C founded in the late 19th century, adopted its
AERATION, IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE
Flood relief at Caersws Football Club
aersws Football Club,
C founded in the late 19th century, adopted its
present name in 1974 when it relinquished its amateur status. The club’ s first successes came in the nineteen sixties, winning the Mid-Wales League and the Welsh Amateur Cup. In 1992 they became founder members of the League of Wales and subsequently won the League Cup twice. The team plays at the Recreation Ground, Caersws, which accommodates up to 4000 spectators.
Situated close to the River Severn, the ground floods regularly when the river bursts its banks in winter months. But once the flood water subsided, the pitch would not be playable for up to 2 weeks due standing water on the pitch not draining away. This resulted in the club having to move matches to another club’ s ground, which had a 3G pitch, to meet the demands of the league schedule. In the 2023 / 24 season, they managed only one game across three winter months( Nov-Jan). Playing elsewhere also meant supporters would not travel to games, so the issues mounted. Investigations into the causes revealed the pitch to be sitting on 0.7 metres depth of clay and constant rolling over the years had compacted the surface even further. Normal aeration
32 GroundskeepingJournal. co. uk | July / August 2025