A major sports development has been accomplished at St. Lawrence College through a complete renewal and redesign of the large football field which features at the heart of the school’s sports facilities.
The time had come for a relaying of the football field and the opportunity was taken to establish additional features for the school’s sports provision. Through the summer, work was carried out to remove older broken spectator seating and completely remove, level, and relay a new football pitch surface. Now a high-quality 9-a-side football pitch has been laid, and with perfect timing, for post-pandemic interschool tournaments and matches are due to recommence. Likewise, within school, inter-house tournaments and PE lessons will make full use of the new facility.
Furthermore, surrounding the new football pitch, a running track has been developed. The running track, a feature we have not enjoyed at school until now, will lead the development of track events among the school’s athletics programme. It is already in use, and will be enhanced further, in due course, with a ‘cinders’ surface and the painting of running lanes. Further developments over the summer include a permanent long jump pit and the refurbishment of the spectators’ seating area.
Planning for an official celebratory opening of the new sports facilities is under way and announcements will be made soon. The whole area has been welcomed by sports staff and pupils alike, and with lunchtime try-outs for boys and girls football teams well under way, our pupils are already making the most of this new school feature.
