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Smith Construction to lead £1.4m revamp at St Mary’s School
Smith Construction has undertaken a £1.4m contract to provide St Mary’s School in Ascot, Berkshire, with new sports facilities. The redevelopment of one of the UK’s
leading Roman Catholic boarding schools for girls aged 11-18 will feature an extensive range of facilities, including an athletics track, hockey pitch and dedicated training space. The school has invested in equipping its 55
acres of grounds with high-quality sporting facilities including a six-lane, 400m athletics track, complete with an eight-lane 100m sprint straight; pole vault; hammer and discus facility; water jump; shot put and long jump. It will also feature a full-sized hockey pitch to comply with FIH specifications, complete with training areas and an equipment store. The contract was awarded to Smith Construction for its 30 years’ experience in the industry and its in-house capabilities, following a competitive tendering process.
White Horse Contractors boost sport at academy
White Horse Contractors (Northern) has completed the design and build of a 3G sports pitch and five-court MUGA at North Durham Academy. The company was chosen by main con-
tractor Carillion Building to redevelop the natural and artificial sports facilities. The construction of two natural grass pitches and a long jump with polymeric running track completes the build. “Our brief was simple – construct an
The new school has invested in a complete athletics facility
all-weather 3G synthetic pitch to a high standard for full-size and five-a-side foot- ball use,” explained Jim Crabbe, White Horse Contractors (Northern) contracts director. “The surface chosen was a 60mm sand/rubber pile synthet- ic grass sports carpet and fully meets the FA’s Guide to Artificial Grass Pitches for Community Use.”
Henley-on-Thames club plans new health and fitness facilities
The exclusive club at Phyllis Court, Henley, has applied for planning consent for new health and fitness facilities intended to expand its offering to club members. While the club currently provides a range
of sporting and non-sporting activities, it lacks good quality health and fitness facilities. The proposed building has been designed by Gloucester-based architects Roberts Limbrick to address this by providing multi-purpose activity studios, a gym, a swimming pool and
new changing facilities. Club secretary, Graham Owen, said: “The new building is important to the future of the club by widening the range of facilities we can offer. “Securing planning permission will be an
important first step to deliver sustainable new facilities and I hope the application will be supported by our members and the public.” The application is due to be determined by
next February and can be viewed online at the South Oxfordshire District Council website.
The new MUGA at the academy
St Benedict’s School welcomes Playrite surface
St Benedict’s School in Bury St Edmunds recently welcomed the replacement of its four multi-sport courts, which had become rundown by being well utilised over the years. Following the success of Playrite’s Matchplay 2 in the area, on projects such as Kesgrave and Mildenhall schools, it was the obvious choice when replacing the existing pitches at St Benedict’s. All four courts were replaced with Match-
play 2 in sporting green with inlaid lines for different sports including netball, hockey, football and tennis to better position the school to provide essential sporting facilities. Playrite’s Steve Byrnes engaged in an
An artist’s impression of the Henley club
extensive consultation with the school to understand its use of these facilities and how this would impact surface considerations. A major contributor towards Matchplay 2’s recommendation was that it meets All England Netball preferred standards.
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