We hope that the new pitch will be fit for use next season and with that in mind the club is endeavouring to move forward by commencing works to the new pavilion as soon as possible. We have recently received detailed planning consent for the same and we are now about to move forward with the production of more detailed construction drawings and specification etc. The outcome of a recent meeting between the club and the construction department at Burton College established that the college would be keen to further the possibility of using our project to train students of various disciplines, these including bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, joiners and electricians.
We will be endeavouring to seek funding for the pavilion from whatever sources are out there, presently we are looking at building the finances around a possible interest free loan from the ECB.
There is a lot of work to be done, however we continue to move forward and we'd be really pleased to hear from anyone who'd like to get involved in assisting us with our endeavours (contact Richard Abell at abell@laurelplace.freeserve.co.uk or 07850 800837).
Regards
Rich
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
New Ground development continues....
The pitch and square are now developed - see below pics - and we have high hopes of playing on the new ground for the 2011 season all being well. We now start the process of building a pavilion.
Square
Progress continued to be made throughout the summer and May saw the square finally formed and the ground beginning to take shape!!
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Whitt CC Cricket Force Day - Sunday 28th March, 9am onwards!
On Sunday 28th March, starting around 9am, Whitt CC will be holding our Natwest CricketForce day. CricketForce encourages cricket supporters, their friends and families to give something back to their local community cricket club by volunteering to undertake major renovations to clubhouses and grounds.
This year our plans are quite simple :- painting sightscreens, rolling nets and sorting our shed - much like the usual pre-season get togethers, but we hope to open the net wider in the latter part of 2010 and in 2011 using the local community and suppliers to push phase 3 of our new ground project on (pavilion and car park).
We require the support of all our players and supporters, even if you can only spare an hour please come down to help out.
Dennis Amiss attends Ground Breaking ceremony
Club Patron, Dennis Amiss, was at the New ground on Vicarage Road on Thursday 25th February at the official Ground Breaking Ceremony.
Work continues apace, and if the weather stays fine, the square should start to be laid on 15th March 2010.
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Whitt Patron Amiss retained by ECB
Former England and Warwickshire batsman Dennis Amiss has been formally retained as deputy chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Dennis played 50 tests for England between 1966 and 1977 scoring 11 test hundreds including a career best 262 against the West Indies in the 73-74 test series. He finished with an test average of 46.30. He is also famous for scoring England's first ODI century. He became a patron at Whittington in 2009.
Whitt hope to see more of Dennis over the coming season as our ground plans take shape.
Dennis played 50 tests for England between 1966 and 1977 scoring 11 test hundreds including a career best 262 against the West Indies in the 73-74 test series. He finished with an test average of 46.30. He is also famous for scoring England's first ODI century. He became a patron at Whittington in 2009.
Whitt hope to see more of Dennis over the coming season as our ground plans take shape.
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