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The Sports Club Agm was held jn April 2025. Lacey Green & Loosley Row Sports Club

Annual General Meeting...May 1999

Agenda

Members Present

Committee: Steph D, Tom O, Sam O, Chris O, Milly P, David P, Cath S, Brian K, Shaggy, Jonty, Darren M, Mark Eaton

Members Jane Oakford, Sajid Khan, Seferaz Iqbal, Mohammed Sajhir, Norman Rashid

other. lan Leech, Phil Dell, Sam Watson, Tony Freeman, David Sanders

Apologies Josh P, Caleigh P, Tim P, Nicola, Rob

Previous Minutes. Copies available

Matters Arising. Nothing arising.

Chairman's report AGM 2025 (In full from document)

I was looking back on my chairman's report from previous years for inspiration to write this it and it became even more apparent to me the progress we have made over the last 3 years. We were faced with a crossroads when Windmills closed, the loss of income could very well of finished the club off, however we overcame the challenge, we have worked together, tirelessly fundraising and making improvements to the club. In the last year alone, we have installed bifold doors, almost completed the patio project, installed a fire alarm system, emergency lighting and defibrillator we have decorated the clubhouse we are now fully compliant with all health and safety requirements and have active health and safety & governance, policies and procedures in place and have made lots of other improvements.

We have undertaken several very successful fundraising events in the last year and have a schedule for this year witch we will highlight for you later. The committee have plans to make the sports club the go to venue for local event space, however I think we should keep in mind that whilst we need the income from private events to support our club fundraising efforts, we must keep it in mind that the club is first and foremost a sports club and as per the terms of our lease, sport must be played here in order for us to remain compliant with that, so supporting our sport sections to insure this continues is paramount and should be our key focus.

I am planning on standing as chair again his year and if you will have me the future projects, I would like to explore / consider in the coming year include; improvements to the kitchen, potential for getting a grant for solar panels and car park improvements. In addition to this I have secured new speaker / sound system from one of my clients for free which will be being installed in the next few months.

I would like to thank everyone for their continued support, the sections, the committee and everyone who has been part of our progress the last year, Sam and I have a list of thank you on a later slide which highlights everyone individually.

Thank you.

The Treasurers Report

Thank you's were posted for all to see, without them some of the work would not have been possible.

Full account copy’s were passed through for people to see. So far looking good with more interest in hiring the club for social events etc.

Bar purchase was up however bar sales also up so this counter balances one against the other.

Expenditure, bi-folds, hire / H & S, Pation, decorating, defib, plumbing, wifi, vacuum cleaner, marquee, bar expends, sound / ty

Bar – sales were £17500 – overall profit £7808 for the year.

Account balance healthy however we have approx £10K to be deduced from the existing we will only have £5-6K left which if anything else comes up as an emergency might not be enough!

Sports England have offered a grant on the basis of £6K and it will be a like for like is we need to raise £6K also within a time period which will start July and needs to be completed by October – otherwise the grant will not be given! Overall with some of the events coming up we feel that we should be able to raise the min £6k. Race Night will be bought forward this year from November to September as a precaution to ensure that we reach the target needed.

Votes needed to accept the challenge ­– all approved by those in attendance.

Thanks to Sam O for all his good hard work in achieving this!

Section Reports

Tennis Section

New Paddle Court now started, and hoping to finish within 4-6 weeks. Accounts have been forwarded to the treasurer.

Cricket Section

Asked whether ground insurance covers them – needs checking. It is reminded that cars are not insured for those on the premises at any time – car owners’ responsibility.

Football (associate members)

No-one present to advise.

Election of Officers

(All duly proposed & seconded)

Steph – Chair

Sam – Treasurer

Milly – Secretary

Brian proposed all the the above and David P seconded

Darren – H&S – Steph proposed, Cath seconded

Bar Steward – Tom O – Steph proposed, Sam O seconded

Grounds Person – Chris O – proposed by Steph, Cath seconded

Tennis: Mark & Nicola both proposed and accepted

Cricket: Jonty & Tim P both proposed and accepted

Sam Watson and lan Leech proposed a request for new committee members – accepted

Section subscriptions and membership fees

Social Membership – will be activated – suggested between £5 & £10.00. £5.00 agreed.

Section Fees – suggested to keep the same for this year, but Brian specified that they had not had any increase for years and it needs to be considered for next year.

