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To build a two lane, fully enclosed cricket net facility to enable practice to take place alongside matches. In addition, we need to significantly raise the height of the perimeter fencing.
With 160 junior and 70 senior members now regularly playing at the club, the existing facilities need upgrading. Providing a 2 lane fully enclosed net facility will allow children to train in a safe environment even when matches are being played. In the last five years we have seen the Junior section rise from 35 - 160 players, including our first girls only teams. Our Senior membership has also doubled from two to four teams now playing in the Cherwell league. Our current training facilities cannot be used concurrently with matches so we need urgent improvements to enable all players to have sufficient opportunities. We have also been advised via a ball strike risk assessment that the height of the perimeter fence running alongside the B4022 (Newland) is required to be raised to approximately 8m. The number of cricket balls that are hit over the existing fence has increased and the chances of property/vehicle damage alongside potential pedestrian injury are increasing.
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With 160 junior and 70 senior members now regularly playing at the club, the existing facilities need upgrading. Providing a fully enclosed net facility will allow children to train in a safe environment even when matches are being played. In addition, we have a number of children in the representative Oxfordshire age group squads and these facilities will allow them to practice outside of their regular training sessions. Our 4 senior teams are currently only able to train on one set night due to the junior activity. Fully enclosed nets will allow them to practice on other nights when junior matches are taking place. Finally, the increase to the height of the perimeter fence will allow cricket to continue at the ground (which provides much needed green sporting space in the heart of Witney) more safely. It will significantly reduce the risk of balls being hit into the road/houses and create a safer environment for those travelling past the ground to and from the centre of Witney.
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VolunteerWitney Mills Cricket Club recently celebrated it's centenary year in 2021. Some the greats of the sport have played at the ground over the years including the most famous of cricketers WG Grace. In recent years, both senior and junior sides of the club have grown rapidly currently we have 70 senior and 160 junior members. The ground is buzzing throughout the week from April to September with training/matches taking place everyday of the week. We also take part in the ECB All Star and Dynamo initiatives for the younger ages and have just set up our first girls only hardball side alongside our girls only Dynamo team. To allow us to adapt to the increase in membership, we need to urgently update the practice facilities. We currently have 1 fixed cricket net which runs onto the outfield so cannot be used when matches take place. This also has limitations on the number of players who can train at the same time. In addition, the game has changed rapidly in recent years with more balls being hit into the road. A ball striking risk assessment was undertaken and we were advised to significantly increase the current height of the perimeter fencing. As a club we have to reduce risk wherever possible and therefore need to ensure the fencing height is increased in the required area.
Project Owner: Witney Mills CC The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
