Setting up new club

[Boulist]

We are setting up a new Petanque club. We have the ground within an established working mens club but require any information on the best route on obtaining funds to build the pistes.. Any help from existing clubs would be most appreciated

Jeff

[Les cerfs effares]

in theory you should be able to get lottery funding, and possibly matching funding from some bodies.

im not sure who or how you go about getting this in England but there were some schemes up in Scotland that a few years ago you could apply to.

the other one to look at is the community chest, aparently you can apply annually for funding to buy equipment, eg boules, coaching, umpiring etc, think there was a £1000 limit each year, but its better than nothing

[Nicsdad]

Go to your local authority for advice. They should have some one responsible for development of sports and leisure. You may need to align your application with one or other initiative going on.

Also look at
http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/index.html

which deals with small scale grants.

Good luck, Nicsdad

[Boulist]

Thanks to both of you, we are hoping to go the Awards for all scheme, will let you know in a couple of months

[Boulist]

For info to everyone, the builders will be starting on BASTILLE day and hope to have the main terrain finished by the weekend...
Giving us 8 x 15 mt piste, with two different surfaces, one thicker and with more stones than the other

[jack-and-mo]

Well done - at last it seems.

Keep us updated on developments. - sort of stage by stage.

Yours,

Jack

[Boulist]

check out the blog, the workers get started on the new terrain

http://cranleighpetanqueclub.blogspot.com/

[Boulist]

The terrain is ready...
we have the choice of 8 15 x 3 mts pistes or 10 12.5 x 3 mt piste either can be used depends on numbers playing.
Our first meeting will be Saturday 1st, come and try 10 .30 to 4. Also an ad hoc melee starting at 2pm...Please let me know it if you would like to attend the melee.

Thanks everyone for your support and those of you who have helped with the funding

Jeff

[Boulist]

we had our Come and Try day today. It was a great success. Over 25 people attended during the morning the afternoon was a wash out due to very heavy rain, but at least 7 people did come out in the rain. One thing it did prove was that the piste drains well and there wasnt any puddles

Thanks everyone for helping out during the day. Graham and Kim, Kath, Dan, Jan, David and Hazel



Jeff