Sports clubs and a school say a new 3G pitch will be “huge” for their prospects.
The pitch, costing more than £1m, at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, is expected to open later this year, with a planning application expected to be submitted this month.
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As well as providing an all-weather playing surface for the school’s football and rugby teams, other local sides will have access and say they will have to cancel fewer games as a result.
Around 45% of the cost has come from a Cotswold District Council infrastructure levy, with the rest being raised by the school through grants, donations
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