ðɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ˈɪmplɪməntᵻd baɪ wˈɑːlɪs ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ nˈuː pˈaʊnd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ stˈænd ˈoʊpənɪŋ, ænd wˈɜːk ˌɔn ɐ nˈuː pˈaʊnd tˈuː.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən tɹˈeɪnɪŋ fəsˈɪlᵻɾi wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst fɔːɹ nˈɪɹbaɪ ʃˈɛfəlbˌɛɹi pˈɑːɹk wˌɪtʃ sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ˈoʊpənd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
The improvements implemented by Wallace included a new £600,000 stand opening, and work on a new £2.5 million training facility was announced for nearby Shephalbury Park - which subsequently opened in 2002.