Sign up for Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2024

Entrants in the Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2023

It’s back! Entries to Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2024 are open now.

It is a 10k trail run starting and finishing at picturesque Bredon Cricket Club on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

The marshalled route follows pretty country lanes, tracks and paths to the 299m summit of Bredon Hill.

The hilltop is marked by an Iron Age fort and the 18th-century Parson’s Folly tower, and it boasts glorious views of the surrounding countryside.

Entry costs just £15. Sign up now

After the run, participants and their friends and families can enjoy refreshments at our fully licensed bar.

The run, which starts at 10am, is open to 200.

Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Runners must be aged over 16.

All entrants receive a finisher’s medal, and there will be trophies for first male finisher, first female finisher and first male and female members of Bredon Cricket Club to finish.

Sign up for Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2024 here

You can view the route of the tower run and export it to your device from Strava at: https://www.strava.com/clubs/265607/group_events/148611 

Sign up for Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2023

Entrants in the Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2018
Entrants in the Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2018

It’s back! Entries to Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2023 are open now.

It is a 10k trail run starting and finishing at picturesque Bredon Cricket Club on Sunday, May 28, 2023.

The marshalled route follows pretty country lanes, tracks and paths to the 299m summit of Bredon Hill.

The hilltop is marked by an Iron Age fort and the 18th-century Parson’s Folly tower, and it boasts glorious views of the surrounding countryside.

Entry costs just £15. Sign up now

After the run, participants and their friends and families can enjoy musical entertainment and a barbecue at the cricket club, where the fully licensed bar will be open.

The run, which starts at 10am, is open to 200.

Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Runners must be aged over 16.

All entrants receive a finisher’s medal, and there will be trophies for first male finisher, first female finisher and first male and female members of Bredon Cricket Club to finish.

Sign up for Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run 2023 here

You can view the route of the tower run and export it to your device from Strava at: https://www.strava.com/clubs/265607/group_events/148611 

Summer cricket camp 2023 at Bredon Cricket Club

Summer cricket camp 2023, Bredon
Summer cricket camp 2023, Bredon

Are you looking for a worthwhile activity for your child this summer?

This could be just the thing for them.

Bredon Cricket Club is running a summer cricket camp for youngsters aged eight to 15.

It takes place from 10am to 3pm, July 31 to August 3, 2023.

The cost is £30 a day or £100 for four days.

Children must be pre-booked and payment made by bank transfer before they attend camp.

Participation is only confirmed when payment has been made and this form emailed to bredoncc@gmail.com

Participants must bring a packed lunch/snack/drinks etc

They must also have appropriate clothing for cricket, including a hat, sun screen and wet weather gear.

There will be fully qualified ECB coaches and a first-aider on site. They will have DBS checks.

Days lost to bad weather will be refunded.

Download this form, fill it in, then email to bredoncc@gmail.com

Are you thinking about playing cricket at Bredon this season?

Bredon Cricket Club is an inclusive organisation with an emphasis on safeguarding and developing young players, as well as striving for success on the pitch.

We welcome new players (juniors and seniors) for the 2022 season, as well as social members who wish to enjoy watching the sport and relaxing at our friendly clubhouse bar with one of the best views in Bredon.

To find out more about joining the club visit our subscriptions page or junior cricket FAQ.

Bredon Third XI triumph against Pershore

Pershore v Bredon Third XI, Saturday, July 10

Bredon Third XI travelled to Spetchley Park, near Worcester, to play Pershore in Saturday’s (July 10) Division 9 clash.

Pershore elected to bat after Bredon lost the toss for the first time this season.

Euan Styles was given the new ball from the top end, with Jack Wilson coming up the slope.

Euan trapped two of their batters, but with no decisions going his way.

Jack bowled with accuracy and swing to end up taking four wickets in his six-over spell.

The under-14s youngster Sam Wilson took the top end and bowled with a free and easy action, bowling line and length, and putting great pressure on Pershore. In time this made them impatient. They started to take risks and make mistakes.

Sam ended up with four wickets, with a belter of a catch from Euan Styles at point.

All out for 48.

In the end Bredon knocked them off for one wicket.

Another great display by the youngsters all round. They took all the catches presented to them, worked as a team and now realise they can bowl out teams.

Two top performances with the ball.

Well done, lads. A well deserved WIN at last!

Mark Nottley

Pizza helps make it a Fabulous Friday at Bredon

Urban Village Pizza is at Bredon Cricket Club on Friday, May 14
Urban Village Pizza is at Bredon Cricket Club on Friday, May 14

Friday (May 14) is set to be a fabulous evening at Bredon Cricket Club as our children’s coaching programmes start up again. There will also be pizza!

We are expecting loads of families and a great atmosphere, so it’s worth heading along to Hill Close from 5pm to join the fun and enjoy a relaxing drink at the most laid-back venue in Bredon!

Also at the club on Friday are the guys from Urban Village Pizza. They are only accepting pre-orders so check out the menu and place your order here: www.urbanvillagepizza.com

Our All-Stars and Dynamo cricket programmes also start on Friday (more details here). If you have a child interested in playing cricket at Bredon, and you want to find out more please come along and ask at the bar for one of junior team coaches.

Message from the chairman: As lockdown eases, enjoy cricket and drinks with friends at Bredon

I hope you are well and have managed to navigate the trials and tribulations that we have all faced over the last 12 months.

The new cricket season is nearly upon us and we are opening the clubhouse bar at Bredon in line with government guidelines from Friday, April 16, with the first league cricket game (a First XI home fixture against Himbleton) starting at 12.30pm on Saturday, April 17.

There will be waiter service, and lots of outdoor seating at the clubhouse. Payment is by CARD ONLY. The bar is open from 6pm on Friday (April 16) and 3pm on Saturday (April 17).

