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The parish council has received the following communique from the Sleights Sportsfield Trustees:

Sleights Sports Field

Sleights Sports Field was purchased in 1925 from "monies" raised in the village by public subscription and is held in Trust for use by the community for organised sporting activities and recreation. The Sport Field is administered by an active group of Trustees and representatives from the clubs using the facility.

The Trustees, who are directed by the Deed of Trust to make the Sports Field available to organised sport within the village, have been approached by the newly formed Sleights Football Club to use the facility, currently the successful and well-managed Football Club are using a school playing field in Whitby for their home games.

Initially the Cricket Club expressed concern that the Sports Field, which they have maintained to a very high standard, cannot with the existing maintenance programme, sustain both sports.  The Trustees recognise the outstanding level of commitment that the Cricket Club have demonstrated and share their concern.

With the support of the Scarborough Sports Development Officer a field survey was undertaken by the Institute of Groundsmen regional pitch advisor. The report concluded that with appropriate and timely maintenance using suitable maintenance equipment the Sports Field could sustain both cricket and football.

Following successful grant applications and fundraising the maintenance equipment may now be purchased and the maintenance programme instigated.

At a recent meeting of the Sport Field Management Committee it was unanimously agreed to accept Sleights Football Clubs application and we welcome them to play their home fixtures on the Sports Field, when conditions permit, from September 2018.

We wish both teams good luck in their sporting adventures

The Trustees – Sleights Sports Field