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More Car parking for Gowerton Athletic Club
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Aim
Increase the parking provision for Gowerton Athletic Club to; i. Increase safety. ii. Reduce problems for local residents.
Who are we?
We are Gowerton Athletic Club, the Bowls, Cricket and Rugby Clubs that occupy the site on Victoria Road, Gowerton.
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Why are we crowdfunding?
We are a community sports club whose stated aim is;
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit in Gowerton and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities to allow participation in amateur sport such as Rugby, Bowls and Cricket and other sports as appropriate’.
All three clubs have attracted more members from our local community and numbers have increased significantly in the last 10 years. Car parking onsite is woefully inadequate and accessing the Athletic Ground is a significant and increasing hazard for both pedestrians and motorists crossing Victoria Road, particularly by the Railway Bridge at the main entrance.
The lack of available car parking in the area means that parking in and around Fairwood Terrace by those using the Athletic Ground provides problems for residents living nearby.
If we were able to increase the parking provision on the northern side of Victoria Road, it would significantly reduce the number of people having to cross the road and at the same time alleviate many of the issues for residents.
The proposal is to change the use of an area of 1.01 acres of land between the river and the entrance to the Golf range into an area of car parking with a permeable surface for approximately 80-100 cars.
The area in the photo is the area of land we asked for planning permission to convert. The copse of trees and the pylon would remain and the car parking areas would be arranged appropriately around them.
How we’ll spend the money raised
Thanks to the support of our two local County Councillors Dai Jenkins and Sue Jones, we've applied to the City and County of Swansea's Community Investment Fund who've provisionally approved our application and will provide 70% of the costs of the conversion.
We, with the support of Councillors Jenkins and Jones need to provide the other 30%. The Crowdfunding campaign will be boosted by an additional donation of £15,000 from the Sport Wales 'A place for Sport' fund if we achieve our target of raising £12,500 and get 75 unique supporters.
Community impact
The Athletic Club plays a key role in supporting our community.
It provides an opportunity for members to play bowls, cricket and rugby. Those members cover all ages from 5 years of age to the veterans teams in all three clubs.
Both the cricket and rugby club have teams for girls and women across all ages.
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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