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Tuesday
21  May

Llanfair pitch completes £150,000 makeover

 
19/12/2023 @ 10:41

 

Llanfair Caereinion’s all-weather pitch has completed a £150,000 refurbishment, thanks to a grant from the Welsh Government.

Bookings are now being taken for sport groups to use the refurbished pitch at Caereinion Leisure Centre, which is operated in partnership with Powys County Council by the not-for-profit leisure trust, Freedom Leisure.

Work to refurbish the pitch, including improved floodlighting, drainage works and perimeter fencing, was completed this autumn, with the main works were carried out by Tarmac while PJ Martin from Llandrindod Wells were sub-contracted to carry out the groundworks.

The works were carried out after Powys County Council successfully received a £150,000 Community Focussed Schools Capital Grant from the Welsh Government.

The pitch will be suitable for football, hockey and a wide variety of outdoor sports for the school, sporting groups and communities in and around the Llanfair Caereinion area to use.

The council said that the improved facility is an ideal surface during the winter months when grass fields and pitches become muddy and unusable.

This project is part of a programme to improve facilities across the county to provide positive benefits to the health and well-being to the communities of Powys.

Cllr David Selby, Cabinet Member for a More Prosperous Powys, said: “I’m delighted that this work has been completed and I’m sure that the school and the sporting communities in this area will welcome the refurbishment of this well-used facility.

“This project demonstrates our commitment to provide good-quality, inclusive and fully accessible leisure facilities for communities in Powys. I would like to thank the Welsh Government for providing the grant and making the refurbishment of this pitch possible."

Huw Lloyd Jones, Headteacher of Ysgol Bro Caereinion, said: “As a school, we are all delighted at the refurbishment of our red gra pitch. Our students are using the pitch in PE lessons, at lunchtimes and in after-school clubs. I am aware the resurfaced pitch is in high demand from local clubs which is excellent news for the community.”

For clubs and organisations wishing to enquire further about the pitch or make a booking please contact caereinion@freedom-leisure.co.uk or call Caereinion Leisure Centre on 01938 810634.