Gifted in 1938 and preserved for the village, the George VI playing field is a venue for sports clubs and fitness groups as well as parishioners, with free access to the tennis court and playground.
If you would like to book East Harptree pavilion or playing field for an event, please head to our bookings page or email ehbookings49@gmail.com
A Brief History of the East Harptree Playing Field and Pavilion
East Harptree Playing Field was initially gifted in 1938 and preserved for the village as a George VI Playing Field. It is owned by Fields in Trust (formerly the National Playing Fields Association) and it is managed by the Village Hall committee for the recreational and sporting use of the community with a registered charity number of 1090521
Our Facilities
The facilities have been improved over the years with the help of grants and local fundraising and now comprise:
• Pavilion, constructed in 2008 with changing rooms for organized sports
• Club room 46 sq.m. plus kitchen and toilets available for hire
• Great new Childrens Play Area
• Tennis hard court
• Very well maintained grass surfaces, home to Harptree Villages Cricket Club and widely used by the community
• Car parking for over 20 cars
• Good accessibility to pavilion
FOR BOOKINGS OR ENQUIRIES:
If you would like to book East Harptree pavilion or playing field for an event, please head to our bookings page or email ehbookings49@gmail.com
Who Uses the Playing Field?
For organised sports etc
• Harptree Villages Cricket Club plays matches for half the Saturdays and Sundays between May and the start of September, and hold nets on the field on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. See below for the full fixtures.
• East Harptree Primary school football lessons take place on Friday afternoons and we also host Chew Valley Football Club U13/U12s.
• Yoga classes are held in the Club room on Mondays to Thursdays.
• East Harptree Primary School use the field for games and after-school activities, mainly on Tuesdays
For adhoc events
• The Club room is used as the local polling station
• A good venue for children’s parties with the use of the Club Room, Play Area and grass field
• The Field is used for occasional rounders evenings and summer events
For community use
• Open 24 hours a day for use of the play area, tennis court, and grass surfaces. Where the field is booked out for an organized sport there may be restrictions on use.
• Used in the past for community events such as EH Arts Festival, village fete and the annual Flower and Crafts Show.
How do we maintain our facilities?
EH Parish Council provides a grant to help towards the grass cutting and general maintenance of the facilities and hire charges are received from Harptree Village Cricket Club and Chew Valley Football Club. Monies raised by EH Flower Show and the 100 Club are used to keep the Play Area tidy and to support the play area expenditure. Volunteers from the Village Hall Committee give their time at no charge to look after the maintenance of the Field and the Pavilion.
FOR BOOKINGS OR ENQUIRIES:
If you would like to book East Harptree pavilion or playing field for an event, please head to our bookings page or email ehbookings49@gmail.com
HARPTREE VILLAGES CRICKET CLUB FIXTURES