What does it take to turn an old 5-aside football pitch being churned up to mud into a useable over-flow carpark for the wet English winter?....

34 Rolls of Turf Mesh, 2500 Anchor Pegs, 1000 Metal U-Pins, 20 Volunteers, 15 Rubber Mallets and 100 Cups of coffee!

Local Grassroots sports club, Anchorians FC needed to provide additional parking at the grounds following the completion of a new 3G all-weather pitch. Whilst this is an amazing addition to the Club and the Local Community, it has taken some of the previous parking space. The solution is to make use of a disused 5-aside pitch, approx. 0.4 acres of flat(ish) ground in the perfect spot to park cars on the busier days. The seasons were against the project as winter closed in late December. With the ground softening up and more rain forecast, the damage being done to the surface was fast becoming irreversible and the coaches are too busy with matches at the weekend to push out the cars of stuck parents.

Without the budget to lay Hardcore or appetite to lay a permanent car park made from aggregate, the club turned to S&R. Our Turf Mesh has been laid across the entire surface to keep cars from sinking into the soft ground. Many hands made light work and the matting was down in a single morning, before the worst of the weather, but too late for any grass to grow through. We have given a good overlap between rolls of 150mm-200mm and used Metal U-Pins for any joints that did not want to sit flat.

We stock Turf Mesh in 25 metre rolls and convenient 5m rolls as standard in Green. Black is available as special order. There is a choice of Plastic Anchor Pegs or Metal Turf Mesh Pegs

We will update pictures as the car park settles and report on how the Turf Mesh performs over time.

Spring 2022

5 months after laying. The ground has recovered and grass is growing through the mesh nicely.

Summer 2022

8 months after laying. Well bedded in and being used regularly without any damage. The grass is being cut as usual by the council without obstruction.

January 2023

14 months after laying, well in to it's second winter. Mesh is intact. Extreme wet conditions mean mud is forming in the busier areas. Cars are being kept on the surface and are getting traction so the car park can still be used whilst other areas are closed.

April 2023

"Despite water logged ground we have been able to park cars on the field without any issues getting people in or out. Grass is growing nicely in the less used and there is traction in the worst effected areas. Without the mesh parking here would not currently be possible." Allan, coach at Anchorians FC.