Monday, July 30, 2012

A message from the Golden Fleece Cricket Club


While the country gears up for the Olympics and enjoys a year full of football, cricket, golf and other sports, the Golden Fleece Cricket Club has been looking ahead to 2013.

September 2012 will see the final fixture played by the club at its current ground behind the public house in Shaw. This means that a new field is required. Back in 2011 planning permission was sought and gained and the first excavation for the cricket square was made at Haines Croft, next to Whitley Golf Club. Last autumn, teams of players and supporters dug, wheel-barrowed and spread tons of stone, topsoil and loam to create the desired playing surface.

The recent bad weather slowed down preparations for the outfield but these are now gathering speed and it is beginning to look like a cricket field.

None of this would happen without the physical efforts of key personnel like Secretary John Dickens who has taken on the role of project manager. Likewise, the club has needed to financial support of groups like the Melksham Area Board who gave a generous grant to enable to project to flourish. The club has continued its own fundraising as the final stages of the whole project are close.

By next spring, the club hopes to have raised sufficient funding to build a purpose built pavilion to provide changing and storage facilities.

The final fixture at the old field, on Saturday September 22nd, will be friendly affair between current and ex Fleece players and members of other clubs who have played against the Fleece during the past 27 years. It will start at midday and finish around 5 pm followed by a BBQ. All ex-players and supporters are welcome to join in the celebrations.

Come along and say your farewell to the old field.

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