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This project successfully funded on 17th January 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
K&DCC and KDRC Protection Netting System Appeal
Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Aim
Cricket balls landing into the tennis courts present a safety concern for both clubs. Installing netting protection will tackle this issue.
Who are we?
We are two sports' clubs (K&DCC and KDRC) situated in the heart of Knowle and Dorridge in the West Midlands.
Why are we crowdfunding?
- As per the video, we need netting to stop cricket balls from landing on tennis courts and potentially injuring players.
- With development of enhanced bat technology and semi-professional nature of cricket that is played at Station Road, the current netting system is no longer high enough to prevent an ever-increasing amount of cricket balls encroaching onto tennis courts managed by KDRC.
- The current netting system is shown above.
How we’ll spend the money raised
We will install a semi permanent ball stopping netting protection system. The project already has been granted planning permission by Solihull MBC. A project visualisation is shown below:
Community impact
It is a hugely important safety feature that will enable tennis players of all ages and abilities to step onto court knowing that their safety will not be compromised.
With the increasing scale of both cricket and tennis programmes and the usage of our collective social spaces by club members and community/charitable groups - both clubs need to invest to provide a safe and secure environment for everyone.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!
Sport England - Movement Fund has provided £15,000 of match funding
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made