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outlets around the main square, and we also took one across to the back square. It makes it much easier to hose down the squares when required, plus it saves time.” In 2018, final plans were put in place to install an ECB approved ’tp365’ non-turf cricket practice facility. This project was funded through various organisations, including Sport England, a Tesco Bags of Help grant, the Horace Taylor Trust, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the ECB plus
other external sources. By February, Anthony Burton, Product Development Manager at total-play Ltd, met Club Chairman Mick, Ian Stabler (Secretary, Junior Section) and Mark to discuss final build location and rerouting of power cables to make sure everyone was happy with the design specification. They decided to build the nets on one of the grass tennis courts. Everything was set to go ahead when there was an unprecedented amount of
snow and rainfall, so work eventually got underway in April. The build by total-play was in two phases with their ‘construction’ team followed by their ‘finishing’ team who attended the site to complete it with steelwork, netting, shock pads and carpets. This was no small endeavour with 200 tonnes of material shifted, then care and attention given to making sure the natural grass access into the site was remediated, graded out and put back to grass. “It’s as if
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With a total of 6 ECB approved pitch system designs*
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Discover why 100’s of clubs from grass roots to first class choose the ‘TP’ range. Get in touch to discuss your club’s individual needs.
Base systems include Dynamic Porous Aggregate & Engineered (Tarmacadam).
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