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FAIRVIEW:
Sports complex open soon
The Fairview Action Arena, which forms part of the Fairview MultiSports Complex, was launched recently and is up and running.
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ESIDENTS in and around the rapidly expanding Fairview area can soon enjoy the full services of the Fairview Multi-Sports Complex in Willow Road, which is nearing completion.
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depending on funding availability, develop other facilities such as tennis courts and netball courts. “The ultimate goal is to have a multi-sports facility. “Going forward, the biggest challenge will be the long-term sustainability of the facility versus affordability for the users. “Facilities like these have substantial operating costs and we are going to need the municipality and sponsors to come to the party to make the centre affordable to all in the city,” Felix said.
The complex, which will include facilities for outdoor sports such as hockey, soccer, rugby, cricket, baseball, softball and various indoor sports, will also have office space and conference facilities and will be able to host corporate and social funcFairview Action Arena tions. Meanwhile, the FairThis multimillion-rand view Action Arena, project was driven by the Port which forms part of the This is part of PELRHA’s This is part of PELRHA’s Elizabeth Land Restitution complex, is already up vision vision to to establish establish aa neighbour neighbour and running and offiand Housing Association (PELRHA) as part of its vision cially opened its doors to hood hood for for families families returning returning to to to establish a neighbourhood five-a-side soccer players Fairview Fairview to to thrive in. in. for families returning to Fairrecently. view to thrive in. This area, which is a CLIVE FELIX The Fairview Sports Trust will short distance from the main manage and eventually own the facilihub of the complex, has a synties. thetic surface similar to Astroturf, According to Clive Felix of Pelrha, the ex- and is enclosed by perimeter boards and netpected date of completion of the buildings is ting. around mid-November. “We are looking to promote the five-a-side A special feature of this state-of-the-art com- form of the game with a social atmosphere to plex will be a memory wall, “to record some of the general public and look to expand by offerthe forced removals and the restitution process ing youth and community development initiaand its struggles,” Felix said. tives and giving ladies’ football more exposure, “The centre will over the course of time, and allowing various demographics an equal op-
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The fiveaside soccer facility is already in use. portunity to participate in football,” explained Matthew Potgieter, sports director/coordinator of the Fairview Action Arena. “The five-a-side leagues have been running since October 2013 at the Italian Club and have grown from strength to strength. “We have now moved premises to the Fairview Action Arena onto a suitable surface. “We are now looking at options to offer the smaller form of the game to our less-privileged
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community. “The Fairview Action Arena caters for all market segments, with the aim of providing the five-a-side form of the game to any age, race and gender group as it is social, fun, technically rewarding and beneficial to all,” Potgieter said. For more information about five-a-side soccer at the Fairview Action Arena, contact Matthew Potgieter on 083 397 2433 or on e-mail: matthew@fairviewfivespe.co.za