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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Grounds => Topic started by: ajmw89 on June 10, 2014, 08:45:19 AM
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Hi Guys,
We had an away game at a lovely little ground on Saturday. It has been used as a second ground for Worcester Park CC for the last couple of seasons and is in danger of being sold off to developers. As second grounds go, it is one of the best I've played at and in a lot of ways it is better than Worcester Park's main ground (those that have played against Worcester Park in the Surrey Championship or at any level will know what I mean!)
Their skipper asked me to get people at my club to sign a petition to try and save the ground, which I have done, but I thought why stop there? There's a whole community here who love cricket and hopefully you guys can spare a couple of minutes to sign the petition and help save the ground.
http://www.petitions24.com/signatures/save_ewell_playing_fields/ (http://www.petitions24.com/signatures/save_ewell_playing_fields/)
Cheers,
Adam
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signed and forwarded to our club mailing list!
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Cheers!
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its a good cause!
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It was a nice ground to play on. Better than Worcester park's main one IMO
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signed and also forwarded to my clubs mailing list !!
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Gah! The blight of yet more housing on playing fields.
Signed and commented on.
As a relative local down the road in New Malden, I hope the Council re-thinks this.
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Who do you Play for Matt?
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i signed it. never heard of the ground let alone been there but cant imagine how i would feel if it was my ground
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I've tried to sign it, but work's web filter classes the site as an "Advocacy Groups" I cannot access it. I shall do it when I get home
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Who do you Play for Matt?
I play for the Weybridge Vandals, squire. Actually on an island near Walton Bridge. Not to be confused with Weybridge CC.
Although my nearest ground is Alec Stewart's club, Malden Wanderers.
You?
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Old Rutlishian's in Morden, although I have played at Worcester Park and Cheam when I was younger. Think I played a sunday friendly against your mob a few years ago when I was at Cheam.
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Signed and commented.
Good luck with the petition!
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Signed, good luck
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Developers have to build somewhere and if the land owner wants to sell then why shouldn't they.
I am on both sides of this stuff myself so see both sides but it should be down to the owner to do with it what they want.
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Old Rutlishian's in Morden, although I have played at Worcester Park and Cheam when I was younger. Think I played a sunday friendly against your mob a few years ago when I was at Cheam.
Ah, right. Yes, you might have done. We probably were a mob, too. :D
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The charity I work for, Fields in Trust (formerly the National Playing Fields Association) protects parks, playing fields, open spaces and sports grounds. It protects through a Deed which is written in charitable and contract law, which means it protects against developments.
We protect nearly 3,000 sites across the UK, including many sports grounds - we're currently engaging with the ECB to be included on their club support pages.
The site needs to be nominated for protection by the landowners, but if they are keen to secure it, it can be done in weeks. Total cost - £80 in Land Registry fees to register the new Deed of title www.fieldsintrust.org (http://www.fieldsintrust.org) - PM me if you want more info...
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Signed.
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The charity I work for, Fields in Trust (formerly the National Playing Fields Association) protects parks, playing fields, open spaces and sports grounds. It protects through a Deed which is written in charitable and contract law, which means it protects against developments.
We protect nearly 3,000 sites across the UK, including many sports grounds - we're currently engaging with the ECB to be included on their club support pages.
The site needs to be nominated for protection by the landowners, but if they are keen to secure it, it can be done in weeks. Total cost - £80 in Land Registry fees to register the new Deed of title [url=http://www.fieldsintrust.org]www.fieldsintrust.org[/url] ([url]http://www.fieldsintrust.org[/url]) - PM me if you want more info...
I'll pass that on to my opposite number at Worcester Park. I'm sure he'll be interested to know.
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Developers have to build somewhere and if the land owner wants to sell then why shouldn't they.
I am on both sides of this stuff myself so see both sides but it should be down to the owner to do with it what they want.
It's council owned AFAIK. If it is, the ground shouldn't be sold off IMO
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Signed as well, good luck
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It's council owned AFAIK. If it is, the ground shouldn't be sold off IMO
Councils have to balance their books somehow. (Ps I agree that we as a nation need more better quality sports fields not less but I am now on the other side and can see why people/councils should be allowed to sell if it's theirs to sell)
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Which council owns the ground? I'll see if fields in trust have protected other sites they own. Either way, I'm happy to approach them with the suggestion, we'll have the relevant council contact...
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It'll be either Epsom council or Surrey County Council that own it.