Hatfield Cricket Club 2009 Tour

Following the huge success of this years cricket tour to Weymouth a small tour committee has begun to organise another for next season. The destination of which is to be Northumberland, Morpeth to be precise. This location is approximately 20 miles from the bright lights of Newcastle. Once again we have arranged the details of the tour through Shire Sports & they have been able to offer us a pretty good deal for the accommodation once again.

The tour details for 2009 are as follows:

Date: Monday 22nd June - Friday 26th June 2009

Accom: Micklewood Park - Morpeth Northumberland
http://www.micklewoodpark.com/about.html

The accommodation is located within the grounds of Longhirst Hall Hotel.
http://www.longhirstvenues.co.uk/longhirst/general/guides.html

The accommodation will consist of 3 x 6 bedded cottages, therefore we are hoping to travel with a party of 18 to fully utilise this.

Travel: We will be travelling to our destination by train this year as we can go direct from Stevenage to Newcastle without having to change. We will look into the feasibility of minibuses etc for getting around in week, but the hotel does have transport as they offer free transfers from the train station to & from the accommodation.

Costs:

Accom: 4 night at £22.50 per person per night (B&B) = £90
Train fares: approx £30-£40 return per person (there is a 3 month maximum lead time on this, therefore not able to confirm until March 09)
In all I would imagine that £150 will pay for your tour next year, minus any expense for in week travel.

Cricket:

Shire Sports will arrange 3 games for us during the week on the following days:

Monday: 20/20 match (due to the fact that we are unable to confirm train times)
Tuesday: 40 over match 2pm start
Thursday:40 over match 2pm start

I have stressed that we would expect the games to be more competitive that they were this year.
Again this will leave Wednesday as a day of leisure, I'm sure that we will find something to do once more bearing in mind that the hotel boasts tennis courts, football pitches & golf, we should be fine.
To secure this offer we will each need to put down a deposit of £40 per person by Monday 17th November. I realise that this is not ideal as Christmas approaches, but it does enable us to secure these reasonable prices.
Can you either contact Steve Brame, Terry Brame, or myself with your deposits before the 17th November 2008
Further correspondence will be sent out in due course informing you of further payment/balance details & itinerary for the tour for next year.

Book early to avoid disappointment.

Cheers

Richard Hazeldene

Next Darts Fixture

Thursday 20th November vs. Hilltop - Away