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Improvements to Training Facilities in the Pipeline

Improvements to Training Facilities in the Pipeline

Phil Atkinson7 Mar 2022 - 08:20
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Planning Permission Granted

This could not have been achieved with the support of our members
- Phil Atkinson - Chairman

We are pleased to confirm that the club has been successful in obtaining planning permission to install floodlights on the middle pitch. With funding already in place for this project we expect the installation work to take place during the summer months.

A survey of all three pitches was recently carried out by the RFU Pitch Advisory Service which identified several problems with each of them. Most notably the 1st XV pitch is heavily compacted in places. This report will shortly be available on the club website.

We aim by installing these additional floodlights to relieve the pressure on this pitch by enabling training to take place on the middle pitch next season. I would like to thank Carl Smith for his hard work of liaising with contractors, getting the planning permission and sourcing funding. Most importantly this could not have been achieved without the support of our members and the incredible crowd funding campaign held in 2021.

Our 1st XV are currently second in Yorkshire 1, and meet league leaders Old Crossleyans Pontefract at Moor Lane this Saturday. Please join us for what is sure to be a fantastic game.

Thank you

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