Towles Field Recreation Ground
tennis courts, football pitches, pavilion and children's play areas.

The playing field, with it's sports pavilion, tennis courts, adult fitness equipment and children's play areas is located on Towles Fields in Burton on the Wolds.

This amenity, known officially as Burton on the Wolds Recreation Ground, is a charity, no 521399 and a Queen Elizabeth 2^nd Field in Trust. The area and its facilities are managed by volunteers, a committee of trustees known as the Playing Field Association (PFA).

The Parish Council organise the routine maintenance for the field. Other capital projects and purchase of play and other equipment is financed through revenue from lettings and fund raising initiatives.

If you have any concerns or comments regarding the grounds maintenance or the facilities please contact the Parish Clerk or the Chair of Trustees 01509 880063 or the secretary, number below.

At the present time the field is used by two local football clubs, Burton FC and Loughborough Phoenix FC, a juniors' football club. The PFA manage two tennis courts that are available for play through an annual subscription. The pavilion is available for hire for meetings, when it is not being used by the clubs.

For further information or to become involved in the Playing Field Association please contact Cath Thomson on 07887 996293 or email burtonpfa@gmail.com

Result of tennis court user survey

Thank you to everyone who took part in the survey in November. Your comments have enabled the PFA committee to focus on aspect of tennis in Burton that you feel are important. Some suggestions have been investigated further and were reported back to the January meeting. Other suggestions before the start of the season on 1st April.

TENNIS COURTS

Towles Field Recreation Ground has two tennis courts which are managed by the PFA.

There are two options for you to play tennis:-

1. Pay £70 for an annual household subscription
2. Pay £35 for a one player annual subscription

Both are valid from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. This will entitle you to be able to play whenever the courts are free.

A Whatsapp group will enable you to indicate when you wish to play and arrange matches with other subscribers The link to join this group will be sent in your subscription receipt email.

In the summer term the school will use the courts one afternoon, day to be confirmed. There may also be a regular Drop-in session and coaching, times of these are still to be confirmed.

Subscribers will receive an update to these arrangements by email

Buy an annual subscription to use the tennis courts

Minutes from the most recent meeting

NEXT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday 8th April 2024 at 7.30 in the pavilion. As usual an open meeting that welcomes anyone with an interest in the Playing Field and its facilities

PAVILION

The sports pavilion next to the car-park on Towles Fields, is a versatile venue for small events such as children's parties and meetings.

It comprises of a heated, carpeted function room and galley kitchen with a cooker, microwave, fridge, a large electric urn and kettle, cutlery and crockery. There are 6 fold away tables and 30 chairs (30 is the maximum number for this space) within this part of the pavilion there is a toilet with wheelchair access.

Totally separate from the function room, with its own entrance, are two changing rooms, each with their own communal showers, a toilet and handbasin.

To hire the pavilion

To book the pavilion please use the links below to the electronic booking system Setmore.

Before making a booking you must read the terms and conditions in the link below. By making the booking you are agreeing to all the terms and conditions listed.

All bookings include both the pavilion function room and the two changing rooms.

• £45 for a morning, afternoon or evening (each session is for 4.5 hours)
• £80 for whole day (9 hours up to 17.30)
• £120 for the whole day and evening (session 08.00 to 22.30)

Electronic booking can be made using the link below. You will have to register on the booking system after you have selected the start time for your booking.

• For morning or all day bookings please select a start time of 8am
• For afternoon bookings please select a start time of 1pm
• For evening bookings please select a start time of 6pm

Payments are made via debit or credit card using the externally approved payment system SquareUp.

When you have paid your booking you will be emailed two codes by the PFA (Burtonpfa@gmail.com). One code for the meeting room and one for the changing rooms. Please enter these codes into the key safes next to the doors to obtain keys to open both sides of the pavilion.

To make a Pavilion booking

BURTON on the WOLDS FOOTBALL CLUB

LOUGHBOROUGH PHOENIX FOOTBALL CLUB

Loughborough Phoenix FC is a grassroots youth football club. It Covers the age groups of under 11 and under 12.

We have been playing for just over 1 year and are affiliated to the Leicester and Rutland FA, we have Charter Standard status. All of our coaches are fully DBS checked and hold FA Licences.

We offer a safe friendly environment for children to play and learn the beautiful game of football.

Thanks to Burton on the Wolds Playing Field Association offering us an opportunity of a new home ground at Towles Field, we will be now able to offer training on Wednesday evenings 6 till 7.30 and will hold our home games on Sunday mornings.

If any children are interested please call Tony on 07500 773594.

ADMINISTRATION

Minutes Archive 2023

Minutes archive 2022

Minutes archive 2020-21

Minutes Archive 2018 and 19

Annual General Meetings

2023 AGM minutes and supporting documents

2022 AGM minutes and supporting documents

2021 AGM minutes and supporting documents

Gallery

History of the Playing Field

Dedication of the Memorial Stone 21st June 2015. The stone was a joint project between the Burton Primary School and Loughborough Beacon Rotary Club.