Croquet for All C4A update

Dear members,
 
This is the  5th update on our C4A - Croquet for All – project, for three more lawns and an enlarged clubhouse.
Due to Government restrictions in response to Covid-19, most of our progress is being curtailed (eg WDC permissions, grants) which under the circumstances is not surprising.
 
SUMMARY OF LATEST NEWS

• Start date of project delayed until we are able to progress funding and approvals.
• We have  succeeded in raising £15K from six sources so far; however, there is still a long way to go.
• We have now received all the contractors' quotations;  the next task is analysing them.
• We are finding that grant-making bodies are putting their processes on hold.  Nonetheless, we continue to press on to make what progress we can.
• Decision on planning permission for the extra lawns was due on 23rd March,  but is currently delayed due to a ‘Holding Objection’ from Sport England. We are dealing with this but it’s tricky. 
• Landlord Lease – chased WDC many, many, many times but still no further forward although we have been told it’s in the pipeline for approval.

  
FURTHER UPDATES 
We doubt there will be much to report in the coming months and so further updates will only be made when there is a significant development or important progress.  If you have any questions, please contact me or any other member of the C4A Project Management Team (David Warhurst and Duncan Reeve). 
 
​Richard Peperell