construction exhibitions and seminars that will
take place this year. T e fi rst event takes place at Ravenscraig
Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell, Scotland on Tuesday 12 April. T e second will be held at Aston Villa FC in Birmingham on Tuesday 7 June, and the third at Twickenham Stadium in London on Tuesday 29 November. Each one-day event comprises a series of
informative seminars, accompanied by an exhibition featuring leading designers and constructors of sports facilities, suppliers of related products and services, and consultants off ering expert advice on sports facility projects. T e Ravenscraig event will be jointly
presented by sportscotland, and supported by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Attendance is free and open to all concerned with the design,
procurement, construction, management and maintenance of sports facilities. T e seminar programme will include:
• Strategy and funding for sports facility development in Scotland
• Technical guidance for facility design • Standards for sports surfaces • Design and construction of synthetic sports surfaces
• Upgrading natural turf pitches • Stadium redevelopment design • Th e selection of indoor sports surfaces • Community sports hubs • Sports surface maintenance • Th e design of spaces for sport • Physical activity in modern schools • Th e development of the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
• Sports facilities for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
Delegate registration for these events can be made online at
www.sapca.org.uk, or by phone on +44 (0)24 7641 6316
Jeff Perris receives SAPCA Achievement Award Expert advice is off ered on sports facility projects 2011 SAPCA EVENTS
Thursday 22 March Sports Research and Funding Workshop Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
Tuesday 12 April Sports Facility Construction Exhibition & Seminar Ravenscraig Regional Sport Facility, Scotland
Tuesday 17 May SAPCA Annual General Meeting Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
Tuesday 7 June Sports Facility Construction Exhibition & Seminar Aston Villa FC, Birmingham
SAPCA’s Billy Martin (leſt ) presents Jeff Perris with the award during the SAPCA dinner A
t its recent Annual Dinner, the association recognised Jeff Perris’ outstanding contribution to the
UK’s sports facility industry by presenting him with the prestigious SAPCA Award for Achievement. T e award was presented by Billy Martin,
chair of SAPCA’s Natural Sportsturf Division, who highlighted Jeff ’s impressive career. T is included 43 years’ service at
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the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI), where he worked as head of advisory services until his retirement from the institute in 2010. Jeff ’s vast expertise and experience in
sports turf proved invaluable in his support during the production of SAPCA’s fi rst Code of Practice for the Design, Construction and Improvement of Natural Sports Turf, which was published last year.
Wednesday 29 June SAPCA Golf Day Hellidon Lakes, Northamptonshire
Thursday 10 November SAPCA Technical Meeting Loughborough University
Tuesday 29 November Sports Facility Construction Exhibition & Seminar Twickenham Stadium, London
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