CALLINGTON Cricket Club are seeking one final push to reach their crowdfunding target of £12,000 to help them boost facilities at both their home ground and their new venue at Landulph.

They took little time to reach their initial target of £8,000 after the appeal was launched last month, but they stretched that to raise another £4,000 by the time the crowdfunder runs out on February 27.

At the time of writing, they had reached an excellent £9,667.

They have also been given an additional boost, with some match funding from Sport England.

A club spokesman said: “Thank you so much for anyone who has contributed so far. It means an awful lot to us. We have also been awarded some Sport England funding to match-fund what we raise, so anything you can give would be really well received.”

Callington run two adult sides and a junior section of more than 50 members.

But in 2021, after a merger with Saltash Town – a club on the verge of folding – they will run three adult teams.

The aims of the project involves both their Callington and Landulph grounds.

At Moores Park, they want to: 1) Add roof insulation to allow better year-round use for the local community, as it will be warmer as well as being more energy efficient;

2) Re-floor the changing areas; 3) Buy equipment for junior players to make their training COVID compliant when they are able to train. The club will buy balls to allow each player to have their own and cleaning equipment to allow them to increase cleaning during and after sessions.

The stretch funding will be used to replace the front windows of the main pavilion at Callington. This will enable them to become more energy efficient, environmentally friendly and help bring utility bills down.

Callington say the cricket pavilion and grounds at Landulph are very run down and do not serve the community as well as they could, so they aim to:

1) Provide two new showers for the changing facilities and increase the number of basins;

2) Make the outside watertight; 3) Decorate inside and outside; 4) Clear previous debris and rubbish from the site they have inherited;

5) Improve the entrance to the ground to make it more accessible for players and the local community;

6) Increase COVID-secure measures such as wash stations and signage.