Great Chishill Cricket Club is looking forward to a memorable 12 months as the club celebrate its 150th year. The celebrations started off with a Pop Up Pub in the URC schoolroom on Saturday 15th February. There were 2 ales, a range of bottled lagers, wines and spirits.
An exciting menu was served and the people of Great Chishill and beyond, starved of our local pub, turned out in great numbers to support the venture. At least 70 people were able to enjoy a choice of Chilli, Game pie, Sausage and Cider casserole, Gnocchi and Spinach or Fish pie. A further 100 propped up the bar, fairly consistently from 5.00 to 11.00! The Schoolroom was buzzing. There was a fantastic atmosphere.
Thanks goes to everyone who supported this venture for the cricket club. As a result of their generosity in the region £1000 was raised. It was so successful that there is a plan afoot to do it again – watch this space!
As for the cricket, Chairman Andrew Drury announced: ‘Our aim is simply to leave a legacy for future generations to enjoy cricket in our village. In April we will be launching the ‘Chishill Chief’, our very own
junior section. We will be offering coaching and games for local children from 4 -11 to nurture their interest and love of the game. We are also planning to install an all weather net facility for everyone in the village to use, young and old! We have a number of other events planned for the year, so please do keep an eye out. For further details, or if you would like to be a part of the celebrations or support the club in any way, you can contact Angus angusgent@gmail.com.