Darren made comment that should this be right, if we want to improve more then more money needs coming in. This was discussed further, that maybe a small increase should be charged to sections. there are currently on two sections that pay, Cricket & Tennis only which are charged £1320 at present. Football are associate members not section members as are playing under other names, ie Hughenden, Naphill or Radnage for eg. suggested to increase to £1400.00 – voted and majority agreed.

AOB

Bucks U 13 girls hosting a game planned for Bank Holiday Monday (5th May) – would like to use the bar – accepted

No pre agreed AOB

Meeting closed 19.50 – thank you for coming!

Stephanie Dell

Sam Oakford

I was looking back on my chairman's report from previous years for inspiration to write this it and it became even more apparent to me the progress we have made over the last 3 years. We were faced with a crossroads when Windmills closed, the loss of income could very well of finished the club off, however we overcame the challenge, we have worked together, tirelessly fundraising and making improvements to the club. In the last year alone, we have installed bifold doors, almost completed the patio project, installed a fire alarm system, emergency lighting and defibrillator we have decorated the clubhouse we are now fully compliant with all health and safety requirements and have active health and safety & governance, policies and procedures in place and have made lots of other improvements.

We have undertaken several very successful fundraising events in the last year and have a schedule for this year witch we will highlight for you later. The committee have plans to make the sports club the go to venue for local event space, however I think we should keep in mind that whilst we need the income from private events to support our club fundraising efforts, we must keep it in mind that the club is first and foremost a sports club and as per the terms of our lease, sport must be played here in order for us to remain compliant with that, so supporting our sport sections to insure this continues is paramount and should be our key focus.

I am planning on standing as chair again his year and if you will have me the future projects, I would like to explore / consider in the coming year include; improvements to the kitchen, potential for getting a grant for solar panels and car park improvements. In addition to this I have secured new speaker / sound system from one of my clients for free which will be being installed in the next few months.

I would like to thank everyone for their continued support, the sections, the committee and everyone who has been part of our progress the last year, Sam and I have a list of thank you on a later slide which highlights everyone individually.

Thank you.

The Treasurers Report

Thank you's were posted for all to see, without them some of the work would not have been possible.

Full account copy’s were passed through for people to see. So far looking good with more interest in hiring the club for social events etc.

Bar purchase was up however bar sales also up so this counter balances one against the other.

Expenditure, bi-folds, hire / H & S, Pation, decorating, defib, plumbing, wifi, vacuum cleaner, marquee, bar expends, sound / ty

Bar – sales were £17500 – overall profit £7808 for the year.

Account balance healthy however we have approx £10K to be deduced from the existing we will only have £5-6K left which if anything else comes up as an emergency might not be enough!

Sports England have offered a grant on the basis of £6K and it will be a like for like is we need to raise £6K also within a time period which will start July and needs to be completed by October – otherwise the grant will not be given! Overall with some of the events coming up we feel that we should be able to raise the min £6k. Race Night will be bought forward this year from November to September as a precaution to ensure that we reach the target needed.

Votes needed to accept the challenge ­– all approved by those in attendance.

Thanks to Sam O for all his good hard work in achieving this!

Section Reports

Tennis Section

New Paddle Court now started, and hoping to finish within 4-6 weeks. Accounts have been forwarded to the treasurer.

Cricket Section

Asked whether ground insurance covers them – needs checking. It is reminded that cars are not insured for those on the premises at any time – car owners’ responsibility.

Football (associate members)

No-one present to advise.

Election of Officers

(All duly proposed & seconded)

Steph – Chair

Sam – Treasurer

Milly – Secretary

Brian proposed all the the above and David P seconded

Darren – H&S – Steph proposed, Cath seconded

Bar Steward – Tom O – Steph proposed, Sam O seconded

Grounds Person – Chris O – proposed by Steph, Cath seconded

Tennis: Mark & Nicola both proposed and accepted

Cricket: Jonty & Tim P both proposed and accepted

Sam Watson and lan Leech proposed a request for new committee members – accepted

Section subscriptions and membership fees

Social Membership – will be activated – suggested between £5 & £10.00. £5.00 agreed.

Section Fees – suggested to keep the same for this year, but Brian specified that they had not had any increase for years and it needs to be considered for next year.

Darren made comment that should this be right, if we want to improve more then more money needs coming in. This was discussed further, that maybe a small increase should be charged to sections. there are currently on two sections that pay, Cricket & Tennis only which are charged £1320 at present. Football are associate members not section members as are playing under other names, ie Hughenden, Naphill or Radnage for eg. suggested to increase to £1400.00 – voted and majority agreed.

