{"id":508441,"date":"2026-04-02T05:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508441\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T05:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:58:20","slug":"nottinghamshire-ccc-completes-25-year-lease-for-west-park-in-west-bridgford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508441\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottinghamshire CCC completes 25-year lease for West Park in West Bridgford"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club has formally completed a 25-year lease for the West Park facility in West Bridgford.<\/a><\/p>\n

After agreeing the heads of terms in October 2025, the entirety of the legal framework was formally signed off on Friday 27 March.<\/p>\n

That means that, as of Wednesday 1 April, the club has officially taken on a lease for the facility that runs until 2051.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to formally complete the lease for West Park<\/a> and begin to put our plans into action for the next chapter of this historic facility,\u201d said Nottinghamshire CCC Chief Executive Richard Kenyon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d like to thank everyone who has made this possible, from Rushcliffe Borough Council to everyone at the club who has worked so hard to turn this into a reality.<\/p>\n

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\u201cParticular mentions must go to John Gorman, who provided his expertise in ensuring everything is in place to bring the most out of the entire facility, and Matt Wood, who has ensured we have a clear plan for making the most effective use of the cricket side.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The park, situated less than a mile from the county\u2019s historic Trent Bridge headquarters, will provide high-quality facilities for the club\u2019s expanded player pathway, which gives boys and girls the opportunity to progress towards a professional career.<\/p>\n

It will also continue to be the home of West Bridgford Legion Cricket Club, further cementing grassroots cricket in the community.<\/p>\n

The site will help to meet growing demand for facilities caused by increased participation in the game, with children\u2019s cricket sessions delivered for young people of all ages and abilities.<\/p>\n

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West Park will also become a home for Nottinghamshire\u2019s disability cricket offerings, the ACE Programme (which aims to drive African-Caribbean participation), and a newly formed LGBTQ+ team.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a strategic point of view, the lease for West Park is absolutely instrumental to us,\u201d said Director of Cricket Mick Newell.<\/p>\n

\u201cCricket is becoming more popular, which is of course fantastic news for everyone involved, but it does require us to seek out new facilities to meet that demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs such, adding the West Park facility to our estate allows us to continue to provide for everyone and enables us to keep operating at the forefront of our sport, as well as being deeply involved in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The venue will stage matches for Nottinghamshire\u2019s boys\u2019 sides up to U16 level, while also driving the continued expansion of opportunities for women and girls by hosting age-group and Academy fixtures for The Blaze.<\/p>\n

Other on-site facilities, including the century-old Sir Julien Cahn Pavilion, will allow the club\u2019s official charity, the Trent Bridge Community Trust, to deliver programmes helping those in need across the county \u2013 including the Forget Me Notts initiative for individuals with dementia and the Positive Futures programme for young people at risk of social exclusion.<\/p>\n

Leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council, Councillor Neil Clarke, said: \u201cRushcliffe is the home of great sport in Nottinghamshire, and we\u2019re pleased this partnership with Nottinghamshire CCC at West Park will give even more opportunities to more people to play cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt highlights a strategic growth opportunity that aligns perfectly with our Leisure and Playing Pitch strategies and recently adopted draft Sport and Tourism Charter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also aligns with building on the strong and positive relationship through continued collaboration with major sporting partners and strengthening our collective reputation as a prime destination for sport nationally.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing the women\u2019s game is a significant focus for the partners here, and we want to do all we can to increase opportunities for women, girls, and all cricketers to play recreationally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club has formally completed a 25-year lease for the West Park facility in West Bridgford.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-508441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}