Babbacombe CC launch roof replacement appeal

Babbacombe Cricket Club has launched a new Crowdfunder appeal to replace the roof of their clubhouse at Walls Hill.

A recent survey of the pavilion, originally built in the early 1970s, indicated “increasing evidence of water ingress inside, as well as the deteriorating state of the roof structure; this obviously threatens the pavilion as our main source of income.”

As with all grassroots cricket clubs, the pavilion provides an essential source of income for the sustainability of Babbacombe CC, which is an otherwise thriving sporting institution in the Bay, with more than 130 years of history, three adult men’s teams competing in the Tolchards Devon Cricket League and a junior section for girls’ and boys’ cricket.

The club said: “If the roof is not replaced and the financial security of the club is threatened through an unusable pavilion, then we will no longer be able to provide our offer to the local community: opportunity to play league and friendly cricket, opportunity for our boy and girl juniors to learn and develop their game, opportunity for our members to socialise, opportunity for local skittles teams to use our alley and opportunity for the local community to hire our facilities for functions.”

The appeal is available for donations when searching for Babbacombe Cricket Club on the Crowdfunder website and the club has set a target of £7,000, with the money set aside to pay for the roof replacement, new battens, roof felt, eve support trays and roof tiles.