Sports Scene March 2025 - Chalke Valley Sports CentreChalke Valley Sports Centre

SPORTS SCENE – March 2025

Facilities for all the Chalke Valley

RACE NIGHT FUNDRAISER- This took place last month. It was our first Race Night, and it was a sell-out with 70 people enjoying the racing, bar, supper and a fantastic raffle, with many prizes donated locally. The evening raised nearly £2,000. These funds will help complete the kitchen refit and help towards the grant raising efforts on other projects. We hope this will become a regular feature early each year in our fundraising calendar. If you would like to help organise fundraising events, please do get in touch with one of the Committee.

At the time of writing, we are also about to host anotherStar Gazing Evening on 28 February with The Friends of Broad Chalke School. This is another initiative that we hope can feature annually in our calendar.

Sports Centre Management – The Centre is managed by a small committee of volunteers. Over the coming months, the Committee, along with other facilities in Broad Chalke, together with Broad Chalke Parish Council, will be having discussions about the future of our community facilities. Simply put, some facilities may have to close as the pool of volunteers that runs them gets smaller and smaller. If you feel you might have a few hours that you could give to help keep facilities open, please get in touch with one of the committee or a committee member of the Village Hall.

Maintenance – At the Sports Centre, the first major change to arrangements is the likely outsourcing of the sports field maintenance. Nigel has undertaken this task for many years and would continue but for the costs of buying and maintaining suitable equipment to do so!The Committee have looked at options and, at the time of writing, are investigating joint arrangements using Broad Chalke School’s external maintenance contractor and/or with Bishopstone Parish Council, as they are in a similar position, needing to find a new way to maintain their Recreation Field. If this comes about, we hope that the partnership approach will secure some economies of scale. However, moving from a largely voluntary arrangement to a commercial one is not likely to come without cost implications!

Chalke Valley Fete and Produce Show – This takes place at the Sports Centre on Saturday 16 August 2025 from 1.00pm-4.00pm.

The hall is 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:

Chairman: chris.rothwell@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk Tel 07552159369

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

Deputy Chairman: Vacant

Secretary: Vacant

Social Media:Tim.moss@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk

Broad Chalke Parish Council Rep. John Fry.

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

Our website is www.chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk.