Official Going Report 2017

28th May 2017

With just 12 days to go until the 161st Famous Alva Games the latest report from the Clerk of the Course.

Official ground status GOOD to FIRM, with FIRM in places. Park cut last week for recent football event with further cuts to come. Full covering and no bare patches. Track marked out tonight at 266.6 metres. Sprint track will run west to east in middle of circular track. 

Track up to the golf course on the hill race track has been cut back to remove gorse and overhang. Still Firm to hard underfoot. Further work has been done to remove the nettles and the high hedges on the path up to the golf course. Updates will be posted on here and on our Facebook page at regular intervals.

R G Farquhar, Clerk of the Course - updated 26.06.2017

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