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Warrington Playing Pitch Strategy Action Plan Status Site ID Site Name Analysis area Sport Management type Status Summary Recommended actions Partners Hierarchy Tier Priority Aim 1 pitch, 10 grass wickets of good quality. Is Ensure appropriate maintenance in order to overplayed by 1 match per season. The outfield maintain pitch quality. Explore opportunities to Protect & 1 Appleton Cricket Club South Cricket Sports Club Existing ECB Local Site Low is undulating and the pitch can suffer from introduce an artificial pitch wicket to increase Enhance waterlogging. the capacity. Investigate options to improve quality in order 2 adult pitches, both poor quality and to address overplay and build future capacity. FA Football overplayed. Poor quality changing rooms and Appleton Thorn Playing Explore feasbility of introducing AGP provision WBC limited access 2 Fields (New Lane South Local Authority Existing to the site. Key Centre High Enhance Playing Fields) Two senior pitches of poor (M0/D0) quality RFU Rugby Union currently played to capacity. Poor quality Investigate options to improve quality. WBC changing rooms and limited access. 1 mini 7 v 7 pitch of standard quality and Appleton Thorn Primary Retain pitches for school use, potential site for 3 South Football School Existing although available for commuinity use there is WBC Local Site Low Protect School potential community use if needed. no recorded use Future priority order of options: 1. Retain/allocate site as strategic reserve. 2. Explore feasibility to bring back into use. Currently open space, with no playing pitch 4 Bank Park Central Local Authority Disused 3. Use as open space to meet local needs. WBC Local Site Low Protect provision. 4. Redevelop site and use any developer contributions to improve other playing pitch sites (quantity and/or quality) Maximise use for small sided social football and to accommodate training demand. Encourage Commercial Protect & 5 Bank Quay Sports Club Central AGP Commercial Management Existing Half size, floodlit 3G pitch of standard quality. Local Site Low provider to have a sinking fund is in place to Manager Enhance service and upgrade pitch. Old school site closed in August 2016 with school relocating to new premises and Barrow Hall Lane replacement pitch provision provided. Site 6 West Football School Disused No actions School Local Site Low Protect Primary School being transferred to Great Sankey High School/ Omege MAAT. See site ID 22 for more information. 2 adult / senior pitches, dual marked for both FA Retain pitches for school use. Investigate Beamont Collegiate Football & Rugby Football and Rugby League use. Rated Orford FC Protect & 7 Central School Existing options to improve quality and support club Local Site Low Academy League standard quality for Football and Poor quality School Enhance development. for Rugby League. 4 adult pitches of standard quality with the Bennetts Recreation Ensure quality of pitches in maintained for WBC 8 East Football Parish Council Existing potential to accommodate additional capacity of Local Site Low Protect Ground current use. FA 1.5 MES per week. Bewsey Lodge Primary 1 mini 7v7 pitch of poor quality. Available for Retain pitches for school use, potential site for 9 West Football School Existing WBC Local Site Low Protect School community use but unused. community use if needed. Birchwood C of E 1 mini 7v7 pitch of poor quality. Available for Retain pitches for school use, potential site for 10 East Football School Existing WBC Local Site Low Protect Primary School community use but unused. community use if needed. Standalone non-turf pitch located between Seek to repair and resurface the non-turf pitch ECB Cricket grass pitches. Poor quality due to damage to cater for school use if needed. School caused by improper use/ lack of maintenance 3 adult pitches of standard quality. Currently Maintain pitches to current standards to ensure FA Football Birchwood Academy played to capacity. play can continue at current site. School Protect & 11 East School Existing Local Site Medium Trust One senior pitch of standard quality with no Retain pitches for school use, potential site for RFL Enhance Rugby League recorded community use. potential community use if needed. School Carry out feasibility study to bring pitch back FA 1 full sized AGP 3G pitch with flood lights. AGP into us. Ensure appropriate maintenance and LiveWire Recently condemned. management arrangments are in place. School 1 adult pitch, 1 youth 9v9 pitch, 2 x mini 7v7 and 2 mini 5v5 pitches. All of poor quality. Adult Investigate options to improve quality. Retain pitch currently played to capacity. Youth pitch spare capacity on mini pitches until quality can overplayed by 1 match session per week. be improved. If pitch quality improved, potential Protect & 12 Birchwood Forest Park East Football Local Authority Existing WBC Key Centre High Whilst mini 7v7 pitch has peak time availability site to meet future increased demand. Explore Enhance of 1 