Clayton Cricket Club: New Clubhouse Building Work - 5th March 2011

It was freezing cold and drizzling this morning when I arrived at the Clayton Cricket Club ground to take a few photos of the building work on the new clubhouse, so (hard) hats off to all the volunteers who braved the weather to help out.
Work has really cracked on, especially considering that it's all being done in everyone's spare time (special mention to local builder, Paul 'Cornish' Cornforth who's generous donation of pretty much all his spare time is well and truly above and beyond the call of duty) and also considering several weeks were lost to the bad weather in December. The basic structure is up and the roof timbers were starting to be put into place so it's looking like a proper building at last. It's surprising how big it is compared to the old clubhouse, which was demolished back in October - CLICK HERE to see a few photos of that.
I'll be back in a few weeks to see how things are coming on but it all looks very promising.
CLICK HERE to see the full set on the Clayton Cricket Club website.



Event Photography | Clayton Dickensian Market | 4th December 2010

The Dickensian Market has been my adopted home village of Clayton's big annual event for a number of years and this year was the biggest one yet with nearly 100 stalls selling all sorts of interesting stuff, from toys and games to cakes and snacks along with a mini fun-fair to keep the kids entertained! Church, sports and social organisations based in the village also held fund-raising stalls and local business took the opportunity to join in the fun.
Despite the recent bad weather, it was decided that the market would go ahead, no matter what. Roads and pavements were cleared and everything went ahead as planned, in fact business was brisk all day.
Entertainment was provided by the excellent local street band, The Peace Artistes, who's lively carnival-style music definitely took the edge off the freezing temperatures. There was also a pipe band, who led the parade of the Snow Queen, and several brass bands, including a French Horn quartet.
I've been asked to help out with next years event, which I'm really excited about, and to help update the website and produce some promotional material, so watch this space!

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