Softball pitch update
Well as predicted - some hoops from Chiltern District Council. My opinion of CDC was already very low (see very early web log entry regarding planning decision against CPSA yet the following session for Gerrards Cross Golf Club), a grant situation where you have to sit with the person to ensure you get the grant and fill the bloody form in correctly and then listening to other hockey teams saying how much money their council is putting in to facilities - eg Banbury. Couldn't get to sleep last night as I was so furious.
Dear Andy
Thank you for your enquiry exploring the possibility of the Soft Ball Club using Mill Meadow on Sunday afternoons during the period April – August/September each year.
Whilst this sounds a very interesting venture I will need to establish if any other groups who use Mill Meadow eg Cst P football Club Juniors etc do so on a Sunday afternoon, possibly prepare a report for our Executive (next meeting end of July) and if we do give permission, sort out the terms of this permission, among other things. If we do give permission one of the requirements you should be aware of is that the Council would require the Club to hold public liability insurance of at least £5 million.
I would be grateful if you could supply me with a few more details about soft ball, what the game entails, how many people participate, likely to watch, approx area it covers etc this will assist in the Councils deliberations.
Sorry that I can’t therefore give an immediate answer but I am sure that you will appreciate we have a process to go through. I will come back to you shortly to keep you informed of progress.
All the best
David Stowe
Assistant Estates Officer
Anyway, there is the CPSA agm tonight and I was wondering what I'd actually achieved in two years on the board - we haven't got an astro pitch in three years of trying - we are too white and middle class for lottery money (so i was told on the phone!), no support elsewhere, and my marketing role seems to have generated a few web site wedding enquiries - but anyone could have done that.
Maybe I should stick to the day job and hopefully someone else will come forward tonight to do my current role of marketing / community and astro.
Dear Andy
Thank you for your enquiry exploring the possibility of the Soft Ball Club using Mill Meadow on Sunday afternoons during the period April – August/September each year.
Whilst this sounds a very interesting venture I will need to establish if any other groups who use Mill Meadow eg Cst P football Club Juniors etc do so on a Sunday afternoon, possibly prepare a report for our Executive (next meeting end of July) and if we do give permission, sort out the terms of this permission, among other things. If we do give permission one of the requirements you should be aware of is that the Council would require the Club to hold public liability insurance of at least £5 million.
I would be grateful if you could supply me with a few more details about soft ball, what the game entails, how many people participate, likely to watch, approx area it covers etc this will assist in the Councils deliberations.
Sorry that I can’t therefore give an immediate answer but I am sure that you will appreciate we have a process to go through. I will come back to you shortly to keep you informed of progress.
All the best
David Stowe
Assistant Estates Officer
Anyway, there is the CPSA agm tonight and I was wondering what I'd actually achieved in two years on the board - we haven't got an astro pitch in three years of trying - we are too white and middle class for lottery money (so i was told on the phone!), no support elsewhere, and my marketing role seems to have generated a few web site wedding enquiries - but anyone could have done that.
Maybe I should stick to the day job and hopefully someone else will come forward tonight to do my current role of marketing / community and astro.
posted by watsy at Friday, June 17, 2005
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