Ardleigh Green Cricket Club
 

                       

 

Green Feel the NatWest Cricket Force

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Ardleigh Green were grateful for the assistance of the NatWest Cricket Force for help in getting the ground ready for the new season. Workers from the Hornchurch branch gave up their Sunday morning to support the scheme sponsored by Natwest.
 

The Shoreys were out in force with Ivor bringing a variety of interesting gardening tools to help get the job done.
One of the bigger jobs involved painting the storage containers which must have broken the hearts of the local graffiti artists (unless they now see it as a blank canvas) where we saw the biggest painting collective since Tom Sawyer enlisted help to whitewash the fence. Julie Cook shows that painting must be a family thing.

The Panther recovered from his birthday celebration the previous evening but found the thorns a bit tricky.

Ivor showed great dexterity in using his tools, seen here attacking the foliage at the rear of the pavilion.
Other painting duties involved the wood required to repair the sightscreens.

Watch out Wendy! This looks like Bill's ideal woman as she fills in on his tea making duties.

Removing the stones from the recently installed drainage channel was another exciting job for the team to tackle.
T-shirts were available and, yes, there was an extra large. It must be said that Cas was an amiable foreman in the absence of The Hanger.

No Julie, you don't have to paint the tree.

Simon Dowling did not wish to be photographed in case his wife thought he could be useful in the garden. He is seen here, practicing the leg glance.

Potter turned up with his film producer's cap and showed the Pig how to use the roller Sadly, that's all he did.
Staff were amused to see the managers on their knees. However, there was no sign of Fred the Shred. In all the combined efforts of the NatWest staff and AGCC players gave us a flying start to the spring cleaning.