Fernhurst Recreation Ground Trust celebrates the opening of Pavilion2022

Among guests at the event on Saturday, November 5, included individuals who had donated more than £10,000 and major institutional donors,

A larger, community event for all donors and members is planned for one of the May bank holidays.

Trustee John Mitchell OBE thanked Sport England, South Downs National Park Authority and the England Cricket Board for its grants. The grand total of £900,000 was reached after inclusion of £200,000 from private donors, many of them from the village.

John Mitchell said “On behalf of the trust, the clubs and the village as a whole, we want to thank-you. We have here a modern, multi-purpose pavilion which is fit for the next 50 years, I’m glad to say. It means we can run two events at once and supply all the modern needs, including enough changing rooms.”

The new pavilion is now bigger to accommodate the rapid expansion of Fernhurst’s cricket, football and tennis clubs.

England Cricket Board pledged £200,000 earmarking Fernhurst as a ‘hub club’ and hopes for an increase women and girls participation.