| Squash Centre Breaks Ground |
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| Written by fp staff | |||
| Thursday, 19 November 2009 13:45 | |||
 The Graceway Sports Centre has announced the ground breaking of Providenciales’ much anticipated Squash Court. Since the demolition of the islands only public squash court last year, the Provo Squash Club and its aspiring players have had no where to play. The squash centre, initially comprising of a viewing gallery and an air-conditioned Championship Squash court will be located at the Graceway Sports Centre.
As the Graceway Sports centre is supported by the community and private benefactors, the finances to launch the construction of the court have been a monumental joint effort between the Provo Squash Club, its founding members and the Graceway Sports Centre. “We are very pleased to be in a position to move ahead with one of two planned courts. We have received an enormous amount of support from the Provo Squash Club and we look forward to having a great relationship with the club going forward. Many factors have come together to get this project off the ground and the Centre is indebted to many individuals and companies who have gone out of their way to assist, to mention of few, the Squash Club board, KH Capital and its staff, Leslie Watts and of course Turquoise Construction for all its support and works undertaken so far, ” noted Clive Stanbrook, Chairman of the Graceway Sports Centre. The game of Squash is a high endurance sport that provides an exceptional cardio vascular workout. In an hour long Squash match a player will burn between 700 to 1000 calories, significantly more than most sports and up to 70% more than any other racket sport. Members of the Provo Squash Club are especially enthusiastic about the progress, “We have joined forces with the Graceway Sports Centre to bring state of the art squash courts to the island and hope that it will attract new members. In order for the Squash Club to flourish we need the community to support us by way of registering their names with the Graceway Sports Centre or directly with the Club and coming down to play Squash on a regular basis. With the completion of the courts in the early part of next year, we hope to provide youth programmes and workshops for young and older players alike.” Many local companies and individuals have contributed to making the plan a reality, including: Clive Stanbrook, Rebecca Davies, Gerry Gregg, Rob Ayer, Leslie Watts, Colin Whittingham, KH Capital, EDS and Turquoise Construction. Construction has already commenced and is expected to be complete by the end of January 2010. The hope is that a second court can be added shortly thereafter.
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