Pictures show progress taking shape on new pavilion at King George V Playing Fields in Cosham

As previously reported in The News, planning permission for the hub at the King George V Playing Fields in Cosham was granted last year and includes the new pavilion with a café, as well as several artificial pitches.

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The groundwork began in March, and now the internal structure for the new pavilion appears to have been built.

Earlier this year, Portsmouth City Council said it was cancelling the traditional fireworks event on the playing field in its current form because the new artificial pitches will mean there is no longer space to accommodate them. This has forced the display to be either moved elsewhere or reduced in scale.

It is expected that the larger event will be replaced with two smaller events – one in the south of the city and one in the north.