Another pitch was upgraded two years ago, and the most recent work means the site now has two state-of-the-art artificial pitches suitable for hockey, football and tennis. The Millenium Arena is managed on behalf of the council by Enable Leisure and Culture.

The council’s spokesman for community services and open spaces, Cllr Steffi Sutters, said, “These Millennium Arena pitches are heavily used by tennis players in the summer and five-a-side in the winter and are a vital facility for local schools.

“This court was looking rather tired, but now it has a specialist sports surface able to cope with the high level of demand. It will be available for all the community to use all year round for years to come.”

To book the Millennium Arena pitches, call (020) 3959 0058. To find out more about all the other sports, leisure and fitness centres in the borough visit www.wandsworth.gov.uk/sport