Basing Hill Ballpark

Basing Hill Ballpark campaign boosted after Barnet pledges £4,0001 month ago

We have received a boost with the news that our pitch to the London Borough of Barnet was successful and that they have made a pledge of £4,000 to the project. Our Club suffered a setback in March when we learned that they narrowly missed out on funding from The Mayor of London‘s Make London Fund. Since then we have been in discussions with businesses and organisations and, although the campaign is still far from its fundraising target, today’s news may have a positive effect on the discussions which are taking place with other potential backers. The pledge from Crowdfund Barnet means that, to date, the campaign has received pledges from 125 backers amounting to £16,528.

London Borough of Barnet pledged £4,0001 month ago

Basing Hill Ballpark crowdfunding deadline extended2 months ago

We know it may seem like the campaign has gone quiet but there has been a lot happening behind the scenes. Our project suffered a setback in March when we learned that we narrowly missed out on funding from The Mayor of London‘s Make London Fund. Since then the club has been in discussions with businesses and organisations and, although the campaign is still far from its fundraising target, it may receive a considerable boost if one or several of these discussions lead to a pledge. The campaign deadline has just been extended to July 21. This gives potential backers, who have expressed interest in the Basing Hill Ballpark project, additional time to consider whether they would like to make a pledge. To date, the campaign has received pledges from 124 backers amounting to £12,528 which is 22% of the £55,804 target. We cannot thank you enough for this fantastic support. We will keep you updated as soon as we have more news. In the meantime, if you know of any businesses and organisations which may be interested to support the project, they can contact our club to discuss ways in which this could be a good fit and beneficial for them. Sponsors would have the additional assurance from the fact that the club passed the project-viability verification process carried out by the independent organisation Locality, which was a prerequisite to pitch to the Mayor of London. In case you haven’t noticed, the 2021 baseball season started earlier this month and our five adult teams are competing in the various leagues of the British Baseball Federation. The club’s newly launched Herts Youth Baseball League is also preparing for its Opening Day. Boys and girls, men and women, from complete beginners to advanced players, are welcome to come and try baseball at our free open sessions to help them decide if they want to join our teams. Contact us if you or your friends and neighbours want to try baseball or would like to receive more details. We look forward to seeing you at the ballpark soon.