Marlow Sports Club Brochure

Marlow Sports Club
Marlow Sports Club, a registered charity is an
inclusive community amenity in the heart of town
offering cricket, football, hockey, tennis, running,
cycling, softball and netball to over 2,500 members of
the Marlow community of which 1,500 are
youngsters
Your organisation can be a part of this,
either by hiring of the facilities for Reward
and Recognition, teambuilding days out, or
by helping to meet your CSR objectives,
through supporting a local sports charity.
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120 Biffa employees attended reward and recognition
sports day in September 2012 and again in 2014
Lashing international cricket match, catering for 200
people in marquee – August 2012 and August 2013
Intercompany 5 a side hockey, August 2012.
MLL company Sports day, June 2012, Aug 2013 and
2014
Company Hog Roast and Sports Days212-14
Company Christmas Parties 2013-14
School Leavers party 2012-14
Wedding, Christening parties
'We held our annual Sports Day event at Marlow Sports Club.
One of our Senior Managers already has links with the Club and was really
keen from his experience to use the facilities. From the start they were
extremely accommodating with our requirements which we chose to link in
with the 2012 Olympics. It was a fantastic day, all involved had a great
afternoon out of the office, the club ensured all facilities were made
available to us and were on site to help us with the set up and clear up.
We will definitely be using the club again this year to host our annual
Sports Day’.
Belinda Collins Project Office Manager
State of the art all weather pitch
Car parking on site
for up to 100
vehicles.
Fully functioning pavilion with
bar, seating and lounge area
with meeting space and balcony
overlooking sports ground
County standard cricket
facilities
4 tennis courts,
resurfaced in summer
2012, with full time
coaching available
Sports ground can be used for all recreational
facilities including :
 Rounders, Softball
 5 a side football
 Team building events
Provide sporting
opportunities
for
young people
Provide facilities
for all including:
disabled, older
people,
children and
young people
Protect the
greenbelt
Make a true
community facility
for the town
To make Marlow Sports Club the life
and soul of Marlow for sport
Marlow Sports Club Growing In the Community
In 2006, Marlow Sports Club came under threat of eviction from the site, then owned by
Whitbread.
By 2011, two parcels of land purchased and placed in Trust for the community and a new
hockey all weather pitch constructed. A charity established, with a Board of Trustees
appointed and a £1.2million loan secured. To manage the debt, a robust Financial Plan was
put in place to manage both the facilities and capital repayment of the various loans. As a
consequence there was a big improvement in the membership all committed to the future of
MSC.
Today, from renting the original 5 acre site, we now own 20 acres available for recreational
use. The Debt has been reduced in just over 3 years by £800,000 helped by the town being
very generous through their various fundraising efforts on our behalf and Grants from
England Hockey.
All members of the Club are very appreciative of the Patronage of Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Clive
Woodward, Andrew Strauss and Alex Danson and the value they add.
‘’ ‘I would encourage
everyone to help with
the fund raising
efforts’
Sir Clive Woodward
‘Helping Marlow Sports Club
can potentially make a
difference to the well-being
of the entire town’
Sir Steve Redgrave
Graham Sweet (Commercial Director)
grahamjsweet@btinternet.com
Main enquiries - 01628483638