Happy New Year ... and pavilion!
Work is underway
As you can see from the photo, work is already underway at the pavilion. After 50 years of great memories there, it is finally time to make some new ones in a new building. We don't know when Pavilion2022 will be ready so this season will see us at our adaptable best. I am delighted that the grant application to the England Cricket Board, on which we have been working for so long, came good in November giving the whole project the green light. Thanks very much to everyone who has already donated but we have to keep going due to escalating costs in the construction trade. When you renew your subs on your Membermojo profile (no time like the present!) you will see an option to add a donation.
The final season in the old pavilion was memorable for all sorts of reasons. With Covid restrictions still in place, we took the experience of 2020 and delivered the busiest season in the club’s history. We had a record number of members at 189, purchased a new LED scoreboard and sightscreens and staged a remarkable 73 home matches. Our very young 1st XI gained valuable experience in almost staying in Division One and I am sure they will bounce back, promotion beckons from Div Five for the 2nd XI and the Sunday XI had a bumper season of friendlies including the Arundel Castle T10 title. The U13s reached the semi-finals of the Sussex ECB National Cup and won Junior Team of the Year at the Sport Haslemere awards. The U11s won their league while the new Women & Girls team, the Fernhurst Flames, won the inaugural I’Anson league, were runners-up in the Sussex league and named Team of the Year by Sport Haslemere.
Thank-you to all the members and supporters and especially the volunteers who put in so many hours. Thank-you to our President John Mitchell, whose support to the club and myself is invaluable. And last but not least thanks to Mischa Allen who's leaving the committee after ten years sterling service as Secretary. Here’s to 2022 as we continue to build this great club.
Kind regards, Jon Meier
Chairman, Fernhurst CC