I was delighted to read the comments of Peter McVitie of Greenock and District Youth Football League in today's Greenock Telegraph where he praises the Council for the various ways in which we are supporting youth football across Inverclyde.
These comments come as we open the first phase - a new 3G all-weather pitch with floodlights - of a £6m project to turn Parklea into a centre of excellence for football.
This really is a milestone for the project and gives us an idea of what a magnificent asset we will eventually have in Parklea. We are committed to providing the best possible leisure facilities to improve the health and quality of life of our communities and the new pitch is a clear indication that we are delivering on that promise.
A second 3G pitch is planned for Parklea along with a new community stadium incorporating a changing pavilion. Drainage work will also be carried out on eight surrounding grass pitches.
Work on the second phase of the project, to widen the existing access road and to upgrade the existing car park is scheduled to begin this summer.
The area is designated a site of special interest because of the Common Red Shanks which feed at the nearby mud flats before they migrate. We can only carry out building between April and August so cannot go as fast as we would like. But rest assured – the result will be well worth the wait.
The full programme is as follows:
Phase 1: 3G pitch and associated floodlighting - £690K (Completed)
Phase 2: Road widening and car park improvements - £350K (Work imminent)
Phase 3 and 4: Drainage Pitch drainage - 520K (Phase 3 complete by September 2010, Phase 4 September 2011)
Phase 5: Community stadium - £4.5 million (Works will start April 2011)
Phase 6: Hard and soft landscaping – (Works will start January 2012)
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