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| Welcome to our site, which provides details about the ambitious plan to re-develop the once derelict recreation field on Granborough Road between North Marston and Granborough. Our plan is to create top class facilities for cricket and football together with a fitness/trim trail and nature trail together with changing and hospitality facilities in new Clubhouse building. Not a lot of people know this North Marston Parish Council (NMPC) bought the field back in 1936 to provide its residents with a place for recreational use. The field fell into disrepair about fifteen years ago and has been used primarily to graze sheep together with the odd village event such as the Summer Ball, until the re-development project began fund raising in earnest last year. Our project is very ambitious and requires funding of around £180,000. The Working Party has been busy since Summer 2007 applying for grants and organising local fundraisers. We’ve enjoyed great success so far with confirmation of a grant of £7,260 from AVDC, confirmation of a grant from WREN of £66,000 and confirmation of a grant from the AVDC & VAHT Community Chest Fund for £15,654. In partnership with the adult cricket club we were also successful in receiving a grant from Awards for All of £10,000. Including local fund raising activities we have raised in excess of £120,000 so far, which is a fantastic achievement so THANK YOU to all who have supported our efforts.The planning application for the new clubhouse building was approved by AVDC in February 2009 so now we need to raise circ £70-80k to build it. You can see how the planned building will look by Clicking here. Agripower was able to return to put in the drainage just before Easter 2009 and returned at the beginning of May to level the field once more and lay fertiliser and grass seed. So now we need lots of rain and sunshine for it to grow well and establish. The cricket wicket takes some time to settle in so this won’t be useable until 2010. Anyone with experience of looking after cricket wickets who would be happy to help in its maintenance should contact Trevor Lane. We have made excellent progress in the Nature Trail area, which is now fenced in to protect it. The new pond has its dipping platform and the boardwalk has been completed in the boggy bit of the Nature Trail. So, the last big push is on to pull together the funding required to build our new Clubhouse building. We need to raise between £70–80k to create a foundation, purchase and construct the wooden building, fit out electrics, plumbing, heating and drainage then decorate, install showers, loos and a kitchen. The Working Party team is busy applying for new grants to fund the large majority of this work but still needs your support to complete this last stage. Anyone wanting to help, make a donation or make any suggestions should contact anyone on the team. Anyone who has bought a number for our new 100 Club a big THANK YOU. We hope to start the monthly draw in June 2009. Winners will be informed by phone and in the monthly magazine. If anyone, from Granborough in particular, would like to join the Working Party team please refer to the Terms of Reference Terms of Reference and contact Karen Parks, Chair on 670417 or parkskaren@hotmail.com,Buckingham and Winslow AdvertiserOur local newspaper has given us some decent coverage including:- Bucks TV At our January 2008 volunteer working day the team was visited and interviewed by Richard Carr from Bucks TV.
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