Section 4: Demand Assessment Marlborough Equestrian Park A recommendation from the Marlborough outdoor sports facility plan was to develop an exclusive Equestrian Park. This has now been established largely due to the hard work of the Marlborough Equestrian Trust and $200,000 funding from Council in 2012/13. The Park is now operational for events but is in the early stages of development. The park will eventually be well-equipped with clubrooms, yards and stables, all-weather dressage arenas, extensive show jumping surfaces, cross country, and have access to good trail riding, general riding and hacking areas. Funding has been allocated in the LTP for future stages. Endeavour Park Picton/Waikawa The major redevelopment of Endeavour Park was completed in late 2007 shortly followed by the construction of stage 1 of the new sports pavilion. Currently the Endeavour Park Pavilion committee is beginning fundraising to build stage two of the Pavilion. This includes a gym, squash courts and meeting room and will provide the main entrance to the Pavilion. The development and successful operation of Endeavour as a sports and community hub has facilitated the moving of all Picton’s turf Sports, eg; cricket, rugby, football to one location. Due to the nature of the clay soils and topography of the surrounding land this has resulted in further investment in drainage of the sports fields thus requiring a higher level of maintenance. This has been reflected in the operation budget. Improvement: Establish a measure of sportsground per head of population requirement, adjustable as the ability of surface to accommodate users improves, and this will ensure that land and funding are available to satisfy this demand. Page 55