Wellington & District Sports Federation

Using a multi agency approach WDSF with partners Wellington Action Group for Dogs and Taunton Deane Borough Council are to provide improved and more effective signage to enforce the bylaw that prohibits dogs from being walked on or in Wellington Playing Field.

Already TDBC has supplied one of their own signs for each of the three entry posts to WPF and soon signage bearing the logos of the three partner organisations will be in place.

This evening (Monday 5th December) representatives from the stakeholder Clubs involved in the development of Wellington Playing Field Pavilion and Wellington Recreation Ground Pavilion met at Wellington Cricket Club.

Our Architectural Adviser Steve Major talked those present through the plans he had prepared based on Club wishes and requirements as laid down by governing bodies and these were reviewed and commented on.

Steve will now take these points away and produce what will amount to a set of master plans that will be reviewed once more before been signed off by the stakeholder Clubs for Steve to take to the local authority for planning work to begin.

Steve is aiming to get the changes required done before Christmas and a further meeting at Wellington Cricket Club will be held in the early New Year ahead of the Federation’s 2012 AGM.

Details will be issued when available.

Our Architectural Adviser Steve Major has produced plans for this site and these have been circulated to all concerned; we meet at Wellington Cricket Club on Monday 5th December at 5.15pm to review these plans.

On Friday 2nd December our Architectural Adviser Steve Major will be meeting with representatives of Taunton Deane Borough Council to review the plans that each party has in respect of the two sites.

An analysis of the two views will be made to see where there is common ground and where thoughts differ and how to move forward.

Following a survey by our architectural adviser Steve Major at Wellington Playing Field Pavilion last Saturday morning 3D plans are to be drawn up and issued.

A meeting with the local authority is also to be held soon (most likely in the W/C 28th November) to give them our draft ideas and see how the Federation’s combined vision matches their brief.

Wellington Recreation Ground will receive the same attention soon.

Our architectural adviser Steve Major will be making a site visit to both Wellington Playing Field and Wellington Recreation Ground on Saturday 19th November at 10.00am to assess further the work required to put stakeholder Clubs facility based wishes into practice.

Anyone who wishes to join Steve then is welcome to.

The Wellington and District Sports Federation and Wellington Action Group for Dogs have formally struck up a working relationship to campaign for responsible dog ownership in Wellington.

The Federation wishes to see the by law relating to the ban on dogs at Wellington Playing Field enforced and effective management of canines practiced on Wellington Recreation Ground, Wellington Rugby Club’s outfield estate and the Dobree Park site and by working with WAG feels that this can be achieved.

An initial meeting has been held this evening and an action plan has been made; notes will be sent out to the Executives of both bodies and this will be the start of the project.

Please contact David Derrick at david230275@googlemail.com for details.

Stakeholder Clubs met at Wellington CC this evening to start the formal process of documenting requirements for the development of the facilities at both Wellington Playing Field and Wellington Recreation Ground.

Our Architectural Adviser Steve Major will be documenting plans and noting requirements before they are submitted to the stakeholder Clubs for final sign off before being submitted to the local authority for their review.

Another meeting at Wellington CC will be held soon; look out for a note on this.

Here is the secretary’s report for 2011.

Federation Secretary’s Report 2011

Our working party of Clubs involved in the planning and development of facilities at Wellington Playing Field and Wellington Recreation Ground are asked to meet at Wellington Cricket Club on Monday 7th November at 5.00pm to assess material requirements with our architectural adviser Steve Major.