Hastings

William Parker Community Athletics Arena

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Athletics Clubs

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The track was originally a 6 lanes all-round 440y cinder one and was opened in 1965 by Robbie Brightwell. It was owned by the then Hastings Grammar School and throughout its life as a cinder track was never upgraded to 400m and did not have a steeplechase water jump. It was upgraded to an Amtrack SP synthetic track at a cost of ?300K with funding from East Sussex County Council, Sport England Lottery Fund, The Foundation for Sport and the Arts, The Governors of William Parker School, Hastings AC and Hastings Borough Council. The work was carried out by Amey Construction Ltd. with consultancy from Materials Science Consultants Ltd. It became available for training in about September 1998 although the first meeting was not until 1999. The track is set at the bottom of a hill with steep banking alongside the home straight which makes for a good vantage point. Events in Hastings also used to take place at the South Saxons Track, Filsham Road, St. Leonards until the mid 1970s but this was a grass track that was only marked out in the summer.

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