THE JOHN POINTON SPORTS & RECREATION FACILITY
OSITY DELIVERS A
REATION LEGACY
The facility has been really well
received and is a great asset not
only for Cheddleton but for the
wider community as a whole who
can come up here any time seven
days a week and enjoy what there is
to offer, and best of all its all for free
At present John is the only employed member
of the staff at the facility but that doesn’t seem to
have stopped him from well and truly getting stuck
in by organising a whole host of activities and
helping to get a number of groups up and running
from the Felthouse Lane base.
So far the community have been visiting the
ground in their droves whether it be parents and
grandparents making the most of the play
equipment with their kids, to walkers and runners
of all ages, kids on their scooters and skateboards
to training sessions with various local football and
sports teams, even a new Boules team has been set
up, it has been a real hive of activity.
John commented that things have only been
going from strength to strength so far with a
Halloween trick or treat event already taken place,
frequent visits from Santa at Christmas and the
pavilion seeing plenty of use by community groups
and clubs, the local Rainbows being one example.
“I am expecting this year to be phenomenal.
The facility has been really well received and is a
great asset not only for Cheddleton but for the
wider community as a whole who can come up
here any time seven days a week and enjoy what
there is to offer, and best of all its all for free.”
For any enquiries into booking a 3G pitch or
use of the pavilion changing rooms pop up and see
John at the facility any week day between 9am and
5pm. Alternatively keep up to date with all the
goings on by visiting the facebook page at
www.facebook.com/pointonssportsfacility.
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