A Grand Opening for Ashendon MUGA

On Saturday 18^th June, Dr. Andy Theobald (Chair of Ashendon Playing Fields) told the fine gathering of villagers, friends and honoured guests how our Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) came to be. He thanked the team who made this ambitious project happen and the organisations whose grant funding and donations made it possible. Then Ray Lloyd, a ‘make things happen’ man of this parish, cut the ribbon, unveiled a plaque and declared our MUGA officially open.

We followed with an energetic afternoon of netball and football, open to anyone willing to give it a try.

Players from two local sports clubs came along to help make our afternoon a truly sporting occasion: our resident Ludgersall United Football Club and the Thame based Kites Netball Club. 

Ludgersall United vs. Ashendon

Kites Netball Club

The afternoon began with a demonstration of each sport followed by a netball tournament, with football fun intervals. Six five-a-side teams competed in the tournament, made up of netballers, footballers, adults and children – over 40 people taking part through the afternoon. It was an afternoon of hilarity, camaraderie, compliance with the rules and a discovery that Ashendon has great potential to field outstanding sports people.

I am not sure who won! This is how the teams looked at the end of the afternoon (quite different from how they looked at the start) and I think the score board concludes that Ashendon won the day!

I think we will be playing much more netball, as well as football, in Ashendon from here on. Oh, and the MUGA provides for many more sports and games to be played at any time and we look forward to much more community spirited fun in future.

MUGA Weeks 2 and 3 - Progress is Fast Paced

We are actually now well into Week 4 of construction and the pace is impressive.

Safe and Sound Playgrounds have made great headway in building our new sports facility.

The progress is so fast, in fact, that the MUGA team are planning the Grand Opening to take place mid-June when everyone will have the opportunity to have a go at the activities available. Watch out for details of the event which will be on the next blog entry, Facebook and Bernwode News.

Here are some pictures taken over the past three weeks to show just how far we have come in such a short space of time. Go on scroll to the end!

The MUGA WEEK 1 - Monday 11th to Sunday 17th April

If you haven't already noticed then here is brief insight to the work that has started on our Playing Fields. The MUGA construction began a week ago today and the ground works have progressed well. Over the next few weeks we will keep you up to date with what is happening with our MUGA and share as many images as we can.

Three Men and a Measure...

...Marked out The Site...

And Then They Started to Dig

The Ashendon Team Discuss Progress: It's Been a Good Week!

In the coming week we will see the bank graded back and further work completed on the ground.