TT No.54: Mike Latham: Tues 24 Oct 2006: |
New Situated about half-a-mile from the world famous Aintree Racecourse the ground is easily reached from the M58 and M57 motorways travelling down the A59 towards With plenty of car parking inside and outside the ground, it is one of the easiest to visit and a cheery gateman will admit you for a modest £3 while a decent programme, incorporating the league’s newsletter, is good value for a further pound. There is a good article on club stalwart Frank Doran, the president, who recently completed 50 years’ service. A page in the programme explains the crest of the county borough of The ground is still being developed but there is plenty of space for stands, dressing rooms and a club house to be built. At the moment the teams change in temporary buildings and a van in the far corner provides the only refreshments. There is a small identikit seated stand and a small covered standing area. The rest of the ground is open standing behind a neat post and rail fence with the dug-outs situated on the far side opposite the entrance. The playing area, slightly sloping from side to side, is in pristine condition and looks a fabulous surface on which to play football. The floodlights, three towers on each side, are reasonable. A decent crowd assembled on a chilly but dry evening and they saw With Having completed the clean sweep of levels 1-4 with a visit to Abingdon on Saturday, where he was disappointed not to be greeted with a silver salver presentation as a mark of his wonderful achievement, Rupert is now attacking level 5 with the same gusto with which he oversees his busy legal practice in the city. But even Rupert is planning a trip to On Rupert’s itinerary is a trip to the nearby cricket club whose |
contributed on 30/10/06 |