Perth and Kinross Council Education and Children’s Services and Live Active Leisure are now inviting community groups, sports clubs and individuals who are interested in placing block bookings for the outdoor Pitches at Perth Academy, Bertha Park and North Inch Community Campus to submit their applications for bookings between w/c 25th September 2023 and w/c 25th March 2024 inclusive.

The application deadline, for all pitches, is Friday 21st July 2023.  No bookings will be confirmed in advance of this date and confirmation of your bookings will be sent out shortly after. We will endeavour to have all bookings confirmed by w/e 11th August 2023.  Any bookings received after the deadline will still be considered but those received beforehand will be given priority.

How do I apply?

Please be aware that demand for the pitches is likely to be very high and last year we received applications from more than 20 different clubs / groups, most with multiple different squads. In addition, we again face the collective challenge of having 1 less synthetic pitch, as Perth High School continues to go through its rebuild. Whilst it is the intention of Perth and Kinross Council and Live Active Leisure to try and ensure a fair and reasonable allocation of the available pitches, this will rely on the continued support and flexibility of all clubs / groups.

To this end, we are advising that clubs / groups must ensure that ALL booking applications are submitted as one and coordinated by one point of contact from each club / group. Multiple or duplicate applications from different representatives of the same club / group may not be processed. 

Booking requests can only be submitted by completing this ONLINE FORM You should not attempt to make application for bookings through any other means such as the online portal or via e-mail.

What information do you need?

Before accessing the online form we suggest that you gather and have to hand, all of the following information from each of the squads / age groups within your Club/Group for whom you are requesting a booking:

• What days they want to train
• Preferred start time on each day
• Preferred finish time on each day
• Space required by each squad on each day i.e. 1/3 Pitch, 2/3 Pitch or Full Pitch
• Number of participants within each squad
• Any other information relevant to the specific squad’s request.

How will Bookings be prioritised?

Bookings will be prioritised on the following basis:

Priority Level 1 - PACES registered Clubs.

Priority Level 2 - Locally based loose-knit organisations/casual groups (Perth and Kinross)

Priority Level 3 - non-locally based club with NGB Quality Mark or equivalent accreditation

Priority Level 4 - Other non-locally based clubs, loose-knit organisations/casual groups.

Priority Level 5 – Other bookings

Bookings for under 16’s will be prioritised between 5pm and 7pm. At all times PKC and LAL will seek to maximise the utilisation of all the available pitches therefore clubs / groups may not be allocated their preferred venue or time slot, however every effort will be made to accommodate requests as closely as possible.

Where bookings cannot be separated via the criteria above and in the event that demand exceeds supply, we will refer to the previous seasons allocation to reduce disruption to existing users and established routines.

We hope that you are assured of our intention to work collaboratively to ensure that available resources are distributed fairly and reasonably and that we can rely on your support through this process.

Online Booking Form         

 Booking Process and Timeline

* Please note that by completing the online form you are making an application for a block booking between w/c 25th September 2023 and w/c 25th March 2024 inclusive. The following exception dates where the venues will not be available apply;

Bertha Park and Perth Academy:

w/c 9th October, w/c 16th October, w/c 25th December 2023, w/c 1st January 2024

North Inch Community Campus:

w/c 25th December 2023, w/c 1st January 2024