A sand-filled synthetic turf pitch with fencing and floodlighting will be constructed on two existing shale hockey ptiches at the school. The new surface will be suitable for competition and training and will have full-size hockey dimensions (91.5 m x 55m) with an additonal run-off area. Primary beneficiaries will be 3,000 pupils from the town's five schools and 269 community users from local sports clubs.