Scarborough Athletic's Pitch Problems

By VoR3/10 19:54Sat Oct 3 19:54:26 2026

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Scarborough Athletic play at the Scarborough Sports Village, owned by North Yorkshire Council.

The 3G pitch carpet was due for renewal at a cost of £300k when serious subterranean problems were discovered, including a failed drainage system (surface water was being retained) & serious problems with the ground stabilisation & the substructure make-up.

The re-construction of the new 3G pitch has cost £3 million.

North Yorkshire Council has paid for the works.

As an aside, the subterranean ground conditions at Vale View could prove problematical & dealing with the nature of the existing site could involve exceptional costs, which will have to be paid for by NTFC.

That's after spending most of their 'Back to Nuneaton' budget on an extensive Site Investigation Report!

Edit:

Willmott Dixon carried out the re-construction works. They are a National Contractor with a local office in Coleshill.

It might be worth running the Vale View SI past them, if the Vale View site is the preferred choice?

Edited by VoR at 20:04:03 on 3rd October 2026