As a result of this afternoon's Statutory Instrument, which we will vote against, the grassroots sport budget will be cut by over # 100,000 for every parliamentary constituency, enough to fund a 100m
grass sports pitch or a floodlit multi-use games area for each one.»
Sports pitches and safety surfaces Maintaining
grass sports pitches to provide a playable surface for as long as possible throughout the winter months is no mean feat.
Not exact matches
Artificial
grass is ideal for
sports pitches because it is hard - wearing and resilient to boots.
Cramlington Learning Village Cramlington Learning Village, a secondary school in the north - east, worked with the Northumberland FA to secure a # 184,584 grant from the Football Foundation towards a new third - generation artificial
grass pitch for Cramlington Sporting Club, a dual - use
sports facility for both the school and community.
Currently, 76 per cent of
sports halls, 73 per cent of artificial
grass pitches, 29 per cent of swimming pools and 52 % of
grass pitches in England are located within the education sector.
In the decade - and - a-half since the charity was conceived, schools have benefited directly from the Foundation's investment, with floodlit third generation (3G) artificial
grass pitches (AGPs) and modern changing rooms becoming the catalyst for significant increases in participation and enthusiasm for
sport within the academic sector.
There are BALI Registered contractors around the country, for example, that can provide the full range of services, from
sports pitch maintenance, verti - draining, tree surgery, gritting and snow clearance, gutter clearance, shrub bed maintenance,
grass cutting, playground inspection and maintenance, and the plethora of activities that estate bursars must deal with throughout the course of the year.
Football Focus presenter
pitches up with a surprise for pupils in Sheffield Local school children in Sheffield had a day to remember when BBC One's Football Focus presenter, Dan Walker, visited Wisewood
Sports Centre to join in their morning PE lesson on the centre's new third generation (3G) artificial
grass pitch (AGP).
Schools are among the many beneficiaries of the Foundation's investment, with floodlit third generation (3G) artificial
grass pitches (AGPs) and modern changing rooms, often being praised as invigorators for the participation and enthusiasm for
sports in the academic sphere.
More young people are getting involved in
sport and can now play for longer into the evening on a floodlit 3G AGP, which sustains play for 90 hours a week compared to just five on a natural
grass pitch in the winter.
Granting a chance to play
sport Investment in schools» facilities, specifically third - generation (3G) artificial
grass pitches (AGPs), elicits huge rises in participation because poor facilities are the main barrier to playing football.
Swimming pool along with complementary sun loungers and parasols, 13 outdoor tennis courts and 2 indoor tennis courts (local charge), 3
grass football
pitches, gym and
sporting facilities (local charge), a 9 - hole golf course is available 2,5 Km away and a 5 x 18 - hole golf courses available in a distance from 12 to 20 km (Vilamoura).
Sports fans of all ages can cheer on their heroes on live Sky
Sports relays with drink, or watch the real thing just across the road on a
grass football
pitch!
Forget the well - maintained and luscious
grass of a traditional football
pitch; Back Street Football takes the
sport to the streets, shortening the
pitch and in turn intensifying the action to a degree of ten or more in this quick - fire interpretation of football with a retro aesthetic.
This addition to the TenCate
Grass group will enable an integrated approach for supplying and servicing top - class
sports pitches in the Netherlands.