Springvale Cricket Club Redevelopment

Aim

This project is about turning Springvale Cricket Club into a truly welcoming place to offer a recreational avenue for the local community.

Who are we?

We are Springvale Cricket Club, based just a short distance from the heart of Bilston Town. Our ambition is to grow both the standard of the facility in which we are based and to elevate the level of the cricket that we play. We would like the club to become a focal point for the local community.

Community impact

Bilston is classed as a deprived area and we would love to improve this situation by offering a focal point for all ages of the local community. We are sadly plagued by vandalism and we want to offer education and show everyone that we are better than this. The club offers the opportunity to make a positive impact for the area and to make friends that will last a lifetime.

Why are we crowdfunding?

In 2018 we had to move away from the club due to our old club Springvale Sports and Social Club being knocked down. We were left with a field an no facility so we had to abandon the junior section and go down to 2 senior teams. First XI ended up travelling 24 miles away for their home fixture and second XI found a school pitch to play on.

2021 we finally returned home with still no changing rooms, Covid regs allowed us to play at our old ground.

But this year we have had the arrival of our new changing room facility, a smart modular building just meeting our requirements. But after years of no facilities and no club to raise funds I am sure you can imagine how hard it was to keep the club going.

The surrounding areas of the club and outfield need some much needed attention to make the club an inviting safe place for the local community to be part of. Following on from the works of new sewage and drives to the new facility we really need your help to make this the best local sport facility.

How we’ll spend the money raised

We wish to landscape the whole of the surrounding area of the playing boundary to make the club more asthetically pleasing to encourage people to come back. Seating around the edge amongst new tree and flower beds and new bins would really tidy up the area.

We would look to make use of the area outside the clubhouse with a picket fence and an area for BBQ's. All of this will add to the major ground redevelopment which is much needed a cricket club that has been through it all in the last 5 years.

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. If you want to run your own fundraiser to support us, 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!

This project closed unsuccessfully on 21st November 2022