Cambridge City handed £2.5m boost for ‘hockey hub’
By The Hockey Paper
Cambridge town HC believe they'll be “on a par” with a number of the largest hockey clubs in Europe once a donation to the tune of £2.5 million.
The donation was place in situ for the development of 2 new light hockey pitches at Wilberforce Road additionally to associate degree existing pitch next to the marquee.
The hockey club can share the facilities with Cambridge University Hockey Club, whereas the complicated conjointly includes associate degree athletics track. additional significantly, the investment can bring all their clubs below one roof for the primary time.
The money injection is believed to be the most important to college sport from non-public philanthropic gift once a donation from an area businessperson.
For Cambridge town, the believe it'll currently facilitate encourage wider youth participation also as making a “hockey hub” in Cambridge.
That has been underpinned by Helen of Troy Richardson-Walsh’s recent affiliation to the club, whereas this season she's going to be assistant ladies’ coach to Ross Hayward, whereas Gareth Saint Andrew the Apostle is that the new men’s coach.
Cambridge town HC presently has over 550 members in their junior section and train at a range of locations together with the Leys faculty, Perse colleges and St John’s faculty Sports Ground
It is considered one among the most important hockey clubs within the East of England, jactitation 9 mens’ groups, eight girls, a robust masters contingent and therefore the mens’ and girls 1s’ each taking part in in their several National league Conference East Divisions.
“Without this generous gift, CCHC would still be dreaming of what may well be,” same club chairman Mark Brookes, United Nations agency shares the club vision of taking each 1st groups to the highest flight in 2 years.
“Instead we have a tendency to area unit currently coming up with on the way to take the club forward and upwards.
“Three astros on one website puts US on par with a number of the most important clubs within the country and in Europe” additional club president Tim eire, one among the key architects and driving forces of the project.
Plans expand the ability was at the start given the inexperienced lightweight by the council in 2017.
Andy Richardson, the previous club chairman, added: “We area unit attentive to our responsibility to make sure we have a tendency to support the native space and cultivate following generation of hockey players from elite level to club and social players.
“We run Flyerz Hockey associate degreed recently started an reach program with native colleges to undertake and find following generation of players engaged. we have a tendency to currently have the facilities to actually facilitate place hockey development on the map here within the East”.
The club area unit coming up with a significant gap event for the new facilities on Gregorian calendar month seven.