21st Anniversay

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4th May 2024 – 21st year celebration

Dear Resident and Sport Club Member

The Chalke Valley benefits from a purpose-built sport centre situated on Knighton Road. 4th May 2024 is the 21st year of the Sport Centre being officially opened.

The Sports Centre is used by club members throughout the Chalke Valley and membership is open to everyone. The current clubs operating from the site are:- Table Tennis, Football, Tennis, Short Mat Bowls, Cricket and Petanque, in addition many of you may also enjoy the Pilates, Yoga and Zumba classes that are also put on in the Hall and of course our children use the facilities if they attend Broad Chalke Primary School.The Sports Centre has also hosted the annual Chalke Valley Fete and Show and will do so again on 17thAugust this year.

As with any successful venue, maintenance & refurbishment costs are needed now that the building is reaching its 21st anniversary.  Typically, external and internal surfaces require decoration and other minor repairs and maintenance. The annual boiler maintenance has recently been undertaken with some repairs required and this has cost £500. The biannual weed treatment on the sports field will take place in the coming weeks and this will be another £500. We have a project to upgrade the kitchen and have grants in of over £3,000 and the donation of a new range cooker, but the project will cost over £6,000.

To maintain the club member subscriptions at a reasonable level and to encourage young people to participate in sport, our income does not cover more than day to day servicing and consumables so for all the above and many other things we have to seek grants and raise funds. It is with this in mind that the Management Committee are putting this appeal out to residents in the Chalke Valley, on behalf of people who use the Centre now and for your children who may wish to use it in the future.

A donation of £21 for the 21st anniversary would make a great deal of difference for the long-termpreservation of the facility. However, any donation would be gratefully received.

Please do not hesitate to contact a member of our committee if you have any questions or feel you can help in any other way.

Chalke Valley Sports Centre Contacts:

Chairman:  chris.rothwell@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk ​Tel: 07552 159369

Treasurer: Michaela.johns@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk ​Tel: 01722 780915

Deputy Chairman: Edward.fry2@btinternet.co.uk               Tel: 01722 780093

Social Media:tim.moss@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk​​Tel: 07711 562384

Website:​ ​www.chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk.

Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/Chalke-Valley-Sports-Centre-110944004548798

The Club Members and Management Committee wish to thank you in anticipation of your support.

I would like to donate the enclosed Direct transfer details BACS Lloyds Bank account number 01351926 Sort Code 309741 / cash / cheque (payable-Chalke Valley Sports Centre).

Or send your donation to Ivon House High Road Broad Chalke Wiltshire SP5 5EH or pop it into the house to the right of the Queens Head Pub in Broad Chalke.

£……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name / remain anonymous…………………………………………………………………

SPORTS SCENE – April 2024

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SPORTS SCENE – April 2024

Facilities for all the Chalke Valley

Multi Use Games Area resurfacing. After a long period of time investigating options, undertaking site meetings,and receiving quotations, we have concluded that the best option is to resurface with porous macadam. This is easier to maintain, is hard wearing and can be used for different activities and is at a lower cost. We now have the challenge of raising over £25,000-£30,000 to achieve this. The Sports Centre has been placing money into Reserves for a number of years and has 50% of the funds. The Tennis Club have also been raising money and are able to support the Project, but it still leaves around £10,000 to raise. Our target is to achieve this by the summer and plan the works in the early autumn.

The new surface will have a two-tone coloured finish for tennis and will be available for netball, five a side football and other general activities. We were successful last year in raising funds to replace the floodlights, so the area can be used all year around.

Zumba. Anyone interested in the class on Wednesday mornings at 0930 please contact Victoria Pickford on 07909 820365 or Victoria.pickford1@gmail.com

Kitchen Upgrade. We have received a grant from Empower of £2,000 towards this Project. This, combined with the Chalke Valley Fete grant of £750 and Tesco funding of £500 means that we can now start planningthe long overdue improvements. The Sports Centre has funds in Reserve for this project which we anticipate costing £7,000-£8,000..

Tennis Club News. The Club are taking part in the Sarum summer league again, so we are calling for members (particularly women) to join, and in due course to join the Shaftesbury Sarum league pool of available players. Contact Linda Walton for more information.

New membership year letters have been sent out. Contact Mathew Dodd if you are interested in joining.

If you are interested in playing club tennis at an intermediate level join our What’s App Group to keep in contact with sessions over the spring and summer period. Contact Chris Rothwell on below email. 

Cricket Club News. The new season starts this month with mid-week games on Wednesday evenings and Saturday matches.

Tests and Inspections. Following the recent electrical and water services surveys, we have replaced some emergency lights and external sockets and have some works to implement from the water survey.

Help required. The Sports Centre is managed by a small voluntary committee, and we would love to spread the load just a little bit to keep facilities operational and to help with events and activities. If you would like to get involved, it’s only a couple of hours a month, then please contact one of the committee members.

The hall, multi-use games area and playing fields area available for private hire so if you have a family celebration in the coming weeks, why not see what we can offer?

All our sports activities are promoted through the website, see below.

Chalke Valley Sports Centre Contacts:

Chairmanchris.rothwell@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk 

Tel 07552159369

TreasurerMichaela.johns@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk Tel: 01722 780915

Deputy ChairmanEdward.fry2@btinternet.co.uk

Secretary: VACANT

Social Media: Tim Moss

Sports Centre general email: Info@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk

Our website is www.chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk.

Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Chalke-Valley-Sports-Centre-110944004548798

Tennis Coaching

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Over the summer months coaching is available at Chalke Valley Tennis Club, Knighton Rd, Salisbury SP5 5HX after school on Tuesdays.

The courses start W/C 15th April & will break for half-term W/C 27th May.