Below is a copy of the Natwest Cricket Force Day report I sent off
to them. A big thanks to everybody who helped out that day.....sorry its taken a while to get up on the website......there
are some photos of the day in the photo gallery.
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Elstow Cricket Clubs Natwest Cricket Force Day ‘09'-
A great Success!!
On Sunday 29th March Elstow CC held their first Natwest Cricket Force
Day and what a success it was! With a long day ahead of us and a long list of tasks to achieve we kicked off our day
at 9 am. Seventeen club members turned out to lend a hand and ensure that the club facilities were ready for the forth coming
season.
Priority tasks included clearing and tidying the score hut and roller shed to go through many years of built up ‘junk'
although a few useful treasures were unearthed in the process! The clearing enabled shelving to be put up in the now
empty score hut which will house all the junior equipment, a much needed facility to ensure the upkeep and durability of the
equipment for this season and hopefully others to follow.
Another major task was to put the nets us and an enthusiastic group of Elstow members
set about this task with vigour! This year a roof has also been incorporated to limit the number of balls being lost!
Well deserved bacon
rolls, tea and coffee were on hand late morning for the hungry workers, before cracking straight back on with the work.
The locks were changed
on the changing room doors by our ‘handy man' chairman to provide better security for all players. By mid
afternoon, the ‘to do' list was somewhat shorter and things were winding down and the last few members were ready
for a beer down the local.
A massive amount was achieved for a small club in a short time. With only a small number of lose ends to tie up in
the weeks before the season start, the day was a great success and thanks to the Natwest Cricket Force Day Elstow Cricket
Club are now in a position to face the season head on!
