Spartans getting greener!

The green and white of the Spartans' famous strip turned a shade greener on Wednesday when the first phase of the Premier Division club's new eco-project saw pumps installed at the Fergy Space stand to allow up to 2000 litres of rain water to be collected for use on the pitch.

If successful, the Tynetec and Quantum Elite stands will also be fitted with collection facilities so that by next summer the club should have more than six thousand litres of water available when it is most needed.

Groundsman Peter Henderson is pictured with one of the club's new storage containers. Hailing Henderson and the scheme, Spartans chairman Tony Platten said: “Through our groundsman Peter Henderson we have taken huge strides in improving the Croft Park surface and this innovative water collection system will further contribute to this.

“This investment has obvious financial implications on reducing our water rates but at times of heavy rain it will also take the strain off the local sewerage system to go some way to preventing potential flash flooding.”

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