Pitch 3 Lights are up and on! (October 07, 2005)
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The lights go
on!
Finally we can announce (a bit late) after many
years of effort the clubs second set of floodlights are now up and
operational. The lights wereswitched on for the first
time on pitch 3 at the start of September and are a superb addition to the
Clubs assets.
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These new lights allow training and floodlit matches to
be played away from pitch 1, saving the Club’s premier pitch for first team
matches and other prestigious floodlit games. The difference in pitch 1 compared to
last year is already easy to see.
Many thanks must go to Tony Smith with help
from Paul Chapman for their tireless efforts over eight years to first, get
planning permission and then secure the funding from the RFU (who paid for the
lights in full). Dave Morgan also contributed greatly in negotiating the new
licence agreement for the pitches with CBC. Without the licence we could not
have obtained the funding.
There will be
an official “Turning On Ceremony” when the RFU publicity machine gets itself
into gear later this year.
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