An Inspired Facility! Press Release – 29/08/2014

The John Clements Sports & Community Trust - Press Release – 29/08/2014 Last week Codicote Parish Council agreed a licence to build a new Sports and Community Centre with the local charity, The John Clements Sports and Community Trust. With the existing Centre in need of being replaced, the Trust has been planning and raising […]

THE GOOD NEWS KEEPS COMING PARISH COUNCIL APPROVAL

On 29th April the Codicote Parish Council approved the new proposed John Clements Sports and Community Centre in Codicote. Coming on top of the Sport England £50,000 award under their Inspired Fund and NHDC Planning Permission this leaves the road clear to finalise build costs and ensure all the funds are in place before starting […]

FURTHER GOOD NEWS – PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED

On 24th April NHDC Planning gave unanimous support to the new proposed John Clements Sports and Community Centre in Codicote. Jim Park said that, coming on top of the Sport England £50,000 award under their Inspired Fund, this will give further confidence to all current funders who have pledged their support, and hopefully encourage new […]

Sport England Announcement

Sport England £50,000 Inspired Fund Award for a New Sports and Community Centre in Codicote Sport England will help to pay tribute to the courage of a local sports teacher, John Clements, who died saving the lives of 35 children in April 1976, and was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his bravery. Against over […]

Codicote’s fantastic sporting feats - 2013

Football-2012/13 The 1st team promotion to Spartan South Midland League from the Hertfordshire Premier League. Highest level achieved in 99 year history. Finished 8th out of 21 teams in first season. Got to semis in the League Cup and Herts Senior Centenary Trophy and lost 3-2 in last minutes to Dunstable Town from the Premier […]

Communication on the new Sports & Community Centre

This is an update on the proposed new John Clements Sports and Community Centre – a project where we have now reached a particularly exciting stage and where we should be in a position to start to build in the second quarter of this year.

Codicote’s fantastic sporting achievements continue…

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

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 […]

A tribute to John Clements from a survivor and donor

“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

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 […]

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