I am delighted that Camborne Recreation Ground has been
preserved as a community facility following a major campaign and a petition by
5000 local people. There is now an agreement between Cornwall Council and
the Town Council to a 99 year lease which also secures the home of Camborne
Rugby Club and the best rugby ground in the county for decades to come.
Camborne RFC has less than twenty years to run on their
current lease. This has made it difficult for the club to acquire grant funding
to improve the current facilities. The certainty that this agreement secures
means the Club can now plan its future with confidence.
Two weeks ago I watched Camborne beat Salisbury 56-19 and
the ground looked perfect: almost like a cricket pitch. My father used to
play for Camborne and a couple of years ago he deployed his farming knowledge
to improve the ground. He would be proud to see how well the team is
performing this year.
Camborne Rugby Club has really been on the up in recent
years. They have recently been promoted from Tribute South West 1 West to
National League 3 South West. They have also won all six of their first games
this year in the higher league.
The club also have teams for each year age group, and are
also good at playing younger players in the main team so that they gain
valuable experience. There has been a strong team spirit because the players
quickly progress through the Colts and into the Chiefs and get used to playing
rugby together.
I think that amateur sports clubs like this have a crucial
role to play in our community. We need to have the club structures there to
support and encourage children into the sport they love. Groups like this are
the bedrock of our society and we need to support them.
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