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OldNick 
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 Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 18:16 |
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Another week, another set of progress photos.
Stone layer complete, kerbs in progress. Next week porous asphalt, bonded rubber chips, and then the pit
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Posted: 24 Jul 2019 at 13:27 |
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Two more sets of photos today... https://www.facebook.com/OldNickRugbyPhotos/photos/?tab=album&album_id=870253256663831 - Monday. Tidying up the stone layer https://www.facebook.com/OldNickRugbyPhotos/photos/?tab=album&album_id=870288279993662 - Tuesday - Tarmac
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Posted: 29 Jul 2019 at 20:02 |
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Meanwhile, back at the BPA the tarmac layer is complete, apart from the locations of the pop-up irrigation sprays, which are expected to arrive very shortly. It all felt very peaceful down there this morning. It's still a controlled site, but much of the heavy equipment has gone, and only about half a dozen truck-loads of spoil needed to be collected and removed.
Sp, now the irrigation sprays need to be fitted, and their six locations competed and tarmacked, and then the soft top layers can start going down. Sockets need to be fitted for the goalposts, and for the various flags needed for both codes and football - apparently slots will be put in for the flags, and then the final exact sockets fitted in the slots at the precise positions to match the pitch markings, once the green top is down. Anyway - pictures of pristine level tarmac available here... |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 13:12 |
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Looks very like that of Bedford Athletic which from my totally unqualified eye is a superb facility. Maybe the Blues could train on it prior to going to Coventry.
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Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 15:01 |
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Thanks Eel. There’s a lot spoken about AGPs, but very little detail about how they’re built, or how they work. I’ve found that making a weekly visit has been fascinating (even if just seeing a complete coat of tarmac slightly less so), and seeing the process from end to end has made me realise how big a job it is to get from a muddy grass pitch to (eventually) the artificial replacement. I’ve been particularly impressed by the precision, and attention to detail. As it’s technically a building site during the process, access is limited, and as it’s the sort of job that most clubs only do once. I’ve considered it worth posting the updates here. Ok, the pictures are of Coventry, but the process would be much the same elsewhere - and generally invisible to the average supporter until it’s finished. There should be another update next Monday or Tuesday. The heavy equipment used so far has gone, and now it’s jyst the top three inches to do. |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:50 |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2019 at 13:02 |
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Latest updates from the ground.
The six irrigation spray heads, and associated access manholes are now in place just off the pitch, and their holes are being tidied up so that they can be tarmacked and have the top layers applied. The water tank to feed them is in place. Very shiny it is too. Flag and post holes have been set into the pitch. There are a lot of them as Rugby Union, and League, and association football all have flags in different places. The main runs of fences are in place, with gates being fitted on t he Broomfield side. While I was there today, the laying of the shock absorbing layer of bonded rubber particles was started. https://www.facebook.com/pg/OldNickRugbyPhotos/photos/?tab=album&album_id=877751052580718 Permission to access the site and take these photos granted by kind permission of the club.
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Posted: 12 Aug 2019 at 23:39 |
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Coming on nicely. They started laying the carpet today.
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Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 14:11 |
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It's raining hard at the BPA, so there's not a lot going on out of doors. Here are the latest pictures, as the green carpet starts to go down... Edited by OldNick - 14 Aug 2019 at 14:12 |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2019 at 11:33 |
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We’re getting there. Probably only one more update to come, but to tell the truth it looks almost finished...
The matting is all down, and the sand layer is nearly complete. Only the rubber crumb layer still to go down. Yesterday (after the photos) the posts went up. Photos here Edited by OldNick - 30 Aug 2019 at 11:36 |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2019 at 11:35 |
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Looking good Nick, it will be great for your lads to have such a consistent surface to play on.
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Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!
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There have been suggestions we should paint it mud brown for familiarity. |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2019 at 09:27 |
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The pitch has now been tested and handed over to the club.
First game is played on it today, by Coventry United, vs Haughmond, in the Midlands Premier. Cov start training on it on Monday. |
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