Our entire Project has been granted planning permission by Plymouth City Council and we intend to proceed with this exciting project in 3 phases as detailed below.
Phase 1 – Internal Lounge Area - A successful fundraising campaign in 2021 allowed the club to commence a full refurbishment of the internal lounge and bar area. When complete, this will enhance the experience for Community & Membership users. As the plans show, we are relocating the bar from its current position and placing it along the back wall, thus facing the cricket square. An increased bar serving area along with opening up the room and removing the current concrete columns will allow for much better viewing and flow within the building. Additionally, this remodelling will allow better use of the available space and so make it more attractive to be hired out for Community use. We hope to complete this Phase by April 2022.
Phase 2 – External Viewing Area - We are looking to modernise and increase the current terracing area. We recognise that this will enable us to use this area as an extension of the bar facilities and have dedicated elevated viewing vistas to enhance the cricket viewing experience. This phase will also enhance the experience for other community groups who may wish to use our facilities.
Phase 3 – Frontage of Pavilion - Currently, it is not possible to watch the cricket being played from inside the Cricket Pavilion. Once we have the internal and terraced area looking fit for purpose, our attention would then change to the frontage of the building and our plan is to open this up with sliding glass doors and additional windows to enable users to be able to watch cricket with an indoor/outdoor experience. This will make the Lounge area open and airy and blend onto the terraced area turning our facility into the vision of what we want it to be.
With Phase 1 already funded, we still need to raise funds for Phases 2 & 3. We have estimates that these phases will cost in the region of £40,000.
The aim of this Crowdfund is to raise £40,000 to go towards Phases 2 & 3 of this Project. We are going live for a 4-week period covering the month of February 2022. If we are successful in obtaining the funding it is our intention to commence phases 2 & 3 in September 2022, during the cricket off season so that the entire Project is completed in time for the 2023 Season.
This project is exciting and ambitious and it outlines the future vision for the Cricket Club in bringing the facilities up to date off the pitch whilst keeping a successful team on the pitch.
Ultimately, doing all of this work allows the Club to future-proof its bar & lounge which is it's main source of income. The refurbishment project will therefore be a step towards guaranteeing our sustainability for years to come!
Your support would be very welcome!!!
If you want to read more, please use the link that follows to see our full Project Paper.
https://plympton.play-cricket.com/website/web_pages/321476
Thank you all, Plympton Cricket Club