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.