{"id":28330,"date":"2026-08-24T01:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T00:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/fairlow-dome-opens\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T01:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T00:24:39","slug":"fairlow-dome-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/team\/fairlow-dome-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairlow indoor dome opens for the academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The academy\u2019s indoor dome at Fairlow opened this week, giving all ten age groups a full-size artificial pitch under cover for the first time. Winter sessions will no longer depend on the weather.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dome took eleven months to build and was funded by the club, the Foundation and a grant from the national football foundation. <strong>It is available to local schools and the Foundation\u2019s community programmes during the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"inside-the-dome\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside the dome<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A full-size 105 by 68 metre pitch, the same as Kingsway Park.<\/li><li>Floodlights to broadcast standard and a 200-seat viewing gallery.<\/li><li>A cafe, changing rooms and a classroom for the academy\u2019s education staff.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHalf of our winter sessions were cancelled last year. From now on the answer to the weather is: so what?\u201d<\/p><cite>Gareth Vane, head of academy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 id=\"trials\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trials<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trials for the under-9 to under-14 age groups take place in the dome on the first two Sundays of September. 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