After several months of waiting and extensive consultations with the municipality, we have finally obtained the environmental permit. We can now move forward with construction. And that\u2019s great news!<\/p>\n
Preparatory work in August<\/strong><\/p>\n From July 29 through August 28, preparatory work will take place on court sections 3\u20134, where the air dome will be built. First, anchors will be drilled into the ground to form the foundation for the air-supported hall\u2019s structure. Additionally, the fan unit and a gas tank will be installed in the municipal forest behind the fence. The fence will need to be temporarily removed for this purpose.<\/p>\n Next, we will replace the clay with new Gravel Pro. This is a fine-grained type of clay that is laid \u201con a slope.\u201d \u201cOn a slope\u201d means that the court has a 10-centimeter gradient from the center of the court section toward the side. This is not visible to the naked eye, and you won\u2019t notice it at all while playing tennis. The advantage is rapid water drainage. Experience shows that after a rain shower, this type of clay court is playable again within half an hour. For the air dome the major advantage is that this clay effortlessly transits from winter to summer without requiring extensive maintenance.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a chance the work will be completed before the week of the Club Championships, but everything would have to go perfectly. For now, however, we\u2019re sticking with the plan to close court sections 3\u20134 from July 29 through August 28<\/p>\n In addition, the work will cause some inconvenience, and we ask for your understanding. We are doing our very best to minimize the inconvenience as much as possible.<\/p>\n Inflatable Hall Setup on September 22<\/strong><\/p>\n This date has also been set. On September 22, the inflatable hall will be set up; the company Polyned will only need half a day to complete the job. For that day, we need about 25 volunteers to lend a hand. It\u2019s not heavy work\u2014the idea is that we need lots of helping hands.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll make it a fun morning with breakfast between 7 and 8 a.m., and afterward, we\u2019ll wrap things up with a festive, enjoyable lunch.<\/p>\n This is also your chance to contribute to the club and our beautiful park. If you can make yourself available and are willing to help out, please sign up at parkmanager@parkstartbaan.nl<\/p>\n