| Description | Includes correspondence regarding the purchase of land for a recreation field; agenda for a Parish meeting about recreational facilities, held 12 Sep 1967; description of three suitable sites which are being considered for a Playing Field; details of Sports Clubs in the village and population figures; effect of foot and mouth restrictions on the football club's ground; registration of the Playing Field Association as a charity; purchase of literature; appointment of Trustees; minutes of Skidby Playing Field Association meetings held 1 Nov 1968, 25 Nov 1968, 2 Dec 1968, 21 Jan 1969 and 25 Mar 1969;two copies of the preliminary notification of an application for a grant from the Department of Education and Science for a playing field; Skidby Playing Fields Association's financial statement at 4 Feb 1969; copy of Skidby Playing Fields Association constitution; description of the Skidby Playing Fields project; confirmation from Sutton Developments Limited of their decision to sell land for use as a Playing Field in Skidby and a price; delays in acquiring the land; two copies of the Parish Council's report on the Skidby Playing Field project; discussions regarding hard or grass tennis courts; minutes of Skidby Parish Council meetings held 5 Jan 1970, 2 Feb 1970, 7 Jul 1970, 4 Jul 1972; delays encountered; Compulsory Purchase Order; offer of a grant from the Sports Council; details of the Playing Field project from 1963 to 1971 and involvement of Patrick Wall, member of Parliament. |