A little late with the update this week, very busy on and off site at the moment and often wish someone could give me just a little more time. The wet and the cold are finally beginning to take their toll on us all, but we must press on and have the pavilion ready for the 13th April. We're currently looking into the various flooring options and trying to bring them in on budget, but at this stage it looks as though we may need to spend a little more than we initially expected. This will place further pressure on the budget, but we're confident we can make savings in other areas to offset the increase and still fulfil the design provided by Wighton Architects.
We have a few very busy weeks ahead now with final fix activities taking place, decorating, kitchen installation, internal furnishings, floor coverings, drainage and the roof to complete. If the weather allows, the groundstaff will need to put a serious amount of time into getting the ground ready for the season and we're seriously up against it. On a positive note though, we've just received a grant of £1,000 from Stockton-on-Tees Council and we can now look to order our new batting cage.
On the 6th and 7th April we will be taking part in Natwest Cricket Force, an initiative which encourages volunteers to get involved with their local cricket clubs and help get them ready for the season ahead. This years Cricket Force activities include decorating, erecting nets and sightscreens, ground maintenance, hard landscaping and cleaning. The Natwest bank in Yarm will kindly be sending along some of their staff to help and we'd like as many of our members, families and community there as possible. We'd really appreciate some help with catering on the day, so if any businesses out there fancy donating some bacon sandwiches or cakes please get in touch with us at admin@yarmcricketclub.co.uk
All volunteers will receive an official Natwest Cricket Force t-shirt and participating businesses will be included in all press releases and social media marketing.
Let's move swiftly on to what happened last week, first job for Kirk Developments was to get the tea room windows installed.
The building is now completely drylined and plastered. Below is an image of the new home dressing room.
Work on the roof continued, giving us the first glimpse of how the final building is going to look.
This weeks tasks include: Completing the roof, final fix electrics, skirting boards and decorating.
If you would like to help by donating to the project, you have until the 12th April to donate via our Just Giving site and we're grateful to everyone who has donated so far. If you, a family member or a business would like to help and in turn have your name added to our honours board; then simply donate in excess of £50, leave a comment and we'll do the rest. As a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) we can also collect Gift Aid on most donations, this equates to an extra 25% on top of the original donation. The final honours board will be erected in the pavilion and unveiled at this years Family Fun Day on the 13th July.
To donate just follow this link: http://www.justgiving.com/yarmcricketclub (don't forget to leave a comment)
Only 3 weeks to go now and still so much to do. Join me next week for a further update from the Yarm Cricket Club Inspired Pavilion Project, hopefully it will warm up a bit and I'll have plenty to talk about.
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