Leek Life January/February 2014 | Page 36

THE JOHN POINTON SPORTS & RECREATION FACILITY POINTONS GENERO SPORTS AND RECR ack in August of last year the dream of providing the village of Cheddleton and the surrounding area with a brand new state of the art sports and recreation facility became a reality thanks to the generosity of local company J Pointon and Sons. Donated to the community by the business which is based in the village, the facility, which has now been up and successfully running for a number of months, was initially created in memory of the founder of the company, the late John Pointon. Mr Pointon had for many years pledged to develop a facility of this calibre which could eventually be given over to the community, but unfortunately it was after his death that John’s two sons Martin and Carl, and his wife Sheila were able to deliver his promise. This completely free state of the art facility B The John Pointon Sports & Recreation Facility CHEDDLETON Donated to the community by J. Pointon and Sons in memory of founder John Pointon A place where local residents, sports teams and individuals can spend time playing sport, relaxing, watching their children play or just socialising with a coffee Email: [email protected] Find us o