Walton le Dale Recreation Society
Reg. Charity No: 521341
2 Knot Lane, Walton-le-Dale, PR5 4QB.
As many of you may have already heard, the Recreation ground committee and subcommittee
are putting together a Lottery Bid to facilitate the upgrading of the Recreation ground to include a
new Community Centre. We know that few people in the village know about the history of the ground,
so here are some interesting facts.
- The ground is not owned by the council, but by the Community of Walton Le Dale.
- The management of the ground is through a Recreation committee.
- The Recreation ground and is a self-funding charity.
- The recent development work on the
picnic area was a lottery grant and not supplied by the
council.
- All money spent on the ground is financed through the income of rent charged to the local clubs who use the ground.
The councils only input is:
- They cut the grass every three weeks.
- They are 8 years through a 15-year lease to look after the childrens play area.
The main aim of this project is to make Walton le Dale recreation ground a focal point for
the village, providing facilities for young and old all year round. This is the first major
project that the Recreation Ground has undertaken in many years and the Committee
is determined to make it a success.
We recognise that it is the opinion of many of the Village that nothing ever gets done,
but over the last few years the Committee
has raised over £5000 to help finance this project (You may
remember the Fairs and firework displays). - Well now is the time
to move forward and we NEED your support in order that the bid stands any chance of success!
The one thing that the Recreation committee DOES NOT WANT is to
build “A WHITE ELEPHANT”. We need your ongoing
support and future commitment to ensure that this does not happen.
PEOPLE NEED FACILITIES BUT FACLITIIES NEED PEOPLE
Please note that the new development work on the Recreation Ground will
not just be for sporting activities but will be available for use
for most groups interested (even a new children’s play
area?).
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