Fields Receive a Facelift for 2012

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Both Lakewood and Prince Edward Park will be improved considerably for 2012.

Sutherland Shire Council has returfed around 2/3rds of Lakewood and is still to carry out further minor works around the ground before the season starts including weeding and topdressing. There will be no cricket pitch in the field for 2012 but a new pitch will be installed at the end of season. This will be centred to the soccer field and will be dead level with the playing surface meaning a synthetic cover can be used in future seasons rather than covering the pitch with dirt.

In December the cricket pitch at Prince Edward Park was converted to a multipurpose surface which means it will not need to be covered at all in the season change over. There will be some maintenance required but the results should be much improved. Council will be carrying out further refurbishment of the playing surface early in 2012.

The work carried across the two fields will exceed $90,000 in value which is on top of $110,000 invested in 2011 to install training lights at Prince Edward Park and to upgrade theLakewoodlighting to enable night matches.

In the past 3 years Lakewood Reserve has also benefited from a substantial upgrade to the Playground and Car Park. Council has also started work on a master plan to upgrade all of Prince Edward Park which should see the amenity improved for all users of the park over the next few years.

BBFC is fortunate to have to two wonderful locations to host home matches. It is important that club members understand we need to have strategies in place to keep them in good order for matches. This may include exploring ways to reduce the training load on the fields as they get established over the next 12 months.

We thank Sutherland Shire Council and the local junior and senior cricket associations for their support in making these upgrades a reality.