AOB

Bucks U 13 girls hosting a game planned for Bank Holiday Monday (5th May) – would like to use the bar – accepted

No pre agreed AOB

Meeting closed 19.50 – thank you for coming!

Stephanie Dell

Sam Oakford

Hallmark May 2025

It has been a fantastic Spring here at Lacey Green & Loosley Row Sports and Social Club. We are seeing some groundbreaking developments with the patio now finished and the Padel Court making great progress (hopefully nearly complete now!). We have lots of exciting things happening at the club this Summer and we can’t wait to tell you more.

One of our most noticeable improvements over the last year, which was noted at our AGM, has been the improvements to the Clubhouse with the new patio, bifold doors and the decorating of the clubhouse. Thank you to our grounds team and sponsors for all your help so far: Tom, Jamie & Chris Oakford, Tony Comley, Rob Henry, Country Supplies, CCBS, PA Spittles Landscapes Ltd, Camcrete, Grant & Stone, Hawes, Stocken Farm, Surebuild and Simpatico, Paul Coombes, Apollo Trade Window Store Ltd. Dell Bros,Chris Dell, Kev and Hayden Kelloway, Chris Male, Phil Dell, Kenny Woodward and all the members and committee members who made it all possible!

The history of the Sports Club is complex but one of the main things that makes us unique is that we are funded primarily by the members of the club. We do not receive any annual income from the councils or the government. We do receive a small amount of money from the Parish Council to fund specific items and projects but this is ONLY by applying for grants. Everything that has to be done to maintain the club and grounds or purchased is funded through section subscriptions and fundraising. This includes everything from insurance and health and safety through to the maintenance of the tractor and the mowing of the grass. The upkeep of the grounds is completed by volunteers who give up their time to maintain the only open space the village has. The cost of maintaining the tractor and the grass cutting equipment is considerable especially when it comes to replacing the equipment once it reaches the end of its life. This puts considerable stress on the finances of the club which generally only breaks even on general income and expenses. The gang mowers which actually cut the grass have reached the end of their life and so we have been exploring ways to raise funds to replace them. Without the gang mowers we are unable to cut the grass and therefore the Sports Club will end up like a wasteland. The cost to replace these even for a second hand set is in excess of £12k. A new set would be in excess of £20k!

We have applied for and been granted a self matching grant from Sport England which will enable us to replace the gang mowers. Sports England will grant us £6,000 ONLY if we raise the equivalent through crowd funding but we only have a very limited time to raise these funds - ONLY 10 WEEKS! We will be launching the crowd funding page to start this project in July with a view to complete by the end of September. We NEED the VILLAGE to support and get behind this project so they can continue to enjoy the neat open space at the Sports Club. Please keep an eye on Facebook and the Village notice boards for more information on the launch of this exciting project and fundraising activities which we will be running. As mentioned before, the Sports Club is mainly run by a small group of villagers so please do support us while we embark on this challenging project. If you would like to find out more or would like to support us please do get in contact. Why not get involved in your village!

If we as a village don’t get behind village organisations and activities then these will slowly disappear!

We have a full summer of events planned with the bar now open on selected Friday and Saturday evenings if you fancy a drink and in addition to this some BBQ’s, Bingo and a Cream Tea, with dates to be announced soon! Our annual Summer Disco is on the 25th July with tickets on sale now. Make sure you are following our Facebook page for all the latest information or keep an eye on the sports club and village notice boards. There are other fundraisers in the pipeline with the other sections of the sports club so make sure you look out for information on our website (www.lglrsc.co.uk)

We have seen an increase in bookings for the club and hope to see this interest continue throughout the year. If you are interested in hiring the hall for any event please don’t hesitate to get in touch at [[1]]. We can host parties with or without a bar, or even be a meeting place for events and clubs!

Once again a big thank you to everyone who has joined us at the club or volunteered over the last year, without you we would not have a Sports Club.

We would like to extend our thanks and best wishes to Mike for all he has done for The Hallmark. We hope that someone will step forward so this important village communication can continue.

All the best,

Sam Oakford, on behalf of the Sports Club Committee

Hallmark March 2025. By The Sports Club Committee

Happy New Year from everyone here at the Sports Club. We have lots of exciting things happening at the club and I can't wait to tell you more.

