WCA NEWSLETTER 164w MAY 2018
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Westfield Cricket Club Spring <strong>2018</strong><br />
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espite the recent poor weather work has been progressing on the preparation of<br />
the cricket ground for what will be a very busy and challenging season.<br />
As previously reported our 1st X1 will be playing in the new Sussex League<br />
Division 11 and our newly formed 2nd X1 in Division 14 of the same league - this means<br />
that there will be a home game most Saturdays so please come along and support. Both<br />
of our junior sections (All Stars for 5 to 8 year olds and Colts from 9 to 17 year olds) will<br />
be running again in <strong>2018</strong>; the Colts started on Monday 23 April from 5 to 6 pm and the All<br />
Stars will be starting on Sunday 20 May from 10 to 11 am.<br />
Personnel: Good luck to our four Colts who will be playing adult cricket for the first time<br />
this season and good luck to all our new signings and returning players. As many of you<br />
will know, David Legg (Leggy) has stepped down as chair person and has been replaced<br />
by me, Ian Taylor; on behalf of WCC I would like to thank Leggy for all of his hard work<br />
over the many years in keeping the cricket club going. I am extremely pleased to say that<br />
he will still be our Head Groundsman and a valuable member of our committee.<br />
Sponsors: Sponsorship is a very important element of any sports club and WCC are<br />
grateful to The New Inn, KN Kitchens and J. Perigoe and Son for their continued<br />
backing.<br />
Westfield School: WCC are proud to continue to work with Westfield School and this<br />
year we are even busier with an after school cricket club running on Wednesday<br />
afternoons and, when the weather improves, we will be running the Friday lunchtime<br />
cricket sessions. In addition to these two programmes we are developing with the school<br />
an inter-school competition which we will host at the cricket ground.<br />
Events: The Quiz Night on 25 March was a big success with much needed funds raised<br />
to support the on-going development of WCC, thanks to Patrick and his team for hosting<br />
the event and to Dan and Min for running the event. CricketFest was a great success for<br />
WCC last year and we will be repeating the event this year on Sunday 8 July; please see<br />
poster on page 36 and watch out for further updates; come along and join in. We hope<br />
that we are blessed with the excellent weather again.<br />
Membership: The annual cost of membership to WCC for <strong>2018</strong> remains at the very<br />
competitive price of £1, please come along and enjoy the fun that is Westfield Cricket<br />
Club.<br />
New Pavilion: This project is getting closer and the required documentation should be<br />
completed by the end of April with the next step being to send out tender documents to<br />
interested parties. WCC is very grateful for all of the support we are receiving from WPC<br />
and the news that WPC has now purchased the cricket ground is a huge bonus so thank<br />
you, Westfield Parish Council.<br />
Nets: The new nets, mentioned in the last report, were due for delivery on 11 April so<br />
another big step forward in the development of players and the club.<br />
Members / Players: As a club that is developing strongly and quickly, we are always<br />
looking to recruit new members and players; if you would like to get involved, either on or<br />
off the field of play, please contact one of officers below or any other committee member<br />
that you may know.<br />
Dave Legg: loolegg@hotmail.com 01424 752003<br />
Kevin Baker: kev753909@sky.com 07988 635573<br />
Peter Baker: peterbaker007@hotmail.com 07899 756286<br />
Ian Taylor: ianinbexhill@gmail.com 07925 585721<br />
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