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The Old School Field

Contact Cllr. Audrey Telling to report any problems

With Spring just around the corner we hope to see plenty of children, with parents and grandparents, taking advantage once again of our fantastic playing field opposite the church. The Civic Society has recently donated some more items of sports equipment for the box at the top of the field. Any resident of the parish is welcome to use the equipment in the box, which includes a cricket bat and stumps, two sets of boules, bats and balls. Just type in the code (shown in the Link) and have fun! All we ask is that everything is returned and the box locked before you leave the field and that you please replace anything that gets lost or broken (boules are no use without the jack, and tennis racquets need tennis balls). Please also check inside the box for items of lost property which have been accumulating in the field (e.g. kids’ gloves, a pair of boy’s shoes, navy hooded top).

And a reminder to dog owners who walk their dogs through the playing field: dogs must be kept on a lead at all times in the field, and should your hound still feel the need to poo, for everyone’s sake please clean it up

Skittle Alley Redevelopment

Background

The Skittle alley is the long low building behind the village hall and is owned by the Parish Council. It was originally built in 1910 as an indoor rifle range.

The Alley was leased to the private Abbots Leigh Skittles Club for 24 years. In August 2007 the management of the alley reverted to the Parish Council. The Skittles Club still holds regular matches there and holds the license for the bar.

The Abbots Leigh Parish Plan questionnaire in 2004 suggested there was a demand for the skittle alley to be more widely available for use by the community, and the Parish Council has been exploring ways to do this, by refurbishing the Alley and widening its potential use.

Working Group

A working group has been set up, consisting of volunteers from the Parish Council, the Civic Society and others from the village. Its objectives are, through consultation, to establish whether there is a clear desire for the alley to be developed, and if so how it should be used for the maximum benefit of those living in the village. If there is a desire for the alley to be developed, the working group will develop a brief and plans which, after further consultation, will be submitted for planning permission.

Once this has been done, it will be possible to apply for grants towards project costs. The working group will coordinate the bids for funding, which would be submitted by the Parish Council. Any bid would have to show how the development would take place, its likely impact on the community, and how the completed amenity would be financially and administratively managed. It would also need to demonstrate widespread community support. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to get involved, please contact Gill Coleman on 372016, or John Blain on 372387
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