What Is Wisbech Town Cricket & Hockey Club?
With roots dating back more than 100-years, Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club is a historic community club based in the heart of the Cambridgeshire Fens, offering an outlet for cricket and hockey players of all ages and abilities, as well as a warm welcome to a diverse local community.
Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club now boasts over 350 members, with twelve Senior hockey teams (Mens, Womens, Mixed), and five cricket sides (four Saturday, one Sunday), as well as thriving junior sections in both sports, with our youngest members joining us from the age of five.
Every year the club offer thousands of hours of sport, health, and wellbeing activities to its members, and the local community, generating a wide range of benefits delivered through many hours of volunteered time.
The current pavilion has also been used by existing community groups, with Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club hoping to build on this when the new pavilion is completed.
Why Are We Crowdfunding?
The existing pavilion at Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club was built in the early 1960s, and has reached the end of its life. A vital part of the club's infrastructure, the pavilion provides a home for our participants, and the wider community for 52-weeks a year.
A brand new pavilion is necessary to help ensure the future of an ever expanding club, with plans in place to improve every aspect of the facility, including extra changing facilities, and a larger function room and social space.
Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club recently launched The 190K Challenge, to help secure the Club's future. Following the successful renovation of the Astro turf hockey pitch in 2023, focus has now turned to upgrading the club's cricket facilities and equipment, along with delivering the new pavilion project, which has been in development since 2012.
The £190,000 overall fundraising target has been split into two smaller projects, with £115,000 being raised to help complete the new pavilion project, including installation of temporary changing and clubhouse facilities, demolish of the current pavilion, the build of the new pavilion, and installation of contents and furnishings within that new pavilion to a satisfactory specification.
A separate Crowdfunder is being launched for the remaining £75,000 for Cricket facilities and equipment. A link to this will be added in due course.
How to Get Involved
- Pledge - Help build momentum and donate towards the new pavilion today.
- Spread the Word - Share this project on your social media pages, and tell friends, family, and local businesses about the project. The more people that are reached, the more support the club hopes to get.
- Auction of Promises - Donate towards the upcoming Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club 'Auction of Promises', to promote your business and help the club reach its fundraising target. You can bid online for gifts, experiences, or skills that have been pledged and there will be a live auction in December.
- Take Part in Sponsored Events - Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club will be operating a number of sponsored events in the near future. Further details to follow.
- Run Your Own Sponsored/Fundraising Event - If you have your own idea for a fundraiser please use the 'Start Fundraising' link (located just above where you can donate) to set up your own page. You will be able to select your own project target and title, add videos or images and share information about our campaign. You will not need to add your bank details as all funds that you raise will go straight to the Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club campaign.
- Buy-a-Brick - Wisbech Town Cricket and Hockey Club will be launching a buy-a-brick scheme soon.