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Inner City School Invests in Green Space for Children

2007-05-03T09:40:00.000Z

Alston Primary School in Birmingham has invested in a Sportslawn pitch for its 700 pupils.

The school only had tarmac playgrounds for the children, many of whom have little access to green areas at home .

The pitch was installed in three days by Sportslawn, directly on top of the existing tarmac surface. The sand and rubber filled soccer carpet, loose laid on the Sportbase panels has resulted in a professional standard playing surface that the children adore. They are now able to jump for the ball and slide tackle with complete confidence.

Paul Sharrock, the Deputy Head Teacher initiated the project and worked tirelessly raising money for this facility. ' The children are so pleased with the pitch, ' he says 'I know it's going to make a huge difference to them and I'm proud to have been able to make such a positive change to the school'.

The school were very impressed with the speed and efficiency with which the pitch was installed. The competative prices offered by Sportslawn provided a solution to the problem of continual use of tarmac for sports and play.

New All Weather Pitch for Woodheys Primary School

2006-10-17T12:49:00.000Z

Laura Daniels, Head Teacher at Woodheys Primary School in Sale, Cheshire is thrilled with the schools new All Weather Pitch.

The 24m x 30m pitch provided by Sportslawn Ltd has a third generation, sand and rubber filled surface. The children are playing sports with new confidence and there are less additions to the school accident book!

The school enlisted Chris Bullock, a Football Association accredited coach, to help choose the correct size and surface. Mr Bullock who uses the pitch for out of school coaching says the surface is 'Fantastic!' The Extended Schools Initiative helped with the funding.

Mrs Daniels has said 'The pitch is wonderful, and great value. Sportslawn gave us a very competitive price compared with the other companies that quoted.'

The pitch was finished with Sportslawn Kickboards manufactured from tough recycled plastic. Mrs Daniels commented 'We have a small vandal problem at the school and one surprising benefit is the ease with which we are able to remove grafitti from the fence, all that was needed was a cloth and some white spirits.'

Chard School Install a Playlawn Playground

2006-10-19T08:37:00.000Z

Chard School in Chard, Somerset has recently completed the installation of a brand new Playlawn.

Mrs Stotesbury, the Headmaster's wife, said 'We are absolutely thrilled with our Playlawn. It has transformed the outside play area for the younger children, who love running and bouncing around on the surface. I'm very happy to be able to show visitors and parents such a safe and fun playground.'

The DIY kit was delivered to the school in the school holidays. Mrs Stotesbury, with the help of one of the school's grounds staff, installed the kit herself and the Playlawn was ready and waiting for the children on their return in the Autumn term.

New Playlawn at Crawley Ridge Day Nursery

2006-11-16T11:52:00.000Z

Sportslawn recently installed a new Playlawn Playground at Crawley Ridge Nursery in Camberly.
The nursery 's playground was a mixture of paving slabs, earth and an old worn out patch of artificial grass.

In just two days the playground was transformed. Mrs Ball, the nursery owner was extremely pleased with the results and said 'The children and parents couldn't beleive it when they returned from the break. The Playlawn is a huge improvement and is a much brighter, safer place to play.'

New Playlawn Installed at Chestnut Day Nursery

2007-01-17T14:01:00.000Z

The children at Chestnut Day Nursey in Wokingham, Berks, returned to nursery this month to find a brand new Playlawn waiting for them. The nursery now has three different outdoor areas: a bark pit housing the slide, some tarmac for serious trike action and the artificial grass Playlawn replacing an old muddy patch.

The nursery manager explained 'We wanted an area outside that the children could sit on , and roll around on, a grass area really, but without the dust in summer and mud in winter!'.

Sports Lawn Ltd installed the Playlawn at Chestnut Day Nursery in one day.

New All Weather Pitch for Grovelands Community School

2007-02-13T10:49:00.000Z

Grovelands Community Primary School in Hailsham, East Sussex, are the proud owners of a brand new all weather pitch.

Sportslawn Ltd installed the 18m x 40m pitch, despite outrageous weather conditions, during the winter months.

The school opted for Sportslawn because of the competative price and the lack of disruption during installation, some of which took place during term time.The school chose the popular '3rd Generation' surface: a 50 mm carpet which is sand and rubber filled. This has resulted in a comfortable and safe surface that can be used all year round.

The school had great problems in the winter- their playing fields regularly becoming water logged and leaving the tarmac playground as the only option for play time and sports lessons.

The children are extremely pleased with their new sports facility and are enjoying being able to slide tackle with abandon and are falling over with smiles on their faces.

SportsLawn Blog

2006-09-20T16:35:00.000Z

Welcome to the new SportsLawn blog where we will keep you updated with any new product developments, client installations and the benefits delivered by our system.