This is my local clay ground and while I don't get there as often as I used to, I still keep in touch with Joycs and Jim. It was sad to see them moving on from the shoot.
The pipe range is definitely on the cards and I'm sure I read on their website that its use is free on booking. I think it may well also have a chrono on site for use. I spoke to the owners about their plans for its development during the Fair, and thought it was a very good idea. Their rational was that it offered a facility for load testing and zeroing even when the weather was bad and windy, preventing perhaps that taking place before a stalking trip.
Funny as I was told just recently that there had been a lot of improvements to the ground and shoot layout????? Cant comment on the costs though...