Over £10,000 raised at the cradle of cricket

Thank you to everyone who has supported our crowdfunding campaign to restore Broadhalfpenny Down to its former glory.

This season, we have raised over £8,300 from donations on the crowdfunding site, can claim back another £1,800 in Gift Aid, and Fuller's have made an additional donation in appreciation of the temporary parking arrangements at the Bat & Ball in June.

Equally important as the funds raised, we have raised awareness about the ground and met with new supporters; in no particular order, here is a small sample ...

• Sheridan Bailey was riding past the ground on a tractor and decided to fund the boundary rope

• Paul Woolf from Portsmouth Cricket Club gave a generous donation in the first week to get things going

• Jenny Harris gave a lovely donation on her return from holiday

• Ray Mead is a great supporter who wanted a souvenir stump from the ground

• Paul Whittle, a man for all seasons, picked up Charlotte Edwards' England shirt as a reward for his donation

• Haymakers Cricket Club donated and want to play their 100th fixture at the ground in 2027

• Simon Arnold enjoys his photography on the ground and contributed

• Jason Dana donated from Connecticut, USA, and conceded that cricket is a better sport than baseball

• Graham Peach became our first life member, extending his family's connection with the ground.

... and there are many others.

Thank you again, we won't be doing this again for a long time, and we will update with details of where we have invested the money later this year.