EAST HARPTREE PLAYING FIELD
EAST HARPTREE
PLAYING FIELD
Opening of the new pavilion—June 2008
A Brief History
East Harptree Playing Field was initially gifted in
1938 and preserved for the village as a George
VI Playing Field.
Who Uses the Playing Field
For organised sports etc
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Harptree Villages Cricket Club plays matches for half the Saturdays and
Sundays between May and the start of September, and hold nets on the
field on Thursday evenings. They hold coaching sessions for 7-11s on
Monday evenings.
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Old England CC play cricket on the other Sunday afternoons in Summer
The facilities have been improved over the years
with the help of grants and local fundraising and
now comprise:
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Chew Valley Juniors have three teams based here on Sundays during the
Winter. We have spare capacity and are looking for other teams to partner with us and help develop football
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Pavilion with changing rooms for organized sports
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Yoga classes are held in the Club room on Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday
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Club room 46 sq.m. plus kitchen and
toilets available for hire
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EH Primary School use the field for games and after-school activities,
mainly on Fridays
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Childrens Play Area
For adhoc events
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Tennis hard court
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The Club room is used as the local polling station
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Well maintained grass surfaces currently
used by 2 cricket clubs in the Summer
and a Junior football club in the Winter
and widely used by the community
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A good venue for children’s parties with the use of the Club Room, Play
Area and grass field
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The Field is used for occasional rounders evenings and summer events
It is managed by the Village Hall committee for
the recreational and sporting use of the community and is a registered charity number 1090521.
Our Facilities
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Car parking for over 20 cars
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Good accessibility to pavilion
For community use
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Open 24 hours a day for use of the play area, tennis court, and grass
surfaces. Where the field is booked out for an organized sport there may
be restrictions on use.
FOR BOOKINGS OR ENQUIRIES:i:
Our booking clerk Sarah Bull can be contacted by email at:
[email protected]
Use of the Club room etc for a childrens’
party cost £ 7-00 per hour. Please enquire
for other types of booking.
Other queries please contact Peter Haigh –
01761 221289 or [email protected]
How do we Maintain our Facilities
EH Parish Council provides a grant to help towards the grass cutting and general maintenance eg of the play equipment. Monies raised by EH Flower Show
and the 100 Club are used to pay a contractor to keep the Play Area tidy and to
support the play area expenditure. HVCC use their machinery (and volunteers)
to cut the grass for a modest annual charge.
Otherwise we depend on income from bookings and the use of volunteers to
meet running costs, to maintain the pavilion and keep the field in decent repair.
A Play Area team is currently planning major improvements to the Play Area
equipment which will require a major fundraising exercise.