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Naming ceremony for new Frenford Club headquarters
15 July 2010
Press release number:PR1077
Frenford Youth Club has begun preparations for its move to new
headquarters with a special ceremony to officially name their new
building.
The building, being constructed at the former Port of London
Authority Ground (PLA), was named the Jack Carter Pavilion at a
special ceremony on Wednesday 14 July. The Mayor of
Redbridge, Cllr Jim O’Shea unveiled a plaque recording the event
and Reverend Kester, Chaplain to the Frenford Youth Club also
conducted a blessing of the building.
The old Jack Carter Pavilion will be renamed the Oakfield
Pavilion. The name swap is due to the club agreeing to always
have their headquarters named after their founder.
The youth club provides counselling and educational support as
well as up to twenty different sports for hundreds of
teenagers. The new headquarters and sports facility will
include an indoor gym, dance studio, function room, club room and
sports hall for basketball, netball, badminton and indoor
cricket. Outside there will be cricket nets, two multi-use
games areas and football and cricket pitches.
The building is set to be completed this autumn and sustainable
products have been used where possible throughout. Energy
efficient heating and lighting systems have also been
installed.
The club agreed a move of its Cricklefields and Oakfields
premises to the former PLA ground to make way for the Isaac Newton
Academy on part of the former Cricklefields site. The move
also means the club can now bring all its activities onto one
site.
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