Woking & Horsell Cricket Club -
The return of cricket? FAQs from the ECB
As you know, we are returning to scheduled training this week, however, many questions have been raised as to when we may be able to start playing again and what the ECB's plan is to return to cricket. They try to answer those in the following FAQs document.
Scheduled net sessions for both seniors and juniors
The next two weeks’ worth of net times have now been released.
There are limited times available as both the juniors and seniors have organised scheduled sessions booked in throughout the week.
Senior sessions have to be carefully managed in line with ECB guidelines and are, therefore, invite only. We will be contacting those who have paid this season’s membership fee to invite them to a net session. If there are any reasons you cannot pay this year please contact our Membership Secretary, Tom Bartosak Harlow. If you have not been contacted and want to net then please speak to your captain as soon as you can. Please do not turn up to a session you have not been invited to.
You are very welcome to book a session independent of the club sessions. If you do book a session and are unable to make it please cancel it. We wish to give as many people as possible the opportunity to enjoy a net session.
Please find all of the current guidelines and the link to the booking form below.
Use of the practice nets at Brewery Road - amended guidelines
UPDATED 12 JUNE 2020
The nets at our Brewery Road ground are now open for booking.
It is important everyone reads the attached guidelines the ECB have announced before booking their net session.
What this note intends to do is inform you all about how the net facilities can be used by our members as we are required by the guidelines to introduce a booking system to stop any potential over-crowding and breaches of the social distancing requirements.
The clubhouse will remain closed for the time-being but the nets will be open subject to the guidelines and rules below. To gain access you must use the gate at the front of the clubhouse and not climb over the gate on the far side. The front gate has a combination lock on it. When you book a session you will be sent the code.
AVAILABILITY
The nets & the grounds will only be accessible and available to use for WHCC members. Members of the public are not allowed within the ground and notices to this effect will be displayed at entrances.
If you have kindly paid your 2020 membership already then please see below the method with which to book the nets.
MEMBERSHIP 2020
Membership for all juniors and seniors have been reduced this season so if you haven’t yet paid your membership, then please do so as previously communicated.
We are conscious that CV19 may well have impacted some of our members so please do get in touch if you wish to discuss any circumstances which are stopping you from becoming a member in 2020.
Seniors: Tom Harlow This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Juniors: Paul Manly This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
BOOKING SYSTEM
Please click on the following link to access the booking calendar. The nets will be available to use from 9.00am to 7.00 pm (ending at 7.45 pm) on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and 1.00pm to 7.00pm on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursday. Slots of 45 minutes will be available, giving a gap of 15 minutes in-between each booking. Please note that there is a Net A and a Net B that you can book. Click on the drowp down menu.
Please use common sense, consideration and respect when booking the nets as well as during your time within them. We want to make sure as many members get the opportunity fof some much needed exercise and enjoyment.
Please do not try to book multiple sessions per day.
Please add your membership category in the Description Field of the booking form ie senior\Under 11 colt.
All members under the age of 16 will need to be supervised by an adult.
Please have your booking confirmation to hand during your time at the ground. There will be a membership sign in sheet by the nets, please bring your own pen to avoid sharing.
The nets must not be used without a confirmed booking.
GUIDELINES FOR USE
Following ECB guidelines (attached), only two nets of our net facility will be available for members use. The other lanes have been taped off.
Entrance to the ground must be through the front gate to the side of the clubhouse front door.
Arrive 5 mins before and leave within 5 mins of your session finishing unless you have more than one booking following another.
Covid 19 Compliance:
- Strict social distancing at all times
- A group of a maximum of six people with strict 2m distance as a minimum at all times.
- Two lanes only will be in use
- The two other lanes must not be used at any time
- All members under the age of 16 must be supervised by an adult
- Hand Sanitiser will be attached to the nets for use before and after (please consider bringing your own too)
- There should be no sharing of balls/equipment or use of saliva or sweat to shine the ball
Once again, please do read the attached guidelines before coming down and using the facilities and thank you to you all for the support of the club in such a difficult time.
We can only keep the nets open by working together and sticking to the ECB rules otherwise we will have to revert to a full closure.
Thank you,
Keith Goodwin
Chairman
Subscriptions for 2020 - we need your help
Any contributions you can make will help the club ensure its financial position is a secure as possible and is there for us all to enjoy as soon as we can.
There are a number of ways you can contribute:
1. Pay a reduced 2020 sub of £50 (for those who would pay a student or unemployed membership subs for 2020 have been reduced to £20 - this can be paid in instalments - please speak to Tom Harlow on the email adddress below).
2. Join our 250 Club where one number is £12, 5 numbers is £50 and 11 numbers is £100.
If you want to join please let me know and further details are attached keithcgoodwin@gmail.
3. Any donations to the club outside of your membership fee or 250 Club would this year be especially welcome.
Thank you.
The easiest way to pay your membership or provide any donations is to transfer directly to the Club's bank account.
Please use your name as a reference and 'subs' or 'donation'
I know that the current situation is difficult for everyone but for those who are in a position to do so, please do consider leaving the club your full sub level for 2020 which will greatly aid the club's cashflow (£120 for a full adult membership). Thank you to those members who have already done so.
If anyone has any questions please contact senior membership secretary Tom Bartosak-Harlow (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Keith Goodwin
Chairman - May 2020
COVID-19 Update and Impact on W&HCC - an update
I hope that you are all staying well and coping with the challenges of Covid-19. Here is the latest update on the how we are managing the impact on our club and how you can help.
While we would normally be looking forward to starting the league season next weekend, both seniors and colts, like all other sports clubs across the country, we have had to close and unfortunately there is no certainty over when we will be able to open again. We are hoping to play some cricket during the summer and are keeping Brewery Road "cricket ready" for when the opportunity arises.
We are pleased to say that subsequent to previous communications, a lot of further work has been carried out by the Committee to help reduce the financial impact on the club and reduce it's monthly overheads where we can. While we have had some welcome success in accessing grants from Woking Borough Council, further grants are very unlikely in the near future and we need to keep our emergency funds in place to protect us, cover our monthly outgoings, and maintain key machinery to keep the ground in good shape. On top of this, all non-essential purchases / project costs have been put on hold for the time-being.
The one thing we do know is that the strongest clubs in terms of finances and membership will be best placed to ride out these extraordinary times and come out the other end ready to progress and we want WHCC to be one of those. The Committee is doing all it can to understand and mitigate the issues resulting on our club from Covid-19. Our club members have a role to play now and in the future, so please support the initiatives, fund raising and the great work being done.
While we understand a number of our members are likely to have been impacted financially by this crisis, we would still like to encourage payment of subs, albeit on a reduced basis.
An email will be sent to all senior members in this regard shortly.
Thank you once again to you all for your support and when we have further updates we will notify you.
Keith Goodwin
Chairman - May 2020
