WELCOME TO KESGRAVE HIGH SCHOOL

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WELCOME TO KESGRAVE HIGH SCHOOL Planning and
Consultation Evening 4th November 2009 A 3rd
Generation Artificial Grass Floodlit
Pitch Supporting grass roots football in our
community
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Background information

• Profile of catchment area and context
• Location of a new facility
• Proposed specification

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Existing facilities

• Football in this part of Suffolk
• Other artificial surfaces in the area
• Pressures on facilities
• Perceived barriers to growth of football

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KHS School Map

• Slide from Brian

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Proposed Specification

• Pitch dimensions 60 x 95 yards (similar to
  Whitton) official 11-a-side sized pitch
• 3rd Generation turf a new generation of grasses
  which are rubber granule filled.
• Synthetic turf of a longer pile type (45-60mm)
  with a rubber granule infill.
• Likely product Tigerturf Profoot 50 (FIFA
  accredited grass to National and International
  levels)
• TigerTurf (UK) Ltd. is the UK's leading
  artificial grass manufacturer.

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Proposed Specification

• Fencing 3.5 metres high (12 feet) around the
  perimeter.
• 2.5 metres of weld-mesh plastic coated fencing
  with either 1 metre kickboard or higher density
  weld-mesh section at the bottom.
• Access gates for plant machinery and maintenance
  purposes
• Lighting 12 metre columns (high to avoid light
  spillage send light directly down, not left or
  right therefore less light pollution)
• Lightweight netting above the fencing fixed
  between the floodlights for an additional 5
  metres in height to keep footballs in!

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What would a new facility mean?

• Value of quality pitch surfaces for training and
  matches.
• Potential users in school time and out.

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Current Football Provision at Kesgrave High School
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Extra Curricular Football

• Normal provision is for a Football club for every
  age group in both girls and boys Football (only
  lack of pupil attendance would prevent this).
• Normal practice 1 session a week
• However, once British Summer Time ends we have no
  after school provision. Practice becomes a
  lunchtime session 1.10pm 1.40pm.
• This drastically affects participation due to
  conflicting interests eg. School dinners,
  weather, other school events at lunchtime.
• A floodlit 3G astro-turf facility would allow
  for
• Regular training of greater quality and time
• Time for each year group to practice
• After school facility for additional House
  competitions etc
• A greater reflection of the priority that
  Football has in our school curriculum.

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Focus questions for discussion

• What are the barriers to growth for your club?
• Would this new facility help to meet your needs?
• What issues / considerations do you want Kesgrave
  High School to take into account in this project
  to best meet your needs?
• What hire cost would be affordable and reasonable
  for your club?

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Next Steps..

• Completion of our feasibility study
• Application to the Football Foundation
• Fund-raising and other small grants applications
• Hope to begin in Summer 2010