A Partnership Agreement (maybe we could call it The Arbo Agreement?!) will see Inverleith Rugby Club, Holy Cross Academicals Cricket Club & Standard Life Cricket Club, St Thomas of Aquin’s & Trinity Academy Schools and Spartans Youth FC as tenants.
Key elements of the plans, which we have been played an integral part in shaping, will see Stew Mel paying for the refurbishment of the presently derelict and iconic pavilion. Costs are expected to be in the region of £500,000. Initial drawings are pleasant with a balcony feature likely to be popular on a day where the mercury hits double figures!
This will of course see the dreadful portacabins (which cost the Council £10k pa over the best part of a decade) removed!
When will this all happen? The timescales are to be finalised however it is hoped that everything could be ready mid-2014. Fear not though fellow Crossers, the Green Room is safe! The existing Clubhouse will remain in situ and hopefully we'll be able to hand the biscuit tin around at both the Cricket and Rugby AGMs to buy a tin of paint to spruce it up inside!
Our thanks go to all key stakeholders who have worked together in the most impressive fashion to get this from a discussion in the Green Room to Council sign-off in less than 12 months.
The full report can be downloaded here
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This is indeed a seminal development for the club which should allow us to look to the future with great confidence. Thanks are due to Broonster and to Lord Admin for obtaining excellent terms for our tenancy and for ensuring a swift and favourable execution of this superb opportunity.
ReplyDeleteCan we just make sure the new pavilion has adequate heating?