Codicote’s fantastic sporting achievements continue…
April 24, 2012 by Jim Park
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THE CODICOTE SPORTS CLUBS CONTINUE TO PERFORM BRILLIANTLY ACROSS ALL THE SPORTS - WELL DONE TO ALL
Cricket-2011
promoted for a 5th year in a row
nominated most improved ground in the county
Football-2011/12
The 1st team seeking promotion to Spartan League from the Hertfordshire Premier League. Once confirmed this will be the highest level [...]
FUND RAISING UPDATE ON THE NEW SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE,16/04/2012
April 19, 2012 by Jim Park
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To date we have raised £376,000 from the following sources:
£171,000 (45.5 % of funding pledges/cash) in or through Codicote contacts;
£110,000 (29.2%) from NHDC;
£95,000 (or 25.3%) from other foundation trusts
£19,000 has been spent on planning fees, marketing and fund raising to give £357,000 currently held in pledges/cash.
In December 2011 we applied for £350,000 from the Sport [...]
A tribute to John Clements from a survivor and donor
April 19, 2012 by Jim Park
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“I too was in the fire that night. John stood out from the crowd that holiday before the fire; we all liked him immediately. I remember seeing John Clements climb jnto the balcony above the front door so he could search for the boys left inside. The fire was raging and it was clear to [...]
PROJECT UPDATE - 25/02/2012
February 29, 2012 by Jim Park
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This is an update on progress with the John Clements Sports and Community project.
At this stage we have raised £357,000 in cash/pledges and there is no doubt that a lot of this continuing progress stems from the confidence raised by earlier pledges made, which in turn have encouraged other funders to follow. More lead pledges [...]
Fundraising Total Hits £357,000!
February 27, 2012 by Jim Park
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The fund raising vehicle for the new Centre , the John Clements Charitable Trust registration no.1139009, has allowed us to accelerate our fund raising total to £357,000 . If you would also like to take advantage of this , please go to the fund raising section of this web site and download the Gift [...]
Garfield Weston Foundation Pledge
January 23, 2012 by Jim Park
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We are pleased to announce that the Garfield Weston Foundation has pledged £25,000 towards the costs of the new Sports Centre . The Trustees of the John Clements Sports and Community are very grateful for this support which, together with recent local contributions, raises our funds/pledges raised to £357,000 . An application for £350,000 has [...]
New funding from the Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust
December 20, 2011 by Jim Park
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The Trustees of the John Clements Sports and Community Trust are pleased to announce a grant of £20,000 from the Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust towards the new building. This charitable trust supports organisations which give socially excluded children and young people opportunities to become resilient and capable adults , especially through challenging activities [...]
Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK funding for the new John Clements Sports and Community Centre in Codicote
November 7, 2011 by Jim Park
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The John Clements and Community Trust ( charitable trust no. 1139009 )is very pleased to announce that Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK have agreed to provide funding of £50,000 to the new proposed Sports and Community Centre with a build start targeted for the summer 2012 and completion in early 2013.
Mike Pendock, southern regional planning [...]
Codicote’s Fantastic Sporting Achievements!
August 2, 2011 by Jim Park
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There can’t be many communities with this performance across all the sports this year!
Cricket
promoted for a 4th year in a row and are aiming to make it a 5th
nominated most improved ground in the county
Football
the 1st team finished 5th out of 15 in the Hertfordshire Premier League
the Reserve team won the Reserve Team Cup
the U16 [...]
John Clements Poem
April 20, 2011 by Jim Park
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He gave his life at Easter time,
To let our children live
He sent them safely home to us
What more could he give?
We dearly wish to thank him
and shake him by the hand,
But God will take good care of him,
His future he has planned.
Please warm your broken, weary hearts
with knowledge that, but for him
my son, and many [...]