Buckingham Town Cricket Club are looking for support for their urgent roof renewal project.
The ageing clubhouse roof at the Bourton Road club is in desperate need of repair after it started to leak before Christmas. The extent of the damage, due to the extremes in weather, has seen the club given no other option than to completely replace the 30+ year old bitumen roof.
With a quote of £12k for the work to be actioned, the club has acted fast to raise the much-needed funds with a Sponsorship Raffle initiative.
For just £50, an individual or business can enter a draw to win:
Two years of Shirt sleeve sponsorship – worth £350.
Two years of Sponsorship board at the ground – worth £500.
Two years of being the named sponsor of the Clubhouse Bar – worth £800.
Interested? What more information? Contact Dane Tuttlebee on 07727-649-465
2023 Buckingham Town Cricket Club – Roof raffle
Overview
Buckingham Town Cricket Club is a focus club in north Bucks with over 100 adult and 200 junior members. The focus of the club is twofold offering a great cricketing experience for all and to open the club’s facilities to benefit the wider local community.
The club has achieved ClubMark Accreditation by demonstrating best practices in a sustainable, well run, child-friendly environment providing an opportunity for all.
As the town grows there is more and more demand for places in the junior section and the club is doing all it can to meet this increased demand. In 2023 there will be multiple teams in the U11s through to U15s age groups in addition to the delivery of the ECB’s All Stars (5-8) and the brand new Dynamos Cricket (8-11) programs.
The quality of life in any town setting is enhanced greatly by the presence of sports and social clubs. In the summer months Buckingham Town Cricket Club complements the health and wellbeing of the town’s residents by offering the very best cricketing experience to all ages and abilities either as a player or indeed a spectator.
The club also supports representative County Cricket in Buckinghamshire, hosting matches and offering training facilities for an enormous range of ages from the Under 10s to Over 70s squads.
This raffles aim is to raise vital funds to renovate and repair the roof to the Clubhouse which is a necessity and costly. The roof is currently 30 years old of the old bitumen type which has now developed leaks due to the snow and heavy rain and is unfortunately at the end of life!
This will benefit everyone – players, parents, spectators and those from outside the club in the local community who regularly use the venue.
Buckingham is a thriving town, the cricket club is mindful of the contribution it makes to the local community, whether playing or watching it is a great venue, situated within a short walk from the town centre, for families to enjoy summer sport and benefit from being outside in a safe and welcoming environment.
The club’s facilities are an asset to the town, and the Club is willing and eager to offer them, as frequently as possible, to existing groups in the community and attract new users in order to provide benefit for them.
The club recognises the need to share their facilities wherever possible:
Current Beneficiaries from Outside of the Club:
Buckingham Hockey Club
The club uses Stowe School for their matches and use BTCC for post-match hospitality and changing/showering facilities and for social functions.
University of the Third Age (U3A) – Buckingham & District Croquet Club
With over 700 members the U3A Croquet Club uses the clubhouse and the cricket outfield for their practice sessions once a week from April-October
The University of Buckingham
The university has no cricket facilities so BTCC membership and all the training facilities are offered free of charge to their students
The Royal Latin School, Buckingham & The Buckingham School
Matches are held at BTCC as the school has no outdoor cricket pitches.
Local cricket clubs
The outdoor practise nets are utilised (free of charge) by other local cricket clubs
Buckingham Town CC financially supports the cost of maintenance of the grounds at Wicken Sports CC and Gawcott & Hillesden CC which it uses for 3rd and 4th XI fixtures.
The club lends specialist ground equipment to other local clubs.
Support for Local charities
The club has always supported local charities. On 30 August 2020 the club raised £1000 for Alec’s Angels, a children’s cancer charity. With some outstanding support from the local community the club broke the Guinness World Record for the most runs in 12 hours. 6,805 runs completed! This was a fantastic demonstration of the club and local community coming together to put on an event of which the Town can be proud.