match session and mini 5v5 has peak time feasbility of introducing AGP provision to the availability of 0.5 MES. Changing rooms require site. upgrading 1 senior pitch of standard quality with no Appleton CC Ensure quality of wicket is maintained for Cricket recorded community use, currently played to ECB current use. capacity. Recorded community use. School Bridgewater High School 1 adults and 1 youth 9v9 pitch of poor quality. Retain pitches for school use, potential site for 13 South Football School Existing School Local Site Low Protect (Lower) Unavailable for community use. community use if needed. One senior pitch of poor (M0/D0) quality Retain pitches for school use, potential site for Rugby Union currently played to capacity with no recorded School community use if needed. community use. Retain pitches for school use, potential site for 2 adult and 1 youth 11v11 pitches of standard community use if needed. FA Football quality. Not available for community use. Consider site developmets alongisde Site ID School Bridgewater High School 14 South School Existing 17. Local Site Low Protect (Upper) Two senior pitches and one mini pitch of poor Retain pitches for school use, potential site for RFU Rugby Union (M0/D0) quality. Small amount of community community use if needed. School use by Warrington RFU. Brook Acre Primary 1 mini 7v7 pitch of poor quality. Available for Retain pitches for school use, potential site for FA 15 East Football School/College/University Existing Local Site Low Protect School community use but unused. community use if needed. WBC Broomfields Junior 1 mini 7v7 pitch of poor quality. Available for Retain pitches for school use, potential site for FA 16 South Football School/College/University Existing Local Site Low Protect School community use but unused. community use if needed. WBC Explore feasbility of introducing AGP provision to the site. Consider pitch for conversation to Broomfields Leisure Community Interest Full size, sand dressed floodlit AGP of poor 3G to accommodate training demand and FA 17 South AGP Existing Key Centre High Enhance Centre Company quality. 100% usage as football competitive matchplay. LiveWire Consider site developments alongside Site ID14. 1 mini 7v7 pitch of poor quality. School and Retain pitches for school use, potential site for 18 Bruche Primary School East Football School/College/University Existing community use. Potential spare capacity for 0.5 WBC Local Site Low Protect community use if needed. MES per week. Burtonwood Primary 1 mini 7v7 pitch of poor quality. Available for Retain pitches for school use, potential site for 19 West Football School/College/University Existing WBC Local Site Low Protect School community use but unused. community use if needed. Retain pitches for school use and explore 1 mini 5v5 and 1 mini 7v7, both of poor quality. options to improve pitch quality to address School Protect & 20 Callands Primary School West Football School/College/University Existing Mini 5v5 is overplayed by 1.5 MES per week. Local Site Low overplay. Site reconfiguration may be WBC Enhance 7v7v has spare capacity of 1 MES per week. appropriate. 1 adult pitch of good quality. Not available for 21 Cantilever Park South Football Sports Club Existing Retain pitch for use by semi professional club Club Local Site Low Protect community use. Maximise use for small sided social football and Commercial Protect & 21 Cantilever Park South AGP Sports Club Existing Half size, floodlit 3G pitch of standard quality. to accommodate training demand. Ensure Local Site Low Manager Enhance sinking fund is in place for future refurbishment New school site. Part of the new development Ensure pitches provided are of agreed quality includes provision of 2 junior grass football before handover. Ensure appropriate Barrow Hall Primary pitches, provided to accommodate loss of maintenance in order to maintain pitch quality. School 22 West Football School New Local Site Medium Protect School pitches as part of school expansion across Establish community use and ensure WBC West Warrington. These pitches will not be community use agreement is in place for future available for use until 2018. use. Future priority order of options: 1. Retain/allocate site as strategic reserve. 1 youth 11v11 pitch of poor quality, with no 2. Explore feasibility to bring back into use. 23 Poplars Park Central Football Local Authority Existing recorded community use. Peak time capacity of 3. Use as open space to meet local needs. WBC Local Site Low Protect 1 MES per week. No ancilliary facilities. 4. Redevelop site and use any developer contributions to improve other playing pitch sites (quantity and/or quality) Standalone non-turf pitch located between Seek to repair and resurface the non-turf pitch ECB Cricket grass pitches. Poor quality due to damage to cater for school use if needed. School caused by improper use/ lack of maintenance 1 full sized AGP sand filled pitch of standard EH Consider floodlighting to extend access for Cardinal Newman High AGP quality but not floodlit.