DURRANTS RELOCATION

Report to Members

Following the successful outcome of the High Court hearing reported to members in the Autumn “News Sheet”, the work on the project, which started in August, is continuing on schedule.

Preparation of the tender documents for the OMT clubhouse and cricket pavilion is well advanced. The pitches on the “Warrior” ground to the south of the Long Drive have been upgraded for School use so as to facilitate the rearrangements of the playing fields required to accommodate the OMT pitches. Work has also started on the removal and relocation of the sailing compound which is necessary for the eventual construction of the clubhouse and its car park.

The money to pay for the work involved and other costs already incurred on the project, such as professional fees, is now being drawn down out of the “upfront” funds available from Barratts under their contract with the War Memorial Trustees.

Completion of the new facilities is still expected latest during the first quarter of 2011, and since the object remains at present to mark the opening formally at the beginning of a new sporting season, it is still proposed that this should take place in April 2011.

Updated reports will continue to be posted on the Society's website

TONY WRIGHT
Chairman
21 November 2009