CRICKET PAVILION

The old Sports Pavilion on Nettlebed
Recreation Ground which was built in 1908 reached the end of it's life
and has now been demolished as it had become unsafe.
Built largely from timber with a felt roof this building had been a focal point for
generations of Nettlebed families for many activities. Although in recent
years it had only used by the Cricket Club and the
annual fete, in times past
it was used for football, scouts, cubs and other activities.
The building had been repaired and patched
many times over the years often by voluntary labour but sadly was
beyond repair, the roof timbers rotten and the facilities all needed
modernising.
We need a replacement to fulfil the current needs
and hopefully provide the opportunity to encourage other sporting activities
on our very fine recreation ground.

artist's
impression of proposed building - malcolm lewis
old
pavilion photo - patrick sparrowhawk
Nettlebed Sports Association
Since September 2007 a group
chaired by Dennis Rocks has been working on funding a replacement sports
pavilion for Nettlebed.
Fund Raising has commenced and a number of events have already been held.
So far over £70k has been raised but a total of £80-90k
is required to fund the demolition, new build and fitting out to meet the
needs of the village.
The new pavilion will be supplied by Passmores Portable buildings, once the
appropriate consents have been given and the funds raised.
If you would like to support the project by way of assistance please contact
Dennis Rocks on
01491 641599 or
dennis@rocksassociates.com
A number of fund raising events are planned and details of these can be found on this site (follow the link)
During the summer of 2010 worked commenced on the foundations for the new building.