Carperby Playing Fields Association
Chairman Janice Peacock Secretary Jane Stephenson Treasurer Tracey Lambert
Playing Fields AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Playing Fields Association will take place on Wednesday 1st February (8.00pm) at the Sports Pavilion. All welcome.
Children’s Play Area
The Parish Council and CPFA submitted successful applications to the RDC Upper Dales Area Partnership for grants towards the cost of purchasing and installing a “bucket” swing and for the purchase of a new cooker for the pavilion. However, both items will require further funding.
Concert
The Steve Knightley concert at the end of September raised £701 for the Playing Fields.
Junior Football
Junior football is thriving in Carperby. Come along on Sunday mornings and cheer on the youngsters and have a tea and a chat in the new pavilion with the other supporters.
Check out all the fixtures and news on the internet by Googling “Wensleydale Junior Football League”
Pavilion Events
With the pavilion completed it’s been time to enjoy the achievement and use the wonderful, new facility.
The village bring-and-share picnic to celebrate the Royal Wedding on April 29th was a great success and well attended. This was the first opportunity for some of the villagers to see what the pavilion looks like. A lavish spread was provided and the new kitchen facilities were much appreciated.
The official pavilion opening during the first weekend in June was our opportunity to thank everyone involved in the project. On Friday 3rd June villagers and invited guests enjoyed a drinks reception and a chance to look at photographs and memorabilia of the playing fields stretching back over seven decades. A DVD of the development of the new pavilion and the various Mars adverts and interviews was shown throughout the weekend.
Saturday 4th June was acrowded day of events. Children’s football in the morning was followed by three further games in the afternoon. Carperby Old Boys played Askrigg Old Boys for the Elm House Trust Trophy, presented by Jane Ritchie. The village veterans relived their glory days and proved too strong for Askrigg, running out 7 – 0 winners.
Carperby Girls U-14 team, this season’s League and Cup winners, then took on Leyburn Girls U-14 and won 2 – 0.
The current Carperby team played the final match against a combined side featuring players from Mars’ advertising agency and the current Askrigg team. In a tightly contested game, honours finished even at 3 – 3.
The Pavilion Development Group Chairman, Nick Oliver, hosted a short opening ceremony during the afternoon. Speeches from Lucy Cotterill, representing Mars, and Jane Ritchie of Elm House Trust were well received and Len Scott, Chairman of the North Riding FA, caused much amusement with a fine speech before declaring the pavilion officially open.
The evening entertainment was provided by an excellent band from York who struck exactly the right note with fine cover versions of classic rock and pop tunes. Their rendition of the theme music from the Mars commercial proved to be a big hit!
Throughout the day and into the evening parents from Askrigg Primary School PTFA supplied hot food and an excellent barbeque. The outside bar was manned by members of Carperby Rovers FC and a rota of volunteers served drinks and cakes from the pavilion kitchen. A huge thank you to all of them, to all who helped to organise the celebrations and to the FA Skills Team who ran the children’s coaching sessions.
Pavilion Bookings Now Open
If you would like to book the new pavilion for an event, either as an individual or on behalf of an organisation, please click the link below and contact the Booking Secretary with your details.
Work completed on Access Road
Many thanks to all those who worked on the new road and a special thank you to the Big Lottery Awards for All for help with the funding.
Click here for a quick photo montage of the road construction
