Derek de la Haye, head of sport for the Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture department, has met with Island football clubs after it was announced that States-employed workers will no longer be able to look after their pitches.
The move comes as part of a States-led ‘restructuring’ process that will reduce the number of groundsmen and divert focus towards public facilities such as Grainville, FB, Les Quennevais and Springfield.
At present, half of the £40,000 annual bill for private football pitch maintenance is paid for by EDTS&C, but in a bid to make savings that support could be ‘phased out’ by 2020.
Full story in Saturday’s JEP.
