Week One: WTC Court Project Underway!

 

Week one of the WTC Tennis Court Project and what a week it has been!  It has been a story of deconstruction so far...


 Perimeter root barrier excavation has taken place:



The sloped area between the courts has been knocked down:


Drainage holes have been made and filled with gravel:



Edging stones have been removed:



Two grabber lorries of waste have been removed:





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