The Race Night went very well with our best year ever! We managed to raise £3,500 for the club with over 120 tickets sold and a busy night at the bar! Thank you to everyone who came and those who helped. Special mention to Jane Oakford and Phil Duff for the Chilli, David Pocock loud voice, Caleigh Pocock and Sam Oakford for helping on the bar and our “Bookies”. We were grateful to Country Supplies and The Black Horse for sponsoring the event and to those who sponsored races including RNM Gas Heating and Plumbing, Leanne Page, Lynne Gomley, Rob CCBS, lan Leech, Tyre Team, P. A. Spittles Landscapes and Paul lce Plumbing and Heating.

This event would not have been possible without Tom Oakford and all his hard work organising the event!

We have also had a Bingo night just last week where we raised £300, so thank you to all that attended and Tim Page and Steph Dell for organising. Thank you also to all our sponsors who contributed prizes: Leanne Page, Lynne Comley, Vanity Beauty, Andria Bryant, The Hampden Arms, Makyla Devin, Dan Smith, Tesco and Michelle Turner

The Sports Club are proud to announce some exciting news – we now have a defibrillator installed down the club! This is available for use by anyone in the community and is registered with Circuit for emergency use. This is a great asset to the village and would not have been possible without grants from the North West Chilterns Community Board and The Department of Health and Social Care.

We have also been making other improvements to the club, most noticeably the patio which is nearly complete with just the slabs to be laid. Thank you to our grounds team and sponsors for all your help so far: Tom Oakford, Chris Oakford, Tony Comley, Rob Henry. Country Supplies, CCBS, PA Spittles Landscapes Ltd, Camcrete, Grant & Stone, Hawes, Stocken Farm, Surebuild and Simpatico.

The club has had a fresh coat of paint thanks to Kenny and Phil Dell for volunteering their time. The next step is to put the photos back up that have been reframed, of sports teams over the last /5 years.

We have finished making upgrades to the building to make sure that we meet all fire regulations. Our tractor has gone away for a much needed overhaul and some TLC – thank you to Andy for volunteering to undertake this for us. Our next projects include some tree surgery and replacing the gang mowers.

Looking to the year ahead we have lots of exciting events planned. Make sure you are following our Facebook page for all the latest information. We will definitely be having some kind of disco as well as a race night in the autumn.

There are also other fundraisers in the pipeline with the other sections of the sports club so make sure you look out for information on our website (www.Iigirsc.co.uk).

We have seen an increase in bookings for the club and hope to see this interest continue into the New Year. If you are interested in hiring the hall for any event please don't hesitate to get in touch at gitsportsclub@gmall.com. We can host parties with or without a bar, or even be a meeting place for events and clubs!

Once again a big thank you to everyone who has joined us at the club or volunteered over the last year, without you we would not have a Sports Club.

Hallmark November 2024. We have had a great summer of cricket and tennis, now the winter is coming and the cricket has finished, the football season is well under way. We have just about recovered after dancing the night away at the Saturday Night Fever Disco earlier in the year, and now we look forward to the Race Night coming up!

By the time you read this the Race Night will have taken place on the 16th November! Thank you to our sponsors for the evening; Country Supplies and The Black Horse. Tickets have sold out within two weeks, which is a record for the Sports Club! Thank you to all of  those who have bought tickets and supported us. Next year we will look to make it bigger and better than ever so that we can sell even more tickets!

If you were unlucky and missed out on the Race Night tickets, we do have some other events planned which you can put in your diary. We are having Christmas Drinks on Friday 13th December, so it would be great to see some of you down the club for some festive cheer. We will also be hosting a Bingo night on the 22nd February, keep an eye on our facebook page and website for more details coming soon.

The renovation of the  patio is coming along well, and we hope to have it completed towards the end of this year, weather permitting…  fingers crossed! Thank you to our grounds team and sponsors for all your help so far: Tom Oakford, Chris Oakford, Tony Comely, Rob Henry, Country Supplies, CCBS, PA Spittles Landscapes Ltd, Camcrete, Grant & Stone, Hawes, Stocken Farm, Surebuild and Simpatico.

We have seen an increase in bookings for the club and hope to see this interest continue into the New Year. If you are interested in hiring the hall for any event please don’t hesitate to get in touch at lglrsportsclub@gmail.com. We can host parties with or without a bar, or even be a meeting place for events and clubs!

Make sure you are following our facebook page and website (www.lglrsc.co.uk) for all the latest information.

Once again a big thank you to everyone who has joined us at the club or volunteered over the last year, without you there would be no Sports Club for the village.

All the best for the holiday season.

