Facilities for all the Chalke Valley

With the summer in full swing, it is a busy time for all our outdoor sports clubs. Weekend cricket on Saturdays and midweek games on Wednesday evenings. Tennis club nights on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on Sunday mornings. Social pétanque on Friday evenings.

 Table Tennis on Sunday evenings and Short Mat Bowlson Monday evenings continue to take place all year round.

 If you are interested in joining one of the clubs or taking up a new sport, just come along. You will be made most welcome.

 We are also delighted to welcome Hotspire Football Club’s senior team to the Sports Centre. FromSeptember, their home base will be Chalke Valley Sports Centre. The club are looking for new players-please see the advert in this month Broadsheet.

 At the sports Centre AGM the Committee of Michaela Johns, Tim Moss and Chris Rothwell agreed to stand for a further year. As ever, new volunteers would be very welcome to help in the running of the sports Centre.

Chalke Valley Fete and Produce Show –On August 16, the Centre hosts the Chalke Valley Fete and Produce Show, with many activities to try for just 50p, as well as music, a dog show and stalls to browse together with popular barbecue, teas and cakes and bar, and many classic and vintage vehicles. Entry is free and it is a great Valley event for all ages with ample parking.

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.

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

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:

Chairman: chris.rothwell@chalkevalleysportscentre.co.uk 

Tel 07552159369

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

Deputy Chairman: Edward.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.

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