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New astro pitches ready for use,

but junior club put in jeopardy by price hike
A refurbished all weather sports pitch at Greendown School in Grange Park will be available for hire by
community sports clubs from 1 October, but long time users Shaw Junior Football Club are upset by the
hefty increase in rental rates.
The rubber crumb surface re-
places the worn out smooth sand
pitch that was built soon after the
school opened in 1987. The new
pitch is suitable for football and
hockey training, but not for com-
petition hockey.
Greendown director of sport
Christian Dobbs said he is delighted
with the £261,000 facility funded by
Swindon Council. “It enhances our
specialist sports college status tre- Christian Dobbs with players Harrison Batley, Aaron Stubbs, Braedon Cleverley
mendously. Pupils pursuing sports Greendown headteacher Clive
courses will have some of the best Zimmerman said prices on the old 54 BSS HOUSE • While-U-Wait Skate Sharpening
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However Karen Pricter, Shaw and the school governors had to • Supplier of all ice & inline
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“We expected a two year tiered such as the FA. This gives Shaw a Sat 9am - 4pm, Sun 10am - 4pm • Very competitive prices
increase in hire charges and have discount of 10 per cent on our new
raised player subscriptions. But, prices bringing their fee down to
even with the discounts the school £81 for the whole pitch for an hour P E R S O N A L T R A I N I N G
is offering us, we’re shocked. which is signifi cantly lower than
“Shaw FC is the largest user of comparable facilities elsewhere. • One to one personal training at the studio
the pitch, with 150 children train- “To avoid having an all weather or your home
ing with us on four nights a week. surface that ends up like the old one, • Exercise programmes to follow at home
We can’t cope with a 45 per cent worn out and with no replacement and the gym
increase at a stroke and we have fund available to the governors, we • Nutrition & weight management advice
cut the number of hours we can hire have to cover all our costs includ- Motivation
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“The last thing we want to do is in price.” SLINN ALLSTARS
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