Sam Oakford, on behalf of the Sports Club Committee

2024

Hallmark June 2024. Our amazing volunteer ground's team have been hard at work getting the sports field back in shape after the long winter, with the mowers receiving some much needed maintenance too! Many hours of work goes into making the field ready and looking great for cricket and other summer activities.

We have had the Sports Club AGM. Thank you to all our current committee for staying on for next year as well as a couple of newcomers, it is great to have such a strong group giving their time to running and improving the club. We discussed lots of plans and ideas for the future of the club and we can't wait to share more with you soon!

There has been some new work started at the club with some new bi-fold doors being installed. Thank you to Apollo Trade Window Store Ltd. and Dell Bros for your work on the installation. The next step will be redoing the patio area at the front of the club. This would not have been possible without the great fundraising we had last year, which means that we can afford improvements such as these and we can keep enhancing the club to look even better.

Our big summer fundraiser will be Saturday Night Fever and will take place on 6th July. It is certain to be a great event. Thanks to our sponsors The Black Horse, Country Supplies, Tyre Team and PA. Spittles Landscapes. We look forward to seeing you there!

Make sure you are following our Facebook page and Website for all the latest information about this and other events that we have planned. We are hoping to show some sporting events later in the season after cricket as well as a Bingo Night.

There have already been bookings this year for hiring the clubhouse including School Cricket Tournament and WI Ploughmans. We’ve hosted a range of successful parties and celebrations. If you are interested in hiring the club, please see more details on our website (www.iglrsc.co.uk).

Sam Oakford, on behalf of the Sports Club Committee

Hallmark February 2024. We hope that everyone is having a good start to the New Year. The Sports Club is having a great start with Tennis and Cricket sections being stronger than ever and the Youth Football going from strength to strength. The Club has had some changes in the last year with the playgroup leaving, however this presents us with a number of opportunities for the future!

It has been great to open the bar more frequently, which has proved popular and we are seeing an increase in bookings for the club. We hope to see this interest continue. If you are interested in hiring the hall for any event please don’t hesitate to get in touch at Igirsc.co.uk.

The Race Night went very well with our best year ever! We managed to raise £2,500 for the club, with over 100 tickets sold and a busy night at the bar! Thank you to everyone who came and those who helped. Special mention to Jane Oakford and Phil Duff for the Chilli, Cayleigh Pocock and Sam Oakford for helping on the bar and our “Bookies”. We were grateful to The Black Horse for sponsoring the event and to those who sponsored races including Tyre Team, Paul Spittles Landscape Gardening, Pokie, Leanne Page, Lynne Comley and Paul Ice Plumbing and Heating. This would not have been possible without Tom Oakford and all his hard work organising the event!

Looking to the year ahead we have lots of exciting events planned. Make sure you are following our Facebook page for all the latest information. However, we can tell you that we are planning a themed night at the club on the 6th July, so save the date and keep an eye out for more details. We will be looking into another Race Night in the Autumn!

Once again, a big thank you to everyone who has joined us at the club or volunteered over the last year, without you there would be no Sports Club.

Sam Oakford, on behalf of the Sports Club Committee.

Hallmark November 2023. So far we are having a great year at The Sports Club. We've had a great Cricket season, the Tennis club are doing amazingly and we had an amazing night at the 80’s vs 90’s disco fundraiser and we have the race night coming up!

Although The Sports Club and sections are doing well, we were sad to see Windmills Under Fives Playgroup fold earlier this year. They have been a great asset to the club since 2004 and will be missed. They have very kindly donated a bench to the club for its years of service to them.

Race Night Ad

It's not long now until our Race Night which will be on the 25^th November! Tickets are on sale from Tom Oakford (07443 518925) or from our sponsor, The Black Horse. You can name a horse and jockey from the pub for £5 and get a free bottle of prosecco if they win!

Of course, all of our plans are dependent on the hard work of our few volunteers and the continued success of our fundraisers. As a sports club and sports ground we are completely self funded and receive no public funding at all. Although the Tennis Club have received some small grants directly from the Parish Council. Without the few volunteers who keep the Sports Club solvent the village would not have a sports field for recreation. lf you would like to find out more or help in any way please get in contact.

It has been great to open the bar this year which has proved popular and we are seeing an increase in bookings for the club. We hope to see this interest continue as the Sports Club is now more available. If you are interested in hiring the hall for any event please don't hesitate to get in touch at Iglrsportsclub@gmail.com. We can host parties with or without a bar, or even a meeting place for events and clubs!

Once again a big thank you to everyone who has joined us at the club or volunteered over the last year, without you there would be no Sports Club for the village.

