Chairman’s Report AGM PFCC 2011

A brief report this year! Firstly unless another candidate comes forward and if acceptable to the club I will continue as Chair for the coming year but urge that efforts to find a new body are earnestly undertaken.

Playing, I am pleased with the way the Smith Arms have come into PFCC, and wish to congratulate the Saturday team for a successful season. The challenge for the next year is to integrate further all players and to look at how we can make players want to be clubmen.

The Sunday Team has great spirit and they have enjoyed their cricket, however getting a full complement every Sunday has become a burden that is no longer tolerable.

We have taken a brave and controversial step next year to not schedule Sunday Cricket and withdraw from the Sunday League. If someone wishes to organise a team we will support that activity and help find fixtures.

Instead of Sunday Cricket we have agreed to run two teams on a Saturday in the new Invitational League, this will be new and challenging and I ask all members to support this activity.
On a Sunday mornings our plan is to start coaching and practice sessions, with a view to creating a development 11, possibly a few matches in 2012 with a view to entering a Sunday league in 2013.

To support our development plans for all ages we plan to install a practise track. To fund this we need grant money, to obtain grant money we need to hold Club Mark status.
  

Bedfordshire County Cricket is leading us in gaining Club Mark and supporting us in particular with youth development plans and delivery.

To make our development plans work we need members’ support and participation to gain coaching and other qualifications. If we do not create a development facility we will not attract and retain the juniors and senior players the club requires to continue playing league and friendly cricket in Pavenham.

The functions and fund raising have gone well again this year and my thanks to all who work tirelessly to make this happen, again new blood and commitment is needed, to much is being done by too few.

In terms of our functions we need to continue to revitalise and understand what function is aimed at what demographic, in particular we need functions that players want, will assist with and will attend.

I hope you agree with me that the new changing room facilities are looking very impressive and set a new standard for facilities at the village playing field.

Finally thank you to the committee, VPs and all members who support the club in whatever way. I look forward to your support and commitment for the New Year and the many new challenges we have set ourselves.