Dear All,
I hope you are fit and well and coping with the constraints we are all living under at the moment.
2020 should have seen Bredon Cricket Club celebrating its 130th birthday – not much of a party!
However, despite the pandemic, the club still achieved a great deal on and off the field, with some lovely weather allowing games to take place at junior and senior level from the start of July to the end of September.
Once again our beautiful ground was the envy of all visiting teams thanks to the efforts of our groundsman, Adam Gallagher.
Thanks also to the senior captains and junior managers who coordinated teams during this difficult time.
The lockdown enabled us to decorate the clubhouse throughout, and with the addition of new lighting, heating and furniture, the clubhouse is now a much more desirable environment.
Despite the truncated season, more than 200 people paid their membership, and this, coupled with various grants that we were able to secure, means the club has been able to buy new covers, and will be investing in new fencing and gates to improve security before the start of the 2021 season.
We are also looking to convert one of our stores to provide a much-needed changing facility for umpires.
Once again, despite the pandemic the club was able to support a local charity to the tune of £3,000, raised from our annual golf day in aid of the James Hopkins Trust.
Plans are already in place for the new season, when fixtures will hopefully start on Saturday, April 10, with a friendly against our local rivals, Tewkesbury. League fixtures are scheduled for the following weekend.
For the first time in our 130-year history our annual general meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday, February 17, will be a virtual one, and details of how you can join remotely will be posted online closer to the date. Please make every effort to attend to discuss the future of your club.
Thanks again for your support during a very difficult time. Hopefully, we can look forward to a more positive year with lots of cricket and fun at our lovely Hill Close ground.
Neil Hall
Chairman