Sam Oakford, on behlf of the Sports Club Committee

Hallmark August 2023.

So far we are having a great summer at The Sports Club. As I am writing this I am still recovering from the 80’s vs 90’s disco last Saturday!

It was an amazing night for the social side of the club and village as well as a crucial fundraiser for the survival of the club. It was great to see everyone dancing away. Thank you to Clive for the great tunes and AJ from the Black Horse for cooking up some amazing Burgers! Well done to Tom and Sam Oakford for organising the event and all those who helped set up the event and helped on the bar. Also, thanks to all our sponsors, we couldn't have held the event without you; The Black Horse, Tyre Team, Country Supplies and P.A. Spittles!

We are already looking forward to the next one and keep an eye out for other events going on. We have the Summer Fair next week as well as planning one of our famous Race Nights in November!

All the sport sections are doing well this year and enjoying the sunshine, when we are lucky enough to have it! The Tennis section is going from strength to strength with more members than ever and some amazing fundraisers. The Cricket Section also had a great start to the season and has two Saturday teams and now two Sunday sides too!

Although The Sports Club and sections are doing well, we were sad to see Windmills Playgroup fold earlier this year. They have been a great asset to the club since 2004 and will be missed. We are continuing to make improvements to the Sports Club including painting and decorating the club, some new furniture donated by The Black Horse, as well as a whole host of improvements being made.

Of course all of our plans are dependent on the hard work of our few volunteers and the continued success of our fundraisers.

It has been great to open the bar this year which has proved popular and we are seeing an increase in bookings for the club. We hope to see this interest continue as the Sports Club becomes more available and the planned improvements completed. If you are interested in hiring the hall for any event please don't hesitate to get in touch at Iglrsportsclub@gmail.com.

Once again a big thank you to everyone who has joined us at the club or volunteered over the last year, without you there would be no Sports Club for the village.

Sam Oakford, on behalf of the Sports Club Committee.

Hallmark May 2023.

We begin our report on a sombre note. Everyone involved in the Sports Club was shocked and saddened by the news of the death of Robert (Bob) Dell. Robert was a huge part of the Sports Club and worked tirelessly over the years to fundraise and improve the facilities. Bob was on the committee and held the role of Treasurer and managed the bar for many years. He will be hugely missed by us all, and our thoughts are with his partner Wendy, children Jake and Emily, mother Marion, brother and sister Anthony and Maureen, and the rest of his family and friends.

The Club continues to be successful, with lots of exciting plans for the rest of the year ahead!

It's been great to see the Tennis Section going from strength to strength throughout the last few months, and even winning an LTA award for ‘What a good club should be like’. We can't wait to see what award they will win next!

The Sports Club AGM will shortly be upon us and we can't wait to discuss our plans. We're sad that two of our current committee members are stepping down. Kerry Wiles and Brian Kirby have both served on the committee for a number of years as Secretary and Treasurer respectively, and we would like to thank them both for their service and dedication to the club. We would also like to thank Christine Marshal for her many years of dedicated service to the Cricket Section as Secretary and Scorer.

There have already been bookings this year for hiring the clubhouse. We’ve hosted a range of successful parties and celebrations. If you are interested in hiring the club please see more details on our website.

Our amazing volunteer grounds team have been hard at work getting the sports field back in shape after the long winter, with the mowers receiving some much needed maintenance too! Many hours of work go into making the field ready and looking great for cricket and other summer activities. We have also painted the whole Clubhouse and put new lighting in as well!

We are excited to announce our new website so you can stay up to date with all things Sports Club, including sport sections, events, hall bookings etc. Check it out at wwwilgirsc.co.uk

It is with great pleasure that we announce our big summer fundraiser which will take place on 15th July. It is certain to be a great event so if you are interested please see the poster for more details. We look forward to seeing you there!

We are also holding a Summer Fayre following the great success of last year’s Christmas Fayre. Our intention is to hold the event on the 22nd July in the clubhouse and marquee from 12-4pm. All local organisations, clubs, businesses and charities can book a stall for fundraising, recruiting new members or simply increasing their profile in the community.

The bar will be open all day, there will be cricket being played from 1:30pm, and the Tennis Section will also have an open day. We would love to make this a real community event and get as many local people involved as possible. If you are interested in getting involved please do get in touch

It’s not long now till the cricket season gets underway. If you are interested in getting involved, we are always looking for more players, scorers and spectators. Please check the website for more information.

Sam Oakford, on behalf of the Sports Club Committee