VILLAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL UNVEILS PROPOSAL FOR ON-SITE MULTI-USE GAMES AREA

                                                                  

THE  Stanford Junior and Infant School in Laceby is the latest in our area to seek planning consent for creation of a MUGA - multi-use game area.

It favours synthetic grass  over the natural turf of its existing playing field which becomes problematic in adverse weather.

A report supporting the project states: "A MUGA would provide sporting and physical wellbeing benefit and enjoyment all year round.

"It would help to create the safe physical conditions necessary to promote an effective school.

"The facility would be used to support weekday PE lessons and extra-curricular clubs (including lunchtime use) but could also be used by the school after school and at the weekends as required."

The MUGA would be surrounded by perimeter fencing, but there are no current plans for floodlighting.

The proposal is currently under consideration by North East Lincolnshire Council planners.

The Grimsby News says: On balance, we support this proposal because it is likely to increase sporting and recreational activity for the pupils. However, it seems a shame that it involves the use of unnatural  synthetic 'grass' and a 'caged' environment. Recreation never used to be like that in the old days when children learned to cherish wide open spaces with never a care about a bit of mud touching their skin.