Met die rugbyseisoen in volle gang en verskeie groot derbies wat nog in die Esselenpark-stadion in Worcester gespeel gaan word, kan baie groot getalle toeskouers van oor die Boland heen en nog verder hier verwag word.<\/p>\n
Dus word kommer uitgespreek oor hierdie geliefde stadion van ouds, wat jaarliks al hoe meer vervalle raak weens \u2019n gebrek aan instandhouding en opknapping.<\/p>\n
By die jaarlikste derby-wedstryd tussen Young Hamiltons en Villagers Worcester binnekort kan tot 20 000 mense hi\u00e9r verwag word. Tans is daar slegs \u2019n hoofpawiljoen, wat sitplek vir slegs sowat 900 mense het, dan moet ander toeskouers tevrede wees met die graswalle. En indien dit sou re\u00ebn, soos nou die norm is, sal die graswalle alleen groot ongemak skep.<\/p>\n
Rugbylui voer ook aan dat daar geen oop pawiljoene of enige ander sitplekgeriewe beskikbaar is nie en hulle voel dit is \u2019n klap in die gesig vir die twee klubs en hul duisende ondersteuners. <\/p>\n
Die stadion is in 1996 laas opgeknap voor die Boland vs All Black-wedstryd wat deur 22 000 toeskouers bygewoon is. Die oop pawiljoene is n\u00e1 2015 se derby in Esselenpark-stadion verwyder nadat een daarvan met \u2019n groep toeskouers op meegegee het en talle mense beseer is. <\/p>\n
Dit is nooit vervang nie.<\/p>\n
Plaaslike rugbylui is van mening \u2019n volwaardige stadion wat aan internasionale standaarde voldoen, is hier nodig. <\/p>\n
In antwoord op hierdie klagtes het Hannelie Botha, \u2019n woorvoerder van die Breedevallei Munisipaliteit (BWM), onder wie se betuur die Esselenpark-stadion val, ges\u00ea alle sport-infrastruktuur word hanteer op grond van die sportmeesterplan wat deur die raad goedgekeur word\/is. Alle kapitale verbeterings word in hierdie plan uiteengesit. <\/p>\n
\u201c \u2019n Mens moet in gedagte hou dat daar vele sportsoorte en -fasiliteite in die BVM is waaraan aandag gegee moet word. So is daar byvoorbeeld die swembad in Zwelethemba wat baie beplanning geverg het, maar wel uiteindelik gebou kon word.<\/p>\n
\u201cOp die bogenoemde plan vir Esselenpark spesifiek is eerstens dat die omheiningsmuur vervang moet word, en R9,15 miljoen is hiervoor begroot. Die bedrag wat tot op hede bestee is, beloop R1,13 miljoen.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie rasionaal agter die besluit om eers die omheining te vervang, is sodat enige toekomstige opknappings beter teen vandalisme en diefstal beskerm kan word. Dieselfde gaan met Bolandpark en ander stadions in die BVM gedoen word. Die projek by die Esselen Park-omheining het veertien dae gelede begin.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie kontrakteur werk antikloksgewys en vervang die huidige sinkplate met swaardiensbetonblaaie met die eerste 72 meter wat nou voltooi is. <\/p>\n
\u201cDie laaste fase is die opknapping van die hoofhek met nuwe draaihekke en toegangshekke, ensovoorts. Hierdie projek behoort binne die volgende twintig weke voltooi te wees.<\/p>\n
\u201cSommige van die opknappings wat vir ander, kleiner sportvelde beplan word, word gedeeltelik deur eie (BVM) en die Munisipale Infrastruktuurfonds gefinansier.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo word ongeveer R1,57 miljoen begroot om in die 2024-\u201925-boekjaar verbeterings aan te bring by die Rawsonville-sportterrein en R2,37 miljoen vir die Fanie Otto-sportterrein in De Doorns.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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