Work to start on new 拢450k sports pitch

Image source, Erewash Borough Council

Image caption, The current artificial pitch at Ilkeston's Rutland Sports Park will be replaced with a new 3G surface
  • Author, Jude Winter
  • Role, 成人快手 News, Derby

A new 拢450,000 "state-of-the-art" 3G sports pitch will start to take shape in Derbyshire this month.

The current artificial turf pitch at Ilkeston鈥檚 Rutland Sports Park is scheduled to make way for the new surface from Monday.

Erewash Borough Council said the facility would be out of action until early October, when the work was expected to be completed.

Funded by the government, the revamped pitch will also get upgraded LED flood-lighting, fencing and divider nets.

Image source, Erewash Borough Council

Image caption, Plans showing how the new pitch will be laid out

The council said Parkwood Leisure, which has invested 拢1.3m in improving Erewash's leisure centres over the past five years, would be overseeing the construction of the new FIFA-standard sports pitch.

Glen Hall, managing director of Parkwood Leisure, said the addition of new multi use games areas (MUGA) at the site would "provide a better range of activities".

He added: 鈥淥ur partnership with the council continues to strengthen and provide the people of Erewash with new and excellent leisure facilities and services.鈥

On the new pitch, deputy leader of the council, Becca Everett said: 鈥淭he decision to further improve the services and activities at Rutland Sports Park shows our commitment to the borough鈥檚 leisure centres, which we are investing in for residents to enjoy both now and in the future."

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