Alconbury
Sports & SocialEst. 1982 · Alconbury
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Registered charity 279991 · Since 1980

Your community's field, run by your community

Bringing the Community Together

The Alconbury Recreation Field Charity (ARFC) provides and looks after the sports, recreation and social facilities at the heart of Alconbury, Alconbury Weston and the surrounding villages.

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Aerial view of the recreation field: the floodlit all-weather pitch, the Pavilion and the grass pitches
The Recreation Field: the Pavilion, the floodlit all-weather pitch and the grass pitches

About us

Since 1980

Since 1980, ARFC has looked after the Recreation Field for everyone in the local area. Our purpose is simple: to provide and maintain recreational and leisure facilities that make life better in Alconbury, Alconbury Weston and the neighbouring Huntingdonshire villages.

In the mid-1980s, local volunteers built the Pavilion, which has been the centre of village sport and social life ever since. The site has grown a lot since then. We've added a second set of changing rooms, a children's play area, extra storage, six more acres of land for grass pitches, a floodlit all-weather pitch and an outdoor gym. All of this was paid for by reinvesting the charity's income, by grants and by the generosity of local people.

ARFC is a registered charity (no. 279991). It is run by a board of volunteer trustees who give their time to keep the field safe, well maintained and open to everyone.

What we provide

  • The Pavilion buildingHome to the clubhouse, run by Alconbury Sports & Social Club: function room, kitchen and social space
  • Changing roomsTwo sets, with showers and toilets
  • Grass pitchesFootball and cricket pitches, used for league fixtures, training and casual play
  • Floodlit artificial grass pitchAn all-weather surface for training and small-sided games all year round
  • Children's play areaA safe space for younger children, used every day by local families
  • Outdoor gymFitness equipment that's free for anyone to use
  • On-site parkingFor match days and community events

Who uses the field

Home to grassroots sport and community life

  • FootballAlconbury Colts and other local teams
  • MUGAMany different user groups, from Bootcamp and youth football to groups of friends
  • CricketLocal teams and junior cricket
  • Community groupsThe Over 60s Club, the Indoor Bowling Club and the Women's Institute
  • Families and residentsUsing the playground, outdoor gym and open space
  • EventsFetes, fun days, fundraisers, private parties and our community fireworks display
Aerial view of a fun day on the field, with stalls and marquees around the cricket square Aerial view of the floodlit MUGA (3G pitch)

Our partnership

Alconbury Sports & Social Club

The bar and social areas in the Pavilion are run by the Alconbury Sports & Social Club (ASSC), a separate members' club that ARFC helped to set up. ASSC's rent helps to cover the cost of running the building.

The two organisations have worked side by side for nearly forty years: ARFC looks after the grounds and facilities, and ASSC gives the community a lively place to meet.

Looking ahead

Our priorities

Keeping a site like this in good condition costs more every year, with rising maintenance and energy bills and wear on the pitches. Our priorities are to:

  • Keep every facility safe, compliant and in good repair
  • Build up our reserves and widen our sources of income
  • Bring more groups and activities onto the field
  • Improve the facilities, such as the play area, the all-weather pitch surface and the car park, as funding allows

Contact

Get in touch

For donations, sponsorship, hire, volunteering or anything about the field, email info@arfc.org.uk.

For the bar, membership and club events, contact Alconbury Sports & Social Club.

Charity
The Alconbury Recreation Field Charity
Registered charity no.
279991
Address
Great North Road, Alconbury, Huntingdon PE28 4EX
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