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Apr 2021
Bilton Cricket Club gets backing for new pavilion
Bilton in Ainsty Cricket Club will get a brand new state-of-the-art pavilion after planning approval was granted.
Harrogate Borough Council has approved the application, which the club submitted after it said the old pavilion was on its last legs.
The club, which plays at the Bilton Estate near York, could only get funding from the England Cricket Board to build a new pavilion if they owned the land. So the Lloyd family, which owns the estate, stepped in to offer to pay for it.
The family is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound refurbishment of Bilton Hall.
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Speaking to the Stray Ferret, Phil Atkinson said the new structure will cost six figures and will also include new changing rooms, a kitchen and a club room.
He added that the club had become important to the local area.
Mr Atkinson said:
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