New Wolverhampton sports centre on course for Autumn opening
A new sports centre in Wolverhampton is on track to open for the first time this autumn.
Nine football pitches are being created at the £3million development at Barnhurst Lane, Pendeford, including senior, junior and mini-pitches.
There will also be a multi-use perimeter track while a Gaelic football pitch is planned for the summer months.
Work on the 26-acre development, which began in 2013, has been supported by a £450,000 grant from the Football Foundation.
Contractors Cleveland Land Services will be returning to the site in coming weeks to complete landscaping work.
As the grass must develop over a full growing season before it can be played on regularly, the pitches will be available for occasional use this autumn then full use next year.
Meanwhile, engineers are currently on site installing lighting in the 100-space car park while a series of mosaics are being created by artist Steve Fieldwith Aldersley High School and community groups. The mosaics will be incorporated into the surface of the perimeter track.
