This evening, Friday 18 June, I've been alerted by a Chazey Road resident to a hole which has opened up in the pitch nearest Caversham Trents Football Club's (CTFC) storage unit.
I have alerted CTFC in case they were intending to use the pitch tomorrow, as well as alerting Reading Borough Council.
However because of it being Friday evening, it is unlikely anyone at RBC will be able to take any action until Monday at the earliest.
In the meantime I've asked CTFC if they might have time to cordon off the area first thing tomorrow to alert MPF users to the potential trip hazard.
I didn't want to ring them in the middle of tonight's England match!
Please therefore stay clear of this area for now, until RBC can sort out the problem. Feel free to forward this warning to anyone likely to be user MPF this weekend.
Thank you.
Update from Reading Borough Council (24 June)
“Agripower returned to the Playing Fields earlier in the week to inspect this and have advised that a small seam of gravel underground had washed away which resulted in the hole opening at the surface.
“They have now reinstated the ground and will monitor for any further movement.”