Winter Sports - Football


The weather does seem to be getting wetter, which provides challenges in terms of


maintenance and upkeep, but we are dealing with what Mother Nature throws at us


we are dealing with what Mother Nature throws at us.”


“Regular soil samples are taken to guide us into what work specifically we need to carry out on the pitches.”


“The artificial surfaces are brushed on a two‐week rota, and litter and other debris is removed on a daily basis,” said Stephen. The council owners have ongoing special projects earmarked at their venues when the need and expenditure is justified.


There are plans afoot to resurface the main arena pitch and upgrade the irrigation system, subject to elected members’ approval.


Stephen said: “When the final season matches have been played at the end of April 2018, the contractors could start stripping the main pitch in order to install a new one. This work would also involve lowering the pitch about two feet to bring it down to the same level as the outside track.


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“A new Prunty style irrigation system would be installed under the pitch to keep it free draining and irrigated when necessary.” “Even in Ballymena, with its renowned wet weather, we do get some real dry spells and need to manually water the pitch, which consumes a lot of time.”


“This current main pitch must have been put in place over thirty years ago, so is due a change real soon. It hosts somewhere in the region of seventy‐five matches in the


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