Rugby - Soccer

Nov. 08, 1971 - London Gets Europe's First Artificial Soccer Pitch - Officially Opened Today - Dr. Roger Bannister, Chairman, the Sports Council, today opened Europe's first Full-size Synthetic turf Soccer Pitch - made from Monsanta's AatroTurf - at Caledobian Park, North London, for the London Borough of Lalington The 110 Years be 70 Yards Pitch has a Surface of Tough, grass-like nylon biades giving maximum all year round Use. Total cost of the of the Installation Includig about 66, 000 far the sub-base and engineering works, is appreximately 190, 000. To Celebrate the opening school's football match was held between Highbary Grove School and Holloway School

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