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New changing facility takes shape at
Breadsall Cricket Club
Despite the recent inclement weather coupled with an arson attack on the club's garage in early January, the builders and those behind the scenes at Breadsall Cricket Club continue to work hard to do everything they can to get the new building up and ready for the start of the 2010 season. 4th November 2009
The building work commenced at the start of November, and as you'll see from the photos, things are starting to take shape! The new building will consist of home and away changing rooms (incorporating both toilets and showers), a score-box, umpires room and a garage for storing equipment. The first phase of the build is to complete the "super-structure", and it's hoped that this will be achieved by early / mid March.
The second phase will then be to complete the interior of the build,
including windows, doors, fixtures and fittings as well as all the required
plumbing, electrical and decorating work needed to make the build habitable
come the end of April. View from the scorebox
The focus once the super structure is completed, which should coincide with
the couple of weeks either side of this year’s Cricket Force weekend will be
to complete as many of these tasks as possible, whilst operating within
the club’s remaining budget. Therefore, we'd be keen to hear from any
clubs, businesses or individuals who might be able to help, whether it's
with freebies or discounted items to complete the interior of the new build
as well as equipment, resources or people who may be able to help us achieve
our dreams after so many years hard work in both fund-raising and planning
alone to get us to this stage.
If you want to keep track of the building work, then we'll be continuing to
add updates and photo's every couple of weeks, via our website at;
www.breadsall.play-cricket.com
Monday 11th January 2010 New Pavilion at Swarkestone Cricket Club
After many years of committee meetings and lengthy discussions the dream is finally being fulfilled with the construction of a new pavilion at Swarkestone CC which is due for completion at the end of March, it should be operational by the start of the 2010 cricket season. This building will replace the existing wooden pavilion which started life as an Army Billet at Markeaton Park, Derby from where it was purchased by the Club from the M.O.D. after the Second World War. Prior to this the Club used an old railway carriage.
Help to fund this project has been given by Derbyshire Community Foundation, South Derbyshire Safer Neighbourhoods Scheme, South Derbyshire District Council, Lafarge Aggregates, Low Carbon Buildings Programme, Community Sustainable Energy Programme, Derbyshire Environmental Trust and last but not least money raised through Club Fundraising. It is hoped that these new facilities will be of great benefit to the large numbers of juniors at the Club and will also help to attract new senior members. It is also hoped that the residents of the village will benefit by using the pavilion as a meeting place.
This project would not have got off the ground without the hard work and dedication of Dermot Stuart, helped by Wayne Ives and the Club would like to thank them both. Alan Davies - Swarkestone CC
Monday 11th January 2010 Hundall CC - a 'Grass Roots' Story
In 2003, following several successful years in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire League when the Club won the 1st division championship in 7 successive years, Hundall Cricket Club put together a 5 year development plan which aimed to upgrade the facilities and pave the way for promotion up the pyramid if the opportunity came to do so. In 2004 we connected electricity to the pavilion and built showers in both dressing rooms, mainly funded by a grant of £5,750 from the Derbyshire Community Foundation. The following year we obtained a grant from Awards for All to purchase a new equipment store, a scorers hut and plastic wicket covers and sightscreens.
The next year, 2006, we embarked on a project to level the ground. There was a huge slope to the South and West. Planning consent was obtained to import 6,500 cu. mtrs of inert material by road and the job took 4 months, being completed in March 2007. This meant that all matches were played away from Hundall during the summer of 2007, at considerable cost. However, the contractor paid the club several thousand pounds on completion. It was able to do this because of the money it saved by not having to pay to take the material to a landfill site.
This income allowed us to double the size of the car park, erect a new perimeter fence around 3 sides of the ground and introduce a junior section into the club.
In May 2008 we successfully applied to the Derbyshire Environmental Trust, using its Landfill Tax Scheme for a grant of £10,000 to create a new square in the centre of the new enlarged playing area, keeping the old square for the juniors to use. The square was laid in October 2008 and will be ready to use in the 2010 season.
This year, 2009, we completed the Development Plan by purchasing a replacement heavy roller and roll on/roll off wicket covers, made possible by a grant of £7,000 from Sport England. The past 5 years have been hectic but very satisfying, particularly to see successful junior teams emerging. After a break to take stock I am sure we will be looking for ways to further enhance our facilities. Derek Oldman - Hundall CC Friday 5th June 2009TS5 A Guidance on Pavilions and Clubhouses
TS5 is the new guidance note available from the ECB on pavilions and Clubhouses. It is available to support the development of projects at clubs.
The document is one
of a series of technical guidance
notes for cricket accommodation and
pitches produced by the England and
Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
The aim of guide is to provide practical advice for cricket club officials and designers when planning pavilions and clubhouses. It applies to new buildings and alterations to existing facilities.
There are many aspects to a good pavilion but mainly it should serve the current and future needs of the club, players, officials and spectators of all ages, culture, ability
and gender. It should also be attractive, high quality, efficient, economical to maintain and give value for money. Addressing issues such as design, site, orientation, composition, accommodation, size and arrangement of spaces, flexibility, sustainability, energy performance, materials, robustness, security and costs will make the best use of available money and guide the project towards a successful outcome. All of these documents are available to download at:
Club Development Overview
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