Our History

At the end of the 1965 football season, members of the New Bradwell St Peter Football Club approached the New Bradwell Cricket Club with a view to using their changing facilities in the Bradwell Road recreation ground for the next football season.

The Cricket Club used a converted railway coach at the bottom of the recreation ground. Each team used an end of the coach to change in, and the centre of the coach was used for tea making.

There were no showers or washing facilities.

A steering group of four members from each club was set up to investigate the proposal. The Chairman of the Cricket Club at that time was Doctor John Love and it was his suggestion to contact all the local council members to see if there was a way to obtain their help in getting the council, to give permission to extend the coach in order to accommodate showers.

This was done and an approach made to the Wolverton Urban District Council.

The building was completed in February 1969 and officially opened on Friday 25th April by Peter Cosford. The Association was inaugurated on Thursday 20th March 1969.

The formation of the Association was the idea of the secretary, Brian Clarke, and a solicitor, James Butterton of Fennemores, The object was to have an organisation to operate and run the club house independent of the clubs that would use it The association would be responsible to the local council, and currently has 15 years left of a 20 year lease. It is comprised of 6 members of the Cricket Club and six members of the Football Club, together with a President. The first President was Dr. Love and is presently Mr John Booden. Chairman was Mr Harry Rose, vice chairman Reg. Pateman, secretary. Mr Brian Clarke, treasurer Mr Royston Camozzi, plus Mr C Huckle, Mr J Booden, Mr T Kelly, Mr D Booden, Mr E Neale, Mr H Holloway, Mr E Sprittles, and Mr C Matthews.

The Chairman of the WUDC was Peter Cosford, and he proposed that instead of extending the existing building, a new club house be built. Colin Reece, the Architect for the council, proposed a Marley concrete, fabricated building be erected in the place of the existing toilets. The cost of the building was £4,200. Fund raising then started and a grant was given by Bucks County Council, the Football Club & Cricket Club both contributed and money was also given by the "Bradville Memorial Hall Fund", This was money that had also been raised by public collections to build a memorial building "over the hill" on the Bradville Estate. The remainder of the cost was met by the Wolverton UDC, together with the land and the help of their Architect's Office.

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