Photograph courtesy of Colin Dawes
Playing Field
The Playing Field was donated to the village by Frank & Mary Ward about 75 years ago. It provides a large field area, football pitch and a play area for children, and was the site of an annual sports day until the 1980s. The field is also used as a general play area and place for dog walking and exercise.
The shelter
Main field
This area is excellent for impromptu games and can be used for a variety of events and activities. It has been the site of the Brentor Fireworks Night celebrations, village picnic, village sports day and other events. Dog walkers are asked to 'bag it' and take it home with them! If you want to hold a large organised event at the field please contact our bookings secretary, Helen de Carles, tel 810412, email brentorvillagehall@gmail.com . There is a shelter and compost toilet for the use of playing field visitors.
Football
The football area is marked out for seven-a-side football and has goalposts with nets. It is ideal for an informal kick-about or more formal games.
Playground
This area will be redesigned and reopened in due course.
You can help
We rely on everyone who uses the playing field to keep it clean and tidy. There are regular maintenance days advertised on this website and in the Brentor News
The Committee
If you would like to help with the work of the village hall and playing field why not join the Village Hall and Playing Field Committee? Meetings are held about once per month. We always need more help to fund raise and run events, as well as practical help with repairs and maintenance.
Contact
If you need to contact the Village Hall and Playing Field Committee to report an issue about the village hall, please contact us by email at brentorvillagehall@gmail.com.
You can also contact the Chair of the Committee, Sheryl Burroughs, by email at sheryl_burroughs@hotmail.com .
Brentor Village Hall and Playing Field Committee - Environmental Policy
Village Hall
Brentor Village Hall exists to provide a local venue for people of all ages from Brentor and its surrounding parishes to meet and enjoy both social and educational activities. In fulfilling this role the Brentor Village Hall and Playing Field Committee will strive to:
- Comply with all relevant environmental legislation, regulations and any other requirements which are in force
- Minimise our energy consumption and carbon emissions wherever practical through the use of efficient insulation, efficient low carbon heating and energy saving lighting
- Minimise waste, reusing and recycling where possible
- Encourage users of the hall to travel to it using low-carbon-emission transport wherever possible
- Avoid the use of environmentally damaging chemicals and materials in the maintenance of the building
- Introduce small scale energy generation such as solar water heating panels, photovoltaic panels etc when practical
- Plant native or other appropriate trees and other plants in the site where possible
- Maintain the watercourse flowing through the site
Playing Field
Brentor Village Playing Field exists to provide a venue for people of all ages from Brentor and its surrounding parishes to enjoy outdoor sporting activities. In fulfilling this role the Brentor Village Hall and Playing Field Committee will strive to:
- Comply with all relevant environmental legislation, regulations and any other requirements which are in force
- Minimise our energy consumption and carbon emissions in any buildings or equipment installed on this site wherever practical through the use of efficient insulation, efficient low carbon heating and energy saving lighting
- Minimise waste, reusing and recycling where possible
- Encourage users of the site to travel to it using low-carbon-emission transport wherever possible
- Introduce small scale energy generation such as solar water heating panels, photovoltaic panels etc when practical
- Minimise the carbon and other emissions from equipment used to maintain the site
- Avoid the use of environmentally damaging chemicals and materials in the maintenance of the field and associated buildings
- Maintain areas of the site as refuges for wildlife
- Plant native or other appropriate trees and other plants in the site where possible
This policy has been communicated to all Committee members.
In December 2018 Brentor village residents were invited to fill in a survey asking for comments and suggestions for the future of the Brentor playing field. Disappointingly, only 20 responses were received. The results of the survey were as follows:
50% asked for the field to have more of a community feel with seating, barbeque and toilets installed
35% suggested relocating the field closer to the village hall (if possible)
5% suggested selling the land for affordable housing
5% suggested leaving it as it is
5% wanting the committee to decide.
Since there survey there have been lengthy deliberations by the committee, to discuss the way forward based on the above results.
What happens next?
The committee has been looking at external shelters, compost toilets and seating to enable it to take things forward. It will require some fundraising and looking into grants available.
How can you help?
Would you like to get involved in making our playing field a more usable, sociable place? If you have ideas for fundraising, can help with applying for grants, or have further suggestions/comments or even wish to make a donation, please contact Sheryl, tel 870554, email sheryl_burroughs@hotmail.com or Clare, tel 810322, email mrsclarep@gmail.com .