There is no junior registration day this year. Joining instructions have been sent to team managers. Junior members wishing to join the club for the first time can find more information here.

We have been working hard to improve the facilities at Hill Close, and would like to say a big thank you to Tewkesbury Garden Centre for their generosity in donating new picnic benches to the club, and to Folly Gardens Veterinary Clinic for their sponsorship of our new covers. We are always on the lookout for any individual or company who might wish to sponsor the club in our efforts to offer the best possible facilities for playing and watching cricket at our amazing ground. 
 
If you think you may be able to support us, please do not hesitate to contact me at neil@hallonline.co.uk.   
 
Alongside the new facilities, we are hoping to run a full social programme for our members, with live music, a charity golf day, the return of our popular tower run, a comedy night and other events. We will be posting details later in the spring/summer on our Facebook page.
 
So, fingers crossed, exciting times are ahead with a chance to meet up with friends, socialise and enjoy what will hopefully be a long, hot summer (I’m forever the optimist!)
 
I look forward to seeing you in the months ahead.

In the meantime, here are some links you might find useful:

Membership fees for 2021 (including social memberships)

Bredon’s fixtures for the season ahead

Cricket for children at Bredon in 2021

 
Kind regards
Neil Hall
Chairman

Cricket for children at Bredon Cricket Club in 2021

Bredon Cricket Club welcomes junior cricketers for the 2021 season, and has lively ECB-backed coaching programmes for younger children.

We also enter teams in the Cotswold Hills League across a range of age groups to give them their first taste of the competitive game.

All our coaches are DBS checked.

Subscriptions for 2021:

Junior member (eight to 18): £20. No further fees for junior fixtures or training Eight to 11-year-olds register for Dynamos (see below) and do NOT need to pay to be members of the club. .

Social member (including parents who want to support Bredon Cricket Club): £10.

All memberships are for the 2021 season only, and include use of our fully licensed clubhouse bar with TV.

Payments must be made through Coacha, our online membership/payments app (see below).

Children under the age of eight need should register with All Stars, our ECB-backed coaching programme.

Children aged eight to 11 should register for Dynamos (soft ball cricket), which is also backed by the ECB. They do NOT need to pay to become members of the club and/or play in our junior teams. 

All Stars and Dynamos start on Friday, May 14, and run for eight weeks.

More information about our junior teams this season:

  • U11s to be confirmed 
  • U13s are being run by Adam Howard, training on a Friday evening (from Friday April 16),  and playing in  the Cotswold Hills League on a Sunday morning.
  • U14s are being run by Stuart McMillan, training TBC and playing in the Cotswold Hills League on a Tuesday evening. 
  • U15s are being run by Sean Styles, training on a Monday evening and playing in the Cheltenham and District League on a Monday evening.   
  • U16s to be confirmed

All payments for senior and junior memberships (NOT All-Stars or Dynamos) must be made through Coacha. Bredon Cricket Club must first registered you with Coacha so you can be sent a log-in. To do this just email seanstyles@icloud.com.

Members who joined last season via Coacha will receive an email requesting membership payment. 

There is no junior registration evening for this season, but anyone needing further information should email seanstyles@icloud.com 

Membership fees for 2021

With the 2021 season nearly here it’s time to re-new your membership… or perhaps join Bredon Cricket Club for the first time.

Members who joined last season via our Coacha system will receive an email requesting membership payment online. 

These are the fees for this year:

Senior Playing Member £35

Junior Playing Member £20

Social Member £10

We welcome new  members, and they can request to join the club here.

The club’s nets will be open from Monday, March 29, and will follow ECB and government Covid-19 guidelines.

Only one practice net is available at present, and it must be booked in one-hour slots by contacting  at seanstyles@icloud.com or on 07779 268604. 

Nets can only be booked by paid-up playing members.

Children under the age of 8 need should register with All Stars, our ECB-backed coaching programme.

Children aged 8-11 should register for Dynamos (soft ball cricket), which is also backed by the ECB.  

There is more information about junior cricket, including subscriptions, at Bredon in 2021 here.

Our FAQ about junior cricket at Bredon is here.

Message from the chairman

Dear All, 

I hope you are fit and well and coping with the constraints we are all living under at the moment. 

2020 should have seen Bredon Cricket Club celebrating its 130th birthday – not much of a party!

However, despite the pandemic, the club still achieved a great deal on and off the field, with some lovely weather allowing games to take place at junior and senior level from the start of July to the end of September.

Once again our beautiful ground was the envy of all visiting teams thanks to the efforts of our groundsman, Adam Gallagher. 

Thanks also to the senior captains and junior managers who coordinated teams during this difficult time.  

The lockdown enabled us to decorate the clubhouse throughout, and with the addition of new lighting, heating and furniture, the clubhouse is now a much more desirable environment. 

Despite the truncated season, more than 200 people paid their membership, and this, coupled with various grants that we were able to secure, means the club has been able to buy new covers, and will be investing in new fencing and gates to improve security before the start of the 2021 season.

We are also looking to convert one of our stores to provide a much-needed changing facility for umpires. 

Once again, despite the pandemic the club was able to support a local charity to the tune of £3,000, raised from our annual golf day in aid of the James Hopkins Trust.  

Plans are already in place for the new season, when fixtures will hopefully start on Saturday, April 10, with a friendly against our local rivals, Tewkesbury. League fixtures are scheduled for the following weekend. 

For the first time in our 130-year history our annual general meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday, February 17, will be a virtual one, and details of how you can join remotely will be posted online closer to the date.  Please make every effort to attend to discuss the future of your club. 

Thanks again for your support during a very difficult time. Hopefully, we can look forward to a more positive year with lots of cricket and fun at our lovely Hill Close ground.

Neil Hall
Chairman