Here's to the Burgundy Lido!
One of the things I detest most about synthetic football pitches, or astroturf as its commonly known, is the fact that they've resulted in a kind of new Enclosure Act direct towards municipal parks all over the country. Just as the Enclosure Act enclosed open fields and common land, making private land which was once previously common, so too are public playing fields which were formerly open to all, now increasingly fenced off and often inaccessible for children and families. The reasons given for keeping parks locked up are normally related to security, vandalism or (ridiculously) stopping the spread of covid. Indeed, modernisation and changes which are touted as improvements to sport and leisure amenities, too often turn out to be a backwards step and 4G pitches are no different. They were introduced as low maintenance all weather facilities which would allow sporting fixtures to go ahead all year round, perhaps resulting in an increased uptake in sport among young peopl