HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS-X 1980-04-23 Community Services Committee M E M 0 R A N D U H
TO: Councillor Maurice Prout and
Members of the Community Services
Committee
FROM: G. A. Kennett, Program Director
Department of Community Services
DATE: April 23, 1980
SUBJECT: Outdoor Facilities
Attached please find a report which is
a summary of play fields used by the
various organizations within the
Town of Newcastle.
Corporation of the 'Down of Newcastle
Department of Community Services
REPORT on the number of ball diamonds and soccer fields in the Town of
Newcastle and the number of teams which use them.
WARD #1
Soccer Ball
Park Fields Diamonds
Maple Grove School - 1 permitted by Community Services
Courtice Secondary School 1 0 permitted by Community Services
Courtice Park 1 2 permitted by Courtice Athletic Assoc:
Tyrone Park 2 3 permitted by Tyrone Athletic Assoc.
M. J. Hobbs School 1 4 permitted by Community Services
Hampton Public School 1 2 permitted by Community Services
Enniskillen Public School 1 2 permitted by Community Services
Burketon - 1 permitted by Burketon Athletic Assoc.
Hampton Park 1 0 permitted by Community Services
9 parks 8 15
It should be noted that the soccer field at Courtice Park, M. J. Hobbs,
Hampton Public School and Enniskillen Public School cannot be used at the same
time ball games are scheduled.
In all of Ward #1's area, it is anticipated that there will be twelve
(12) soccer teams and twenty-seven (27) ball teams. This could change when
registration has been held.
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WARD #2
Soccer Ball
Park Field Diamonds
Memorial Park - 2 permitted by Community Services
Soper Creek Park - 1 permitted by Community Services
Vincent Massey School - 1 permitted by Community Services
Central Public School - 1 permitted by Community Services
Lord .Elgin Park - 2 permitted by Community Services
Ontario Street School 1 1 permitted by Community Services
Waverley Road Park 1 1 permitted by Community Services
Martin Road Park - 1 permitted by Community Services
Bowmanville High School 1 - permitted by Community Services
Bowmanville Sr. Public 1 - permitted by Community Services
Durham Christian School 1 - permitted by Community Services
Knox Christian School 1 - permitted by Community Services
12 parks 6 10
The soccer field at Ontario Street School is too small to use for games
-but is suitable for practices. In Bowmanville there are five (5) Men's Softball
teams which use Memorial Park South diamond, one (1) Senior Baseball team which used
Soper Creek Park and there is two (2) teen age ball teams which use Soper Creek
as well, and the Memorial Park North diamond used by the Tyke and Pee Wee All Star
Baseball teams. The Recreation House League is anticipating twelve (12) teams this
season for Softball and Baseball and ten (10) soccer teams.
There is one All Star Lobb Ball team which uses the Memorial Park
South diamond on Sundays.
This year there are two (2) new leagues which are, a four (4) team
league of the Fire Department and a six (6) team league for the Canadian Forresters
which will play on Sunday afternoons. The Bowmanville Hospital also has a four
(4) team league. The Waverley Road Association operates a Childrens Softball
League and operates at Waverley Road Park with approximately six (6) teams. There
are two (2) groups of families which use the park at Memorial and Soper Creek for
family outings on a weekly schedule.
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Ward #2 Continued. .
I have not mentioned the Men's and Ladies Lobb Ball teams but will
later in this report. There are approximatly ten (10) Recreation Soccer teams
and six (G) All Star Soccer teams in Bowmanville and these teams play on five
(5) pitches which leaves very little practice time. There are forty-six teams
not counting the Men's or Ladies Lobb Ball teams playing games each week.
Most of these teams do not practice during the week because there are
no diamonds available.
WARD #3
Soccer Ball
Parks Field Diamonds
Newcastle Memorial Park - 1 permitted by Community Services
Newcastle Public School 1 l perritted by Community Services
Lockhart Public School - 2 permitted by Community Services
Newtonville Public School 1 1 permitted by Community Services
Kendal-Jackson Park - 1 permitted by Kendal Athletic Assoc.
Kendal Public School - 1 permitted by Kendal Athletic Assoc.
Orono Park - 2 permitted by Community Services
Orono Fair Grounds - 1 permitted by Community Services
Orono Public School 1 1 permitted by Community Services
Brownsdale - 1 permitted by Brownsdale Community Centre
10 parks 3 12
In the Village of Newcastle they intend to have two soccer teams
and four (4) ball teams along with a Senior Baseball team. The Brownsdale Community
Centre group will likely field two (2) ball teams.
The Village of Newtonville has hopes of fielding two (2) Girls Softball
teams. The residents around Lockhart have hopes of forming, a boys team.
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Ward #3 Continued. . Page 4.
The Village of Kendal will have a Lobb Ball team, Men's Senior
Baseball team and a Midget Baseball team.
Orono is expected to field nine (9) teams for Softball and Baseball
with five (5) soccer teams. There again, it will not be finalized until their
registrations are over.
Lobb Ball Leagues
This season the Men's Lobb Ball League will have twenty (20) teams
and the Ladies League will have ten (10) teams. Both these leagues play their
games on parks in Bowmanville, Newcastle, Ne►%rtonville, Lockhart School, Orono
Park and Orono Fair Grounds.
In the Town of Newcastle we have access to thirty-seven (37) diamonds
and seventeen (17) soccer fields. Of all these diamonds, I would say that
there are only fifteen (15) which could be considered as first rate diamonds.
The remainder would be second rate and in some cases suitable for only children.
In the coning season it is expected we will have to find diamonds
for one-hundred and twenty-four (124) baseball and softball teams and thirty-five
(35) soccer teams. With this number of teams, there is very little practice
fields available for any teams.
Respectfully submitted,
G. A. Kennett, Program Director
Department of Community Services
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