After four years of campaigning, residents finally realised their wish for a new £1 million community sports pavilion and pitches close to Peterborough city centre, which has recently been completed by natural and synthetic sports ground specialists Agripower Contractors. The project was part of a section 106 agreement reached between Barratt Homes and Peterborough City Council when the housing giant built 500 homes on the old British Sugar Site in Peterborough. The L-shaped development has plugged the 2.7 hectare gap between the eastern extent of the British Sugar estate and Wharf Road.
The overall project entailed a new pavilion completed by Kier Eastern, which has already won numerous design awards, two natural football pitches; one adult, at the front of the development and one junior, a fully floodlit four court 20mm monofilament surface Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) as well as all landscaping and hard-scaping including a car park for over 40 cars. The artificial all weather pitch will be situated next to the junior football pitch and will be big enough for four tennis courts/five-a-side football pitches.