I have covered this issue before but to recap the present state of the surface of the courts at Sandy Lane Park is poor so Lydiate Parish Council is looking to correct that. They presently look like this:-
They could end up looking like this:-
Well not quite like that but you get my drift. In fact the Parish Council wants them to be munti-use not just for tennis which is a short season game outside for many folk. A multi-use facility like this is called a MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) and it could be marked out for other sports too such as five-a-side football, netball, basketball etc.
The big issue will be paying for the works so the Parish Council is looking for potential grants from Sport England and the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association). We hope we can pull together a funding package and gain the backing of Lydiate’s 3 primary schools, scouts, guides etc. to enable a bid to be made for grants.
The issue will come back to the Parish Council in March of 2017.