There has been concern recently about the condition of football pitches in Broughty Ferry . The public pitches at Gillies Park were closed for maintenance after complaints were received about rock-hard goalmouths with stones sticking through. Pitches at Orchar Park and Claypotts Park were also closed.
I contacted the council's environment department to find out what is happening and in response I have been advised that the pitch at Orchar Park has been re-instated and another pitch was marked off to allow football to continue. The pitches at Gillies Park were closed due to complaints received from Dundee and District Youth Football Association and Barnhill Primary School about its dangerous condition. It has now been re-instated by using turf to speed the downtime of the pitch. It will be back in use in the next week or so.
