4th Post....Construction Phase

Construction of the Boules / Petanque area in Alden Park.

Following up on our clean-up of Alden Park we met with a Superintendent representative of Fingal Parks Section and she saw the proposed area for the development of the Boules Pistes.  She was broadly supportive of the proposal but she had to research Mapping, Funding and Quantity Survey the requirements for such a facility.

She visited the Boules area in St. Anne's Park, Raheny.  She took measurements, viewed the layout and took photographs.  She advised that if anything might happen it would probably be for discussion in the estimates for 2020.

We were pleasantly surprised, therefore, when we saw that a chosen contractor arrived on site in early October 2019 to start the construction.  While some of us who had experience of playing the game would have liked to be present during the construction, but with some slight reservations, we are very happy with the outcome.  

They scored the original tarmac surface to promote better drainage and built frames with treated timber to house the hardcore before top dressing with suitable grit.

They added some gritted pathways for circulation among the pistes. 

 The previously-existing, tarmac pathway which had been overgrown for years, was exposed and conveniently lead to the pistes.  

The raised nature of the pistes have been tested by torrential winter rainfall recently and except for one corner of a piste no water has lodged.  Meanwhile the surrounding park was sodden.

Two benches were securely installed for players / spectators, where they can place their gear and sit and chat.