Kent County Cricket Club say they want to play at grounds around the county

mosky wrote:

The Pavilion maybe out of date, but is it necessary to replace it with a new one. Why not build a new Pavilion by the side of it and leave this lovely old building as a Stand only? Look how well the Les Ames Stand at Canterbury has been converted instead of pulling it down(as originally proposed)

05 Dec 2011 5:51 PM

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dennis Fowle wrote:

Yes, there are now real grounds for optimism that Kent cricket will return to The Mote, Maidstone. Kent County Cricket Club is enthusiastic about proposals emerging to modernise The Mote CC ground and has reiterated its desire to play again in the County Town. The Mote CC has been working during the year with partners on a new blueprint to renovate and improve ground facilities. These would include replacing the existing 101-year-old pavilion (now past its sell-by date) with a superb and majestic building serving both modern sporting needs and providing an excellent social facility for both sports people and the local community. Already the exterior of the adjoining historic Tabernacle has been renovated and we plan to create a significant centre for youth sport in it. Other improvements will include increased hard-standing parking. If all can be achieved there is real hope that Maidstone’s impoverished sport and social life will be enhanced by return of the annual Kent cricket festival we lost six years ago. It comes at a cost around £2m and in today’s harsh financial climate the only source will be an enabling residential development on a small area within the site. We work closely with Kent Cricket Club, Maidstone Council, Maidstone Rugby Club and others. Soon we hope to appoint a development partner so that a full planning application can be prepared.

Dennis Fowle, chairman, The Mote CC Development Committee.

05 Dec 2011 8:55 AM

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Frustrated of Medway wrote:

Mr Clifford, your predecessors biggest c@@k up was leaving the Mote in the first place - and depending on who you talk to how much he had to do with it too. He didn't give a monkeys by upsetting an awful lot of people who have walked away from the County. That said boy oh boy given last season's result's and performances the county need back!

Forget the "upgrading" of Beckenham and spend the money where it should have been spent in the first place - in our county town!

02 Dec 2011 8:57 PM

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Geoff Boycott wrote:

How many years have we heard the same old excuses?
Try a bit harder Mr Clifford because I won't watch Kent until they're back in the county town.

02 Dec 2011 3:23 PM

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