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Search the Public Notice PortalThe chair of a Bucks town hockey club has spoken out after submitting plans to double its pitches, saying this is 'desperately needed'.
The proposal, for land at Stanley Hill in Amersham, would see the removal of the current pitch and floodlighting and its replacement with two new sand-dressed artificial pitches.
Rob Levine, Chair of Amersham & Chalfont Hockey Club, said: "If you speak to anyone in Amersham, you’re bound to find some connection to hockey."
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He explained that the club is one of the largest in Bucks and the wider area with over 500 juniors, 'making it one of the biggest junior sections in the country'.
It is run mainly through the commitment of a huge team of volunteers and offers a primary schools programme as well as Flyerz hockey to give young people with disabilities the opportunity to play.
The chair added: "It’s not just for the kids: we have over 200 adults playing across 16 weekend teams and a thriving vets section with two Over 65s teams."
He stated that the expansion would future-proof the club, saying that the current pitch is a 'great community asset'.
Rob said: "One pitch isn't big enough for us as we are now - we have more than double the number of members that England Hockey recommend for one pitch."
He said: "As players and volunteers we’re a big club and a great community asset, and we desperately need the facilities to match."
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