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NATWEST CRICKETFORCE - SUNDAY 28TH MARCH 2010

On Sunday morning 26 members of Ponthir Cricket Club turned out early to support Cricketforce 2010. The weather, which had threatened to cancel the day, was on our side as we started the day with bacon butties and mugs of tea and coffee.

A trip to B&Q to buy paint, rollers and brushes meant that the painting of the outside of the Clubhouse was soon underway. Other groups of volunteers were putting up the nets, weeding the paths, pressure washing the patio and digging out the drainage channels around the building. Once the clubhouse was transformed we then set to work on painting the patio wall and staining the wooden clubhouse doors.

Everyone worked extremely hard – from our youngest volunteers – Tom Simkiss (10) and George Jones (12) to our oldest member – Club President Arthur Webber (85 years). Regular breaks for coffee & cakes and more bacon butties kept everyone motivated! 6 hours later and all the work was finished, the clubhouse looked fantastic – a brilliant start to the new cricket season.

A huge thank you to everyone who turned up to make the day a great success:

Martin Detheridge Alan Burkitt
Simon Walker Julia Detheridge
Hugh Simkiss Tom Simkiss
Aled Burkitt Matt Dennehy
Jimmy Dennehy Dave Wilson
Matt Detheridge Cian Morrey
George Jones Kate Detheridge
Alan Jones Norrie MacDonald
Adam Jones Matthew Woodward
Matt Hazlehurst Steph Hazlehurst
Kerry Baldwin Arthur Webber
Chris Morse Jon Jefferies
Jarrod Bluck Andrew Van De Weyer