Loughborough Carillon - Help us Rise Up

Loughborough Carillon Sports and Social Club has been hit by extensive flooding. Your pledge will enable us to recover our beloved clubhouse. 

Everyone who donates will be named on an honours board in our clubhouse to become part of our family and highlight what we can achieve together. You can also select from a range of rewards when you pledge.

Who are we?

We are Loughborough Carillon Sports and Social Club.

We are a family friendly community sports and social club - home to Loughborough Carillon Cricket Club, Charnwood Forest Hockey Club, and Loughborough Emmanuel Football Club. We also support the residents of the Hastings Ward  - one of the most economically deprived areas in the UK by providing a venue hire that caters for social, charitable or community activities.   

Loughborough Carillon Cricket Club: The club offers cricket to players of all ages, with inclusivity across gender, age and ethnicity being the foundation of the club’s ethos. The youth section, on which the club was originally built, remains our number 1 priority, supporting ~100 boys and girls from ages 6 to 21 to play cricket. 

Charnwood Forest Hockey Club: Mixed hockey has been played at Carillon for over 50 years. The hockey section has greatly expanded over this time and now provides men’s, women’s and mixed hockey to players of all ages with 5 men’s teams, 2 women’s teams and 3 mixed teams catering to over 100 members.

Loughborough Emmanuel Football Club Junior Academy (LEFC):  The club supports junior teams from reception up to year 10 and has over 250 registered players. The club utilise the grass facilities at Carillon for Saturday league fixtures. The club also runs a 4-day spring football holiday camp, based at the Carillon venue for school years 3-8.

The club is also used by our local community, including being the hub for the Hastings Community Association Group. Members of our local community regularly hire out the facility for birthdays, weddings, meetings, live music events, fetes and many other social activities.  

Why are we crowdfunding?

At the beginning of January the club was hit by flooding. The extent of the flooding exceeds anything seen by current members of the club. Because the clubhouse is built on a flood plain, we are sadly not insured for any of this damage. Our main priority is to re-open the facility so that our teams can resume training and games as quickly as possible, as well as ensuring that the local community we support have a venue to come to.

How we’ll spend the money raised

We know that the true value of the club is not on the field or in its facilities but in its spirit and community – however having somewhere to call home helps!

We are raising funds to get our wonderful clubhouse back up and running. This will repair and replace several items that were damaged by the floods, redecorate, clean, sanitise, and develop resilience for the future. For example 3 people pledging £100 will buy a new sofa. £1000 will replace carpets or buy new appliances for the community kitchen. 

Community impact

Loughborough Carillon Sports Club has over 500 members, with activity split across cricket, hockey and football. The diversity of the club is clearly demonstrated in the club’s membership (>30% BAME), with sport offered to all irrespective of age, gender or ethnicity. The club also plays host to numerous other local teams throughout the year including Loughborough Rugby Club, Loughborough University and numerous other social sides who hire the venue. The club is also an integral part of the local community, sitting within Charnwood Borough, and forming a key component of the Hastings Community Ward - one of the most economically deprived areas in the UK. We hire out the facility for birthdays, weddings, village fetes, live music, health and fitness clubs, and local charities. When considering the different numbers of people who use this space it can be considered a facility for not just the club members, but the whole local community.

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! Don't forget to pick a reward. All supporters will also be honoured on our pledge wall of fame in the clubhouse. 

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!