After a protracted and frequently difficult journey that included the crushed hopes of the Stadium for Cornwall, the new Truro City Football Club ground will be ready for the club to play their matches in a matter of weeks. It has been fine-tuned to FA specifications.
As part of the new Truro Sports Hub at Langarth, we had the good fortune to be among the first to set foot on the gorgeously green pitch. But who among us would be the first to create history and kick a ball at the new ground?
Olly Monk, the council’s housing portfolio holder, and Harry Lewis, the project director for Treveth, the development business owned by Cornwall Council, and I joined them on the pitch. It’s simply
The pitch is beautiful, far superior to the club’s former Treyew Road surface, and was being mowed when we arrived. It satisfies FA requirements to guarantee Truro City’s ascent up the rankings, and the team will play its inaugural game in September.
The “North Stand” construction is in place, the floodlights are imposing, and all of the seats are installed with the TCFC legend and dressed in the club’s characteristic red and black colors. There are now covered standing areas behind the eastern goal, perimeter fencing surrounding the playing area, firm standing all around the pitch, and on-site restrooms for men, women, and people with disabilities.
who was going to kick the ball first. Not me, because I’m not very good at football and I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of Cornwall Council’s top brass and Cormac, the local government’s civil engineering contractor.
Harry and Olly took control, and despite their protective gear and hard hats, they were unstoppable. They weren’t too terrible either, with a couple of sharp headers between them, but they posed no real threat to the Truro guys and Connor Riley-Low, who are presently playing at a makeshift stadium.
“It’s been a long journey and we’re very proud to be standing here on this pitch today where we can say Truro,” Harry remarked after catching his breath.
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