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Securing funding was perhaps the biggest challenge of the project, due mainly to the in-d
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application procedures and strict criteria set by many of the bodies we approached
Great Brickhill
Community spirited...
Sports facilities are often at the very heart of village life; bringing communities together and bridging generational gaps. The Buckinghamshire village of Great Brickhill is no exception and a recent project to improve its facilities saw several organisations - and the broader community - join forces to bring the vision to reality
400 years, donated land in the village centre for parishioners’ recreational use. Cricket and tennis have shared the land over the years, with the Great Brickhill Tennis Club established in the late 1960s to expand tennis membership and rebuild the original court. Both cricket and tennis now have thriving clubs, with memberships ranging from juniors through to the husband and wife founder members (90 and 87 years respectively) who can still be found on the tennis courts. This community-wide love of sport was the driver behind an ambitious project to revamp the sport facilities, which are situated at the heart of the village next to the parish hall which was built in the 90s.
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port has been at the heart of village life in Great Brickhill ever since the early 1900s when the Duncombes, whose family seat has been in the village for over
Joined-u up thinking...
With the cricket and tennis clubs both looking to upgrade facilities on the shared site, and the Parish Council having identified the need for an area suitable for a range of different sports and activities, it seemed a natural step for the organisations to join forces in their approach to the project. Tennis Club Chairman, David Bratt, who became Chair of the Managing Committee, says; “Our ‘wish list’ included new non-turf cricket practice net facilities and a new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) alongside the upgrading of fencing and installation of floodlights to the existing tennis courts; so a task force was put together to identify and target funding streams that could help the partnership generate the capital and also to appoint suitable contractors.” “We were aware that the project was ambitious, but were in the fortunate position
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