Broxhead Pavilion Refurbishment

Aim

Improving the changing and toilet facilities at our Broxhead Pavilion for all users in particular our womens and girls groups

Who are we?

For 130 years, Grayshott Cricket Club has been the home of cricket in our village.

Grassroots cricket brings our village together. It builds confidence, teamwork, and lifelong friendships - for boys, girls, men and women alike.

Today, we’re proud to be more inclusive and active than ever, with over 500 members and in 2026 will have:

• 4 men’s teams 
• 4 women's teams including, 2 hardball teams
• 18 junior teams, including 4 girls-only teams
• An ECB All Stars & Dynamos Centre offering boys and girls their first experience of the game. Aimed at children from 5 years and above
• Super 1s – Disability Cricket
• The launch of Walking Cricket at Broxhead for the first time for over 55’s
• Two grounds our main ground at Grayshott and the idyllic setting of Broxhead Common where most of our boys, girls and women's cricket is played

This continued growth is a positive sign of a healthy and inclusive club, 

See below a selection of some team photos from 2025

Why are we crowdfunding?

The existing pavilion facilities at our Broxhead Common ground, particularly the toilets and changing rooms, were designed at a time when the club’s membership was smaller and predominantly male. As participation has grown and diversified, these facilities are no longer sufficient in terms of capacity, accessibility or suitability. The club feels it is important  to have welcoming facilities that are fundamental to creating an environment where women and girls feel valued, comfortable and encouraged to continue participating.

If we are to sustain the momentum and continue building strong pathways for girls into adult cricket, it is essential that the pavilion reflects the inclusive future of the club. 

Modern, accessible and properly proportioned facilities will remove barriers to participation, support equality of opportunity, and ensure the pavilion can serve both the expanding cricket membership and the wider community groups who rely on it.

As part of our crowdfunding campaign we are also seeking match funding from the Sport England Movement Fund which supports clubs like ourselves promoting physical activity in the local community and aimed at a number of priority groups including Girls 5-16 and older people.

How we’ll spend the money raised

The project looks to deliver the following;

1. Separate access to changing rooms away from the main club room.

2. Dedicated unisex toilet area for non players, increasing the number of toilets and enhancing the space for all users

3. Increase the size of changing rooms with a dedicated toilet and shower space in each team changing room, suitable for all users.

4. Provide a dedicated accessible toilet and separate changing space 

See some artist impressions of what the new facilities might look like;

Away Changing Room

Unisex Toilet Block

Home Changing Room

Community impact

As mentioned above the main aim is to modernise our toilet and changing room areas for all users but in particular for girls and women. The pavilion is also used on a regular basis by an Art Class two days a week and a Pilates class on a weekly basis making the pavilion a true community space used all the year round